Frank Gehry's twisting Luma Arles tower nears completion in France
Scaly aluminium cladding and projecting glass boxes wrap around Frank Gehry's Luma Arles tower, which is nearing completion in the south of France. More
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Neri&Hu surrounds Junshan Cultural Center with angled aluminium louvres
Angled aluminium louvres cover the reclaimed brick walls of the Junshan Cultural Center near Beijing, China, designed by Neri&Hu. More
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Useful Workshop's Curvature furniture is made from pressed sheet metal
Seoul design studio Useful Workshop has created a furniture series made from sheets of aluminium that are bent to form curves using industrial machinery. More
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Antony Gormley installs "drawing in space" on Brooklyn pier
British artist Antony Gormley has created an installation in New York's Brooklyn Bridge Park comprising 18 kilometres of wound aluminium tubing. More
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10 diverse designs made from machine-cut aluminium
Salt and pepper shakers and an ice-cube tray are among the objects that Canadian designers have made from machined aluminium for an exhibition at this year's Toronto design week. More
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Gerda is the latest collaboration from Skagerak and Included Middle
Danish design company Skagerak has partnered with design duo Included Middle on an outdoor furniture collection called Gerda, inspired by traditional red and white tablecloths. More
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Perforated panels conceal apartments above Montreal dental clinic by Paul Bernier Architecte
Canadian firm Paul Bernier Architecte has extended a dental practice in Montreal with two floors of apartments covered in aluminium panels. More
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CROX designs aluminium-clad museum based on the sound of an instrument
The curvaceous, aluminium-clad form of Liyang Museum in China was designed by architecture practice CROX to represent the sound made by a traditional musical instrument. More
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Snøhetta installs curved Best Weapon bench to encourage conversations at UN Headquarters
Architecture firm Snøhetta has installed a smile-shaped aluminium bench at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to promote "a message of peace and conflict resolution." More
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Álvaro Siza wraps China International Furniture Fair pavilion in aluminium foil
A sequence of white geometric galleries are enclosed within this aluminium-foil pavilion, which Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza created for furniture brand Camerich at the China International Furniture Fair. More
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Aluminium-clad cabins perch on stilts over the Barents Sea in Norway
Stinessen Arkitektur has built three cabins and a sauna on an island in the remote Steigen Archipelago off the coast of Norway in the arctic circle. More
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Aluminium screens shield the interiors of Pitsou Kedem's MA House
Pitsou Kedem Architects used patterned aluminium screens to create a ventilated outer skin for this house arranged around a courtyard in Bnei Ziom, Israel. More
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Earth To Sky is a range of sculpted aluminium lights by Doshi Levien
London studio Doshi Levien has self-produced a collection of lights using the techniques employed to make and repair cars. More
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Aluminium louvres and a membrane roof shade Wuyuanhe Stadium by GMP Architekten
A crescent-shaped membrane roof and aluminium louvres shelter the grandstand of the new 41,000-seat Wuyuanhe Stadium by GMP Architekten on the island of Hainan, China. More
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San Joaquin Student Housing complex by LOHA makes the most of coastal climate
Open-air walkways and staircases overlook landscaped gardens at this dormitory by US studio LOHA at a central California university, which was built using durable and economical materials. More
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Young designers are making aluminium "more desirable" for collectors
A new generation of designers is reinventing aluminium, a material that is cheap, abundant and relatively easy to work with, for experimental one-off furniture designs. More
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David Chipperfield redesigns the classic Moka espresso maker for Alessi
British architect David Chipperfield has offered his take on the classic Italian coffee maker invented by Alfonso Bialetti in the 1930s. More
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Jongha Choi designs De-Dimension foldable furniture based on 2D perspective drawings
South Korean designer Jongha Choi has created a collection of space-saving, collapsible furniture that can be transformed from flat, "two-dimensional" forms into functional, three-dimensional objects. More
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We Made That adds bright red metal extension to East Street Library in London
A red corrugated aluminium extension, named East Street Exchange, has been added to a 1960s library in southeast London, to give it "a new lease of life". More
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Frank Gehry's aluminium-clad Luma Arles tower takes shape in France
A twisting tower clad in reflective aluminium tiles, designed by architect Frank Gehry, is taking form in the south of France. More
