Architecture
10 of IM Pei's most significant buildings
Here are 10 of the most iconic buildings designed by Chinese-American architect IM Pei, from a career that spans seven decades. More about 10 of IM Pei's most significant buildings
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Architecture
Riverside office tower in Chicago by Goettsch Partners rises from sharply tapered base
US firm Goettsch Partners has completed a glass skyscraper with a compact footprint, which responds to its placement next to active train tracks and the Chicago River. More about Riverside office tower in Chicago by Goettsch Partners rises from sharply tapered base
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Abundant glazing and wrap-around terraces feature in Vermont home by J Roc Design
Boston-based J Roc Design has built a Vermont home with three wings around a central hub, creating a wheelchair-accessible upper level that spreads across a hillside. More about Abundant glazing and wrap-around terraces feature in Vermont home by J Roc Design
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Ivanka Trump's clothing line secretly being sold under pseudonym
Ivanka Trump's self-titled clothing line has been relabelled and sold off under the name of Adrienne Vittadini, after the brand was dropped by a number of major retailers following her father's election as US president. More about Ivanka Trump's clothing line secretly being sold under pseudonym
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"Adjaye is influential because he provides a role model for black architects"
British architect David Adjaye split opinion in this week's comments update after being the only architect to be named in Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2017. More about "Adjaye is influential because he provides a role model for black architects"
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Overseas investors are exacerbating London's housing crisis, say experts
Foreign investors are using illicit wealth to buy up property in luxury developments across London, out-pricing locals, according to a new anti-corruption report. More about Overseas investors are exacerbating London's housing crisis, say experts
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Williamsburg's Domino Sugar Factory site to become six-acre park by James Corner Field Operations
The site of the former Domino Sugar Factory on the Brooklyn waterfront will open as a public park in 2018, as part of a major redevelopment project. More about Williamsburg's Domino Sugar Factory site to become six-acre park by James Corner Field Operations
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Call for entries to AHEAD MEA awards celebrating hotel design in Middle East and Africa
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers working in the Middle East and Africa are invited to submit their hotel projects to the inaugural AHEAD MEA awards, ahead of a ceremony at the W Dubai in November. More about Call for entries to AHEAD MEA awards celebrating hotel design in Middle East and Africa
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Cameron Sinclair to lead Airbnb's humanitarian team
Home-sharing service Airbnb has assembled an in-house humanitarian team headed by designer Cameron Sinclair, to help it achieve its aim of providing temporary housing for 100,000 people within five years. More about Cameron Sinclair to lead Airbnb's humanitarian team
Architecture
Naked House and OMMX offer bare-bones affordable housing for London
British studio OMMX has teamed up with house-builder Naked House to develop an affordable housing model for London, offering homes stripped back to just their bare necessities. More about Naked House and OMMX offer bare-bones affordable housing for London
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Turkey completes first phase of 900km wall along Syrian border
As Donald Trump prepares to build a wall between the USA and Mexico, Turkey has announced the completion of a three-metre high fortification along its border with Syria to prevent refugees and smugglers entering the country. More about Turkey completes first phase of 900km wall along Syrian border
Architecture
Giles Pike Architects adds stepped glass extension to Victorian house in south London
Giles Pike Architects has extended this house in Putney, southwest London, using glass walls to flood the new basement living areas with natural light. More about Giles Pike Architects adds stepped glass extension to Victorian house in south London
Job of the day: landscape architect at Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a senior landscape architect to join Schmidt Hammer Lassen at its studio in Shanghai, which revealed its competition-winning designs for a new library in the city last year. More ›
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Design
UrbanAlps' 3D-printed Stealth Key is almost impossible to forge
Swiss company UrbanAlps has devised a method for 3D-printing keys to make them almost unforgeable, because their teeth are hidden from view. More about UrbanAlps' 3D-printed Stealth Key is almost impossible to forge
Architecture
Wingårdh transforms roofless freight depot into Malmö Market Hall
Sheets of pre-rusted red steel cover the new extension to a dilapidated freight depot in Malmö, which has been converted into a covered food market by Swedish studio Wingårdh. More about Wingårdh transforms roofless freight depot into Malmö Market Hall
Architecture
Cover uses computer algorithms to design prefabricated dwellings
A technology-driven home-building company in California says it is "doing for homes what Tesla is doing for the car". More about Cover uses computer algorithms to design prefabricated dwellings
Technology
"Biotech is the new digital" says MIT Media Lab founder
Biotechnology is going to "govern the next decade of thought" at research institutions like the MIT Media Lab, says its founder Nicholas Negroponte. More about "Biotech is the new digital" says MIT Media Lab founder
Architecture
Mountainside villa by SAOTA frames Cape Town's spectacular scenery
A+Awards: South African studio SAOTA received a 2016 Architizer A+Award for this residence in Cape Town, which enjoys views of the area's dramatic rock formations. More about Mountainside villa by SAOTA frames Cape Town's spectacular scenery
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David Chipperfield leaves Driade after just two years as artistic director
British architect David Chipperfield has stepped down from his position as artistic director at Italian furniture brand Driade, and has been replaced by a "creative committee". More about David Chipperfield leaves Driade after just two years as artistic director
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Jamie Fobert's cliffside extension to Tate St Ives nears completion
Work is almost complete on a sunken extension to the Tate's seaside art gallery in St Ives, Cornwall, which is set to open to the public later this year. More about Jamie Fobert's cliffside extension to Tate St Ives nears completion