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Around the world in 10 Trump Towers
Here are 10 skyscrapers developed by and bearing the name of the man who might be elected president of the United States next week. More about Around the world in 10 Trump Towers
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Foster + Partners uses extra-long bricks for Chinese university campus
Foster + Partners has used custom-made bricks to build a campus near Shenzhen, encompassing a university, a hotel and housing that all take in views of the South China Sea. More about Foster + Partners uses extra-long bricks for Chinese university campus
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Pezo von Ellrichshausen uses octagonal drums to build skinny tower
There is only enough room for one person inside this tall skinny pavilion that Chilean studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has built in the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris. More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen uses octagonal drums to build skinny tower
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David Chipperfield's Museo Jumex photographed by Rory Gardiner
These new images by photographer Rory Gardiner capture the striking sawtooth form of the Mexico City gallery designed by architect David Chipperfield to host one of the largest modern art collections in Latin America. More about David Chipperfield's Museo Jumex photographed by Rory Gardiner
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Legorreta defies Trump wall proposal with bold purple bridge across US-Mexico border
Rather than building a wall along Mexico's border as suggested by US presidential candidate Donald Trump, Mexican firm Legorreta has created a terminal and bridge that make the crossing quicker. More about Legorreta defies Trump wall proposal with bold purple bridge across US-Mexico border
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Carlo Ratti proposes floating plaza for Florida waterfront
Architecture office Carlo Ratti Associati has used submarine technologies to design a buoyant public space off the coast of West Palm Beach's Currie Park. More about Carlo Ratti proposes floating plaza for Florida waterfront
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Herzog & de Meuron to extend Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin
Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron has revealed its competition-winning plans to extend the Mies van der Rohe-designed Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, creating the Museum of the 20th Century. More about Herzog & de Meuron to extend Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin
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Foster + Partners unveils supertall twin towers for Miami
UK firm Foster + Partners has released plans for a pair of skyscrapers to be constructed in Brickell, Miami, which will take advantage of the city's new height limit. More about Foster + Partners unveils supertall twin towers for Miami
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Competition: five pairs of architecture activity books for adults to be won
Dezeen has teamed up with publishing house Batsford to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of an architectural dot-to-dot, along with a colouring book for adults. More about Competition: five pairs of architecture activity books for adults to be won
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Edgley Design builds family home around 100-year-old pear tree in south London
This house in south London, arranged around an old pear tree, was designed by British architect Jake Edgley as a home for himself and his family. More about Edgley Design builds family home around 100-year-old pear tree in south London
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Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie Hamburg announces completion in lights
Herzog & de Meuron's long-delayed Hamburg concert hall has announced its completion to the city in huge illuminated letters. More about Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie Hamburg announces completion in lights
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Modernist-inspired house in Tel Aviv features glazed walls and cantilevered upper storey
A pair of concrete and glass volumes are stacked at right angles to form a cantilever sheltering a pool terrace at this family home in Tel Aviv, designed by Axelrod Architects and Pitsou Kedem. More about Modernist-inspired house in Tel Aviv features glazed walls and cantilevered upper storey
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Bricklaying robots create bulging brick facade for Shanghai arts centre
Chinese studio Archi-Union Architects programmed robots to construct the undulating brick facade of this art gallery in Shanghai's West Bund district. More about Bricklaying robots create bulging brick facade for Shanghai arts centre
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Carbon-fibre orb marks entrance to Detroit academic building by Morphosis
US studio Morphosis has completed a science, design and engineering facility in Michigan, which features a scrim made of ETFE plastic and an entrance stairwell contained within a black orb made of carbon fibre. More about Carbon-fibre orb marks entrance to Detroit academic building by Morphosis
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Slender roof covers Apple Store Stanford by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
A+Awards: a dramatically thin roof soars over the glass front of the Apple Store at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto – another of this year's winners at the Architizer A+Awards. More about Slender roof covers Apple Store Stanford by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
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Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernandez pair rough concrete with crazy paving for their Mexico City home
The Mexico City home and studio of Mexican sculptor Pedro Reyes and his fashion-designer wife Carla Fernandez features crazy paving floors, as well as a staircase and double-height library rendered in coarse concrete. More about Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernandez pair rough concrete with crazy paving for their Mexico City home
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Óscar Miguel Ares Álvares creates "abstract and hard" care home inspired by arid surroundings
Rows of concrete fins shade the large windows of this nursing home near the Spanish city of Valladolid, which features rooms clustered around a landscaped central courtyard. More about Óscar Miguel Ares Álvares creates "abstract and hard" care home inspired by arid surroundings
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Victorian loft conversion by A Small Studio creates "relaxation oasis"
A dormer window with a thick black frame offers views of the garden from this reading room, which is one of three new loft spaces created for a home in south-east London by A Small Studio. More about Victorian loft conversion by A Small Studio creates "relaxation oasis"
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Reiulf Ramstad designs angular wooden cabins for a Norwegian valley
These atmospheric renderings reveal designs by Oslo-based Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter for a pair of angular holiday cabins in the Norwegian countryside. More about Reiulf Ramstad designs angular wooden cabins for a Norwegian valley
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Glass and dark-wood house offers panoramic views of Swedish countryside
A broad roof overhangs the glass walls of this small woodland house that Krupinski/Krupinska Arkitekter has built on the Stockholm archipelago. More about Glass and dark-wood house offers panoramic views of Swedish countryside