"Perfect setting for a quasi-religious sect" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Denizen Works' house with "a sense of drama" that overlooks a Scottish loch. More
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"How on earth does this work in section?" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Wood Marsh's sinuous, curved Melbourne apartment block. More
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Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton
French architect Jean-Christophe Quinton has decorated a Parisian social housing project built on the site of a demolished police station with a curvy limestone facade. More
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Kriskadecor makes aluminium chains into expressive facade cladding solution
Promotion: Kriskadecor's colourful and customisable aluminium chain facade cladding solution can be used to transform the facades of buildings without impeding ventilation. More
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David Hotson collaborates with Fiandre to cover Armenian church in porcelain slabs printed with 1.5 million motifs
Promotion: Fiandre Architectural Surfaces porcelain slabs, digitally printed with 1.5 million icons, cover the facade of an Armenian church in Texas designed by New York-based architect David Hotson. More
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Buro Happold and Cookfox Architects develop living facade for birds and insects
British engineering company Buro Happold and American architecture studio Cookfox Architects have developed a prototype for a terracotta facade system that can house small wildlife, insects, birds and plants. More
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UK government introduces restrictions for timber in mid-rise buildings' external walls
Timber wall systems will need to pass a large-scale fire safety test before they can be used on medium-rise residential blocks in England under building regulations being introduced by the UK government. More
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Lapitec is a high-performance architectural material made from natural minerals
Promotion: used across facades and architectural interventions Lapitec is a sintered stone architectural material that is developed to have a superior performance to stone and porcelain. More
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Henning Larsen creates gridded facade for Minneapolis Public Service Building
Global firm Henning Larsen Architects prioritised openness and connectivity to create a Minnesota government building that is part of a "new coalition of civic architecture across the United States". More
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MVRDV creates jade-coloured Bulgari storefront from recycled champagne bottles
Architecture studio MVRDV took cues from the glamour of art deco architecture when creating the jade-coloured facade of the Bulgari Shanghai store. More
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Hayley Eichenbaum captures the "punchy absurdity" of Route 66 roadside architecture
Photographer Hayley Eichenbaum has created a series of images documenting the roadside architecture of America's Route 66 that takes its cues from the often uncanny appearance of film stills. More
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CetraRuddy completes art deco skyscraper topped with "sculpted crown" in New York
Architecture studio CetraRuddy has created a skyscraper informed by New York's Rockefeller Center with a chevron-patterned facade that pays homage to the surrounding art deco buildings. More
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Tegnestuen Lokal adds plant-filled blocks to "ugliest building in the neighbourhood"
Danish studio Tegnestuen Lokal has transformed an apartment block in Copenhagen, by replacing its austere concrete exterior with angular, plant-filled blocks. More
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Architecture
Architecture
S9 Architecture creates gridded facade for 111 Varick tower in Manhattan
American firm S9 Architecture has completed a tall residential building in a post-industrial New York neighbourhood, incorporating design elements that "pay homage to the past". More
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Office architecture
Office architecture
Sergei Tchoban uses Corten steel to create huge basket-weave facade
Undulating panels of Corten steel create a woven effect across the facade of a seven-storey office block in St Petersburg designed by architect Sergei Tchoban. More
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Office architecture
Office architecture
Runxuan Textile Office features curvilinear aluminium facade
Design studio Rationale International — Masanori Design Studio has created an office in China with a curvilinear facade and undulating ceiling that draws on the qualities of fabric. More
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Archi-Tectonics envelops Manhattan townhouse in "climate skin"
New York City studio Archi-Tectonics has added three storeys and a skin of folding slats to a home in SoHo. More
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German Aerospace Centre's jet black facades crafted by Rieder
Dezeen promotion: Chapman Taylor Architects has clad the German Aerospace Centre offices in Godesberger Allee, Bonn, with a copper and black concrete facade from materials developer Rieder. More
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Triangular glass panels wrap Knight Center at the University of Oregon
A double-skin glass facade envelops the Knight Center, an Oregon research facility designed by American firms Ennead Architects and Bora Architecture & Interiors. More
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Vaulted tunnel runs through brick house by Batay-Csorba Architects
Canadian studio Batay-Csorba Architects has carved a barrel-vaulted tunnel through a brick home in Toronto designed to evoke the architecture of ancient Rome. More
