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British architects comment on UK housing crisis

Dezeen Wire: as the shortage of housing in the UK worsens, British architects including Charles Holland of FAT, Glenn Howells and Sarah Wigglesworth offer their opinions and solutions - The Guardian

"I'd like to see more rent regulation and buildings reused in creative ways," says Holland, while Wigglesworth suggests that "what we need is greater flexibility."

The article follows the news that New York City are seeking designs for “micro-units” to help solve the shortage of of small apartments in Manhattan.

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Design

Design

Hyde Candlesticks by Pete Oyler for Assembly

Pete Oyler of American design studio Assembly has created these stacking candle holders from aluminium and brass. More about Hyde Candlesticks by Pete Oyler for Assembly

Interiors

Interiors

R1T Flat by Paritzki & Liani Architects

A panoramic view of the harbour is mirrored onto a PVC ceiling at this apartment in Tel Aviv by Paritzki & Liani Architects (+ slideshow). More about R1T Flat by Paritzki & Liani Architects

Design

Design

Movie: Blickfang designworkshop 2012

Movie: designer Jaime Hayón (above) was chief curator at the Blickfang designworkshop in Copenhagen last month, advising ten young designers on how to develop their products and businesses. More about Movie: Blickfang designworkshop 2012

Architecture

Architecture

Foster + Partners exhibition to open in Shanghai

Dezeen Wire: a major exhibition of work by architects Foster + Partners will open in China later this month at the Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute. More about Foster + Partners exhibition to open in Shanghai

Architecture

Architecture

Floriade 2022 by OMA

Architects OMA have proposed flower auction houses, cable cars and an outdoor theatre as part of Central Holland's bid to host the World Horticultural Expo in 2022. More about Floriade 2022 by OMA

Architecture

Architecture

Movie: The Symbiotic Office by Richard Black

Movie: plants take over the offices of London's commercial district Canary Wharf in this movie by Oxford Brookes architecture graduate Richard Black. More about Movie: The Symbiotic Office by Richard Black

Design

Design

Proposal for Resuscitating Prehistoric Creatures by Marguerite Humeau

Designer Marguerite Humeau has reconstructed the vocal tracts of prehistoric creatures to capture the shrieks and grunts they might have made (+ slideshow + movie). More about Proposal for Resuscitating Prehistoric Creatures by Marguerite Humeau

Architecture

Architecture

The Wahaca Southbank Experiment by Softroom

Another pop-up project built of shipping containers: architects Softroom have built a temporary Mexican restaurant outside the Southbank Centre in London (+ slideshow). More about The Wahaca Southbank Experiment by Softroom

Architecture

Architecture

Movie: Steven Holl on Daeyang Gallery and House

Movie: architect Steven Holl gives a tour of the gallery beneath a pool of water he designed at the Daeyang Gallery and House in South Korea in the first of two movies by architectural filmmakers Spirit of Space.  More about Movie: Steven Holl on Daeyang Gallery and House