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Museum of Energy by Arquitecturia
Visitors enter a museum of energy near a nuclear power plant in Spain through a curved wall of light. More about Museum of Energy by Arquitecturia
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House F11 by (se)arch
Stuttgart architects (se)arch have completed a house in Germany with an exposed concrete base and cedar shingle-clad upper walls (photographs by Zooey Braun). More about House F11 by (se)arch
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Beached House by BKK Architects
Residents at this remote Australian lodge can step straight out of bed to the side of a long narrow outdoor pool. More about Beached House by BKK Architects
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Branch House by KINO Architects
This house by Masahiro Kinoshita of KINO Architects comprises four blocks branching off from a central living and dining room, with an attic above each one. More about Branch House by KINO Architects
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Wooden house by Schlyter/Gezelius Arkitektkontor
Large folding doors open this woodland house outside Stockholm onto a decked terrace that is shaded by a folding fabric canopy. More about Wooden house by Schlyter/Gezelius Arkitektkontor
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The Jewel Box by Fraher Architects
London-based Fraher Architects have completed a house extension in Islington that is wrapped in larch batons and has a flower-covered roof. More about The Jewel Box by Fraher Architects
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Penleigh and Essendon Junior Boys School by McBride Charles Ryan
This shimmering silhouette in the shape of three overlapping houses is in fact a junior school for boys in a Melbourne suburb. More about Penleigh and Essendon Junior Boys School by McBride Charles Ryan
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Harpa Concert and Conference Centre Reykjavík by Henning Larsen Architects
Copenhagen studio Henning Larsen Architects and Icelandic studio Batteriid Architects have completed a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland, in collaboration with artist Olafur Eliasson. More about Harpa Concert and Conference Centre Reykjavík by Henning Larsen Architects
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Tea House by David Jameson
A music recital room resembling a Japanese tea house hangs like a lantern in the garden of a residence northwest of Washington DC. More about Tea House by David Jameson
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Community centre by MARP and Dévényi és Társa
Square windows with various dimensions sporadically puncture the plain brick exterior of a community centre in Hungary. More about Community centre by MARP and Dévényi és Társa
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Cabrela House by Orgânica Arquitectura
Lisbon studio Orgânica Arquitectura have completed a two-storey residence behind the solid stone walls of an otherwise ruined house in Sintra, Portugal. More about Cabrela House by Orgânica Arquitectura
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Wangjing Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects have released new renders of a 200-metre-high commercial complex designed for Beijing. More about Wangjing Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects
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9/11 memorial by Michael Arad and Peter Walker
Here's an animation of the two memorial fountains at the World Trade Centre site in New York, which are due to open in three weeks time on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More about 9/11 memorial by Michael Arad and Peter Walker
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Diamond Beach House by Bourne Blue Architecture
Continuing our series of stories about security-conscious and bunker-like residences, here's an Australian holiday home that can be secured with huge sliding steel shutters. More about Diamond Beach House by Bourne Blue Architecture
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Apartment building by Znamení Čtyř
Herringbone brickwork and fretted screens decorate the facade of two apartment blocks in Prague. More about Apartment building by Znamení Čtyř
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Black Slit House by Three.Ball.Cascade
Long, narrow windows cut across the sides of a house in Okayama, Japan, to reveal the locations of internal walls and floors. More about Black Slit House by Three.Ball.Cascade
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Interpretation centre for the Manzanares River by Rubio & Alvarez-Sala Architects
Once filled with water, a pond at the centre of this museum in Madrid will be crossed via a meandering route of stepping-stones. More about Interpretation centre for the Manzanares River by Rubio & Alvarez-Sala Architects
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Villa Topoject by AND
A cedar-clad house near Seoul by Korean architects AND spirals up from beneath the ground. More about Villa Topoject by AND
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The Shard: "a lunatic attack on London" - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: as Renzo Piano's Shard takes shape in London, art critic Jonathan Jones decries it as "a flashing warning sign of disease" - The Guardian
See visualisations of how the building might be photographed once complete »
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Kiss by Z-A Studio
Pop-up shops might be commonplace in retail but would you consider getting married in a pop-up chapel made of cardboard? More about Kiss by Z-A Studio