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Comments update
Commenter says tearing down the Nakagin Capsule Tower "is a tragedy"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating the disassembly of Tokyo's Nakagin Capsule Tower. More
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Nakagin Capsule Tower to be dismantled and turned into rental accommodation and exhibits
Tokyo's Nakagin Capsule Tower, the 20th-century metabolist landmark by architect Kisho Kurokawa, is set to be disassembled and donated to museums or turned into rental units. More
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Ten-storey stainless-steel apartment block built in 28 hours
Chinese company Broad Group has erected a modular 10-storey apartment block, named the Living Building, in just over a day in Changsha, China. More
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HTA Design builds "world's tallest modular housing scheme" in Croydon
British architecture studio HTA Design has completed a two-tower housing scheme in Croydon, south London, which the studio says is the world’s tallest residential modular building. More
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Max-A builds low-cost modular cabin overlooking Lake Ranco in Chile
Chilean studio Max-A combined local materials with modular construction to keep costs down on the Casa Tobita holiday home. More
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Woonpioneers hides prefabricated Indigo cabin within Dutch forest
Amsterdam studio Woonpioniers has hidden a prefabricated wooden cabin with large windows and tall, curving interiors within a forest glade in the Netherlands. More
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Delavegacanolasso creates prefabricated Tini home-office cabin
Spanish architecture studio Delavegacanolasso has created a modular, prefabricated cabin that can be ordered online and delivered on the back of a truck to act as a home office, weekend retreat or even a small dwelling. More
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ŠA Atelier designs transportable 019 Cabin to be installed in any landscape setting
Lithuanian studio ŠA Atelier has designed a modular cabin that allows its occupants to experience living in the heart of nature. More
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XDGA maximises space in Melopee School by stacking playgrounds and sports pitches
A five-storey steel framework containing a mix of classrooms, playgrounds and sports facilities form this space-saving school by Belgian firm XDGA. More
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3XN designs modular hub for two robot developers in Denmark
3XN has unveiled its proposal for Cobot Hub, a collection of modular laboratories and offices for developing robots set to be built in Odense, Denmark. More
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House by Urban Splash create a manifesto for the future of housebuilding
Dezeen promotion: new neighbourhoods should prioritise nature and support local enterprises according to a manifesto written by modern modular housebuilder, House by Urban Splash. More
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Dezeen and House by Urban Splash present a talk on building new neighbourhoods
Dezeen teamed up with House by Urban Splash to host a live talk about how new neighbourhoods can be built to prioritise wellbeing and sustainability. More
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Summary builds modular housing in Portugal from precast concrete
Architecture studio Summary built VDC, a modular housing scheme in Portugal's Vale de Cambria, out of prefabricated concrete elements. More
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Morris + Company designs modular prefabricated housing system
London studio Morris + Company has designed a modular and prefabricated housing system named MODU that is aimed at the South American market. More
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Space of Mind is a modular cabin designed to be built anywhere
Studio Puisto has designed an adaptable, prefabricated cabin that can be built anywhere and used as anything from a garden office to a remote off-grid retreat. More
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Atelier L2 creates modular wooden interiors for Ateliers des Capucins
Rennes studio Atelier L2 has installed 20 wooden boxes as modular units for shops, exhibitions and hospitality businesses inside Ateliers des Capucins, a covered square in a 19th-century arsenal in Brest, France. More
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SOM unveils modular School/House classrooms in response to coronavirus
American architecture studio SOM has created a design for a ventilated, high-ceilinged, modular classroom for schools that need temporary accommodation. More
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Boano Prišmontas creates modular garden office that's "easier to assemble than IKEA furniture"
London studio Boano Prišmontas has created a prefabricated timber home office that can be built within a day, in response to the increased number of people working from home due to coronavirus. More
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Von M clads carbon-neutral Hotel Bauhofstrasse in white fibre-cement shingles
German architecture studio Von M has completed a carbon-neutral hotel that is built of wooden modules clad in white shingles. More
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Trade show pavilion transformed into furniture for rural Chinese community
Furniture Pavilion S is a modular structure that Rooi created for a Chinese trade show, before recycling its plywood body into chairs and tables. More
