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Architecture

Architecture

"The architectural community cannot remain apathetic to Calais' Jungle and the refugee crisis"

Opinion: last week, local authorities in Calais began destroying sections of the Jungle – the sprawling refugee and migrant camp that has become a symbol of Europe's immigration crisis. It's time that architects stepped in to help provide a solution that actually works, says architect Jeannie S Lee, who visited the camp with her London studio EVA. More about "The architectural community cannot remain apathetic to Calais' Jungle and the refugee crisis"

Architecture

Architecture

J Mayer H and Fernando Romero launch designs for prefabricated houses

Fernando Romero and Jürgen Mayer H have become the latest architects to contribute to Revolution Precrafted, a prefabricated building service that already offers designs by Zaha Hadid, Sou Fujimoto and Kengo Kuma (+ slideshow). More about J Mayer H and Fernando Romero launch designs for prefabricated houses

Architecture

Architecture

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects reveals plans for clubhouse and spa over a Chinese lake

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has begun work on a granite clubhouse and spa complex, which will be set in the centre of a lake in southern China to serve the residents of exclusive villas. More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects reveals plans for clubhouse and spa over a Chinese lake

Promotion

Promotion

Call for entries to University Island competition 2016

Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for architects and designers to submit ideas for reviving a forgotten island in the Venetian Lagoon by transforming it into a university campus (+ slideshow). More about Call for entries to University Island competition 2016

Architecture

Architecture

SAM Architects uses recycled brick and charred wood for London mews house

SAM Architects chose century-old brickwork and charred larch for the exterior of this mews house in southeast London, which features a brightly coloured kitchen and a folding facade (photos by Edmund Sumner + slideshow). More about SAM Architects uses recycled brick and charred wood for London mews house

Furniture

Furniture

Stefan Borselius' Campo sofa for Fogia is named after an Italian piazza

Stockholm 2016: Stockholm designer Stefan Borselius has created a "sensual and intelligent" sofa for Swedish brand Fogia, featuring curved shapes that he claims are based on the Piazza del Campo in Siena, Tuscany. More about Stefan Borselius' Campo sofa for Fogia is named after an Italian piazza

Architecture

Architecture

Kraus Schoenberg's woodland nursery wraps around a small courtyard garden

Roughly cut wooden planks clad classrooms arranged around a central glazed atrium at this nursery, set in a forested suburb of Hamburg, Germany (+ slideshow). More about Kraus Schoenberg's woodland nursery wraps around a small courtyard garden

Furniture

Furniture

Lera Moiseeva's Ray chair references the shapes of plants and trees

Stockholm 2016: Russian designer Lera Moiseeva has created a tubular steel chair that is shaped to mimic the way plants grow. More about Lera Moiseeva's Ray chair references the shapes of plants and trees

Architecture

Architecture

Taylor Knights adds modern rear extension to a traditional Melbourne house

Melbourne architecture office Taylor Knights has renovated an existing Federation-style house in the city and added a contrasting contemporary extension that opens directly onto the rear garden (+ movie). More about Taylor Knights adds modern rear extension to a traditional Melbourne house

Architecture

Architecture

Holiday homes from all over the world feature on Dezeen's new Pinterest board

Imagine staying in a concrete summer house that sits among dunes on the Argentinian coastline, or a pair of rural Icelandic cottages with burnt timber cladding. These beautiful holiday homes from Dezeen's archive proved popular on Instagram, so we've created an entire Pinterest board full of remote retreats.

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