Katharina Grosse gives colourful makeover to decaying building at Rockaway Beach
A condemned structure on a New York beach has been transformed into an artwork using brightly coloured spray paint by German artist Katharina Grosse (+ slideshow). More
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PHAB Architects transforms 1920s packing shed into a contemporary art gallery
Australian studio PHAB Architects has converted a former condensed-milk packing shed into an art gallery and workshop, without losing the building's industrial character and materiality (+ slideshow). More
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Pre-rusted steel church by Vicens + Ramos features an "explosion" of windows
Several windows splay from one end of this weathering steel church, designed by Vicens + Ramos as the centrepiece for a growing residential community near Madrid (+ slideshow). More
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GG-loop transforms Italian house with red and glittery faceted facade
A faceted red surface creates geometric patterns across the exterior of this house in southern Italy that architect Giacomo Garziano has renovated for his parents (+ slideshow). More
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Faceted red metal creates sculptural facade for music centre by Périphériques
Triangular facets of perforated red metal frame the entrance to this cultural centre, completed by Paris studio Périphériques for a town in northwest France (+ slideshow). More
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Waechter Architecture updates century-old Portland house with a bright red facade
A small late-Victorian dwelling in Portland, Oregon, has been transformed into a modern home with a monochrome red steel and wood exterior (+ slideshow). More
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Pitágoras Arquitectos adds red timber wing to stone farmhouse in rural Portugal
This red-painted timber-clad extension was added to the rear of an old stone farmhouse in Portugal, framing a new courtyard at the centre of the family home (+ slideshow). More
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Aisaka Architects adds red basket-weave facade to Tokyo office block
Ribbons of red aluminium create a woven texture across the facade of this office block completed by Japanese studio Aisaka Architects in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
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Bright red mirrors clad Jean Nouvel's addition to a French wine-making estate
Jean Nouvel's studio has extended a winery in south-west France, but instead of matching the traditional stone and timber architecture, the new structure is clad with vivid red metal (+ slideshow). More
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Supermachine Studio adds labyrinthine staircase to seaside park in Thailand
This concrete tower of interconnecting red staircases was designed by Thai firm Supermachine Studio for an elevated game of hide and seek (+ slideshow). More
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Red concrete visitor centre by Gonçalo Byrne tells the story of a Portuguese civil war battle
A pointed arch punctures the red concrete facade of this Portuguese visitor attraction designed by Lisbon architect Gonçalo Byrne to present the history of a fourteenth century battle between Portuguese and Castilian forces (+ slideshow). More
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New Pinterest board: red buildings
We featured a couple of bright red buildings this week, so we've pinned all of the red-coloured structures on Dezeen onto a new Pinterest board. See our Pinterest board of red buildings »
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WA House by MAPA references colonial-style Chilean residences
Architecture studio MAPA borrowed elements and colours typically used on colonial-style Chilean houses to create this bright red residence in a winemaking region near Santiago. More
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Art and culture centre with bright red walls by Future Architecture Thinking
Bright red walls contrast with vivid green lawns at this art and culture centre in Portugal by Lisbon architecture firm Future Architecture Thinking (+ slideshow). More
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The Shed at the National Theatre by Haworth Tompkins
Architecture firm Haworth Tompkins has installed a bright red auditorium amongst the brutalist concrete of London's National Theatre (+ slideshow). More
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Salmtal Secondary School Canteen by SpreierTrenner Architekten
A chequerboard of opaque panels and windows surrounds this school canteen in western Germany by SpreierTrenner Architekten (+ slideshow). More
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Youth Centre by Cornelius + Vöge
This bright red youth centre in Denmark by architects Cornelius + Vöge is coloured to match the fishing cabins of the surrounding village (+ slideshow). More
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Haus Ostfildern by Finckh Architekten
This red concrete house outside Stuttgart by German firm Finckh Architekten has an oversized middle floor that cantilevers across the driveway (photos by Zooey Braun). More
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ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond
Construction of the controversial 115 metre-high sculpture that artist Anish Kapoor and structural engineer Cecil Balmond designed for the London 2012 Olympic Park is now complete. More
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Dezeen archive: red buildings
Dezeen archive: one of our most controversial stories this week was a strikingly red psychiatric centre, so we've grouped together all of our stories about bright red architecture. See all the stories »
