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Australian architect Cameron Lyon passes away
Cameron Lyon, a director of influential Australian firm Lyons and a pioneer of "people-friendly courthouses", has died. More about Australian architect Cameron Lyon passes away
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Architecture
Birdseye Design references local vernacular for secluded Vermont dwelling
American studio Birdseye Design has created a rural guest house in Vermont with hipped roofs and distinctive cladding, which evokes the traditional board-and-batten siding commonly found across New England. More about Birdseye Design references local vernacular for secluded Vermont dwelling
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Call for entries to AHEAD Americas 2018 awards
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers working across the Americas are invited to submit their hotel projects to the AHEAD Americas awards for 2018. More about Call for entries to AHEAD Americas 2018 awards
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Shigeru Ban to build "pagoda in the park" as his first UK building
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has teamed up with cross-laminated-timber expert Waugh Thistleton to design his first UK building – a five-storey house that will be built beside London's River Thames. More about Shigeru Ban to build "pagoda in the park" as his first UK building
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Forest and House by JHW IROJE Architects is a hillside home slotted among mature trees
A living space surrounded by glass walls and an open-air bath house are among five buildings that are scattered across a forested site to form this house in South Korea's Sunchang County. More about Forest and House by JHW IROJE Architects is a hillside home slotted among mature trees
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McGarry-Moon's sunken studio in Northern Ireland is topped with a rusty gabled box
McGarry-Moon Architects has competed its own studio in Kilrea, Northern Ireland, featuring a triple-height office space that is embedded in the lawn and sheltered beneath a gabled volume clad in pre-rusted steel. More about McGarry-Moon's sunken studio in Northern Ireland is topped with a rusty gabled box
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Mu Architecture completes black lakefront home with two-storey boathouse
Canadian studio MU Architecture has integrated a lake house into a steep site in southern Quebec, overlooking a secluded bay and private boathouse. More about Mu Architecture completes black lakefront home with two-storey boathouse
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Villa K's angular concrete volumes provide views of a Finnish forest and the Baltic Sea
This house near Helsinki perches on a rocky bluff looking out towards the Baltic Sea and features a cranked form that shelters a decked terrace from the harsh wind. More about Villa K's angular concrete volumes provide views of a Finnish forest and the Baltic Sea
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Wooden staircase twists through centre of concrete and brick house in Mexico City
An ash staircase lined with a bookcase twists around an atrium in this family home in Mexico City by Tapia McMahon, which has been made from concrete and reclaimed brick. More about Wooden staircase twists through centre of concrete and brick house in Mexico City
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Arquidromo stacks white cubes to form Mexican house on angled plot
A cluster of white volumes rise above the dark concrete entrance of this house in Monterrey, which was designed by local studio Arquidromo. More about Arquidromo stacks white cubes to form Mexican house on angled plot
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Neogenesis+Studi0261 incorporates planted terraces and courtyard into Jungalow house
Living spaces at this house in the Indian city of Surat are arranged around a verdant courtyard lined with glass walls that can be retracted to open the interior up to the outdoors. More about Neogenesis+Studi0261 incorporates planted terraces and courtyard into Jungalow house
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Bulldozer demolishes Frank Lloyd Wright medical centre in Montana
Despite major efforts from preservation groups, Frank Lloyd Wright's Lockridge Medical Clinic in Whitefish, Montana, has become the architect's first intact building to be destroyed in over 40 years. More about Bulldozer demolishes Frank Lloyd Wright medical centre in Montana
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AIA announces best projects by American architects in 2018 Honor Awards
An angular museum in a Canadian forest, buildings for New York's dump trucks and road salt, and a girl's school in Afghanistan are among the 17 winners in the American Institute of Architects' Honor Awards this year. More about AIA announces best projects by American architects in 2018 Honor Awards
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BNIM resurrects Missouri church with lightwells and exposed masonry
American architecture firm BNIM has renovated a fire-ravaged church in Kansas City, creating a new layout and light-filled interiors to enhance what is left of the original structure. More about BNIM resurrects Missouri church with lightwells and exposed masonry
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Architectural Association redundancies go ahead despite high-profile protests
Redundancies in the Architectural Association's publications and exhibitions departments have gone ahead, despite protests from luminaries such as David Adjaye and Richard Rogers. More about Architectural Association redundancies go ahead despite high-profile protests
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Donald Trump snubs new US embassy in London
Donald Trump has cancelled his visit to London to open Kieran Timberlake's new £750 million US embassy, and criticised the "bad deal" that saw its predecessor sold for "peanuts". More about Donald Trump snubs new US embassy in London
Architecture
CF Møller's hybrid flood defences will create new nature park in Denmark
A flood defence system devised by CF Møller in central Denmark will combine urban planning, climate change adaption and nature conservation. More about CF Møller's hybrid flood defences will create new nature park in Denmark
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Cloaked House by Ernesto Pereira is designed to disappear into its arboreal setting
Glazed walls sandwiched between concrete slabs ensure this house in the Portuguese city of Marco de Canaveses blends in with the surrounding trees and provides extensive views across a nearby valley. More about Cloaked House by Ernesto Pereira is designed to disappear into its arboreal setting
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Heatherwick's Vessel structure nears completion at New York's Hudson Yards
Work is almost complete on British designer Thomas Heatherwick's giant honeycomb of interlinked staircases, placed at the centre of the Hudson Yards development in Manhattan. More about Heatherwick's Vessel structure nears completion at New York's Hudson Yards
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Frank Gehry incorporates more public space into Santa Monica development plans
A proposed complex in Santa Monica by Frank Gehry has been updated by the locally based architect to include a lower rippled tower, along with more affordable housing options and pedestrian areas. More about Frank Gehry incorporates more public space into Santa Monica development plans