Splinterworks' stainless steel waterslide mimics barrel of a wave
Design studio Splinterworks has created a sculptural waterslide that is designed to mimic the barrel-shape of a wave before it breaks. More
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Carsten Höller installs slide experiment in Florentine palazzo
Twin slides loop through a Renaissance palace created as part of an installation by Carsten Höller and neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso, which explores emotional effects of people on plants. More
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Carsten Höller's next slide installation will reveal emotional links between people and plants
Carsten Höller will explore how plants react to human emotions through his next slide installation, set to be built inside the courtyard of a palazzo in Florence, Italy. More
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Carsten Höller's first giant slides in the US open in Miami
Belgian artist Carsten Höller has created one of his massive slide towers at a shopping mall north of Miami, where visitors can race each other down its pair of tunnels. More
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Miami Beach residence by SAOTA takes indoor-outdoor living to the extreme
South African firm SAOTA has built its first project in Miami Beach: an expansive, waterfront home that boasts a basketball court and a waterslide. More
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10 slides from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that offer a slippery alternative to stairs
Slides aren't just for playgrounds – they can offer escape routes from meetings or easy access to your kitchen. This week's roundup from our Pinterest boards showcases 10 homes and offices that find inventive uses for them. More
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Sky Pool engineers create huge slide from single piece of glass
The engineering firm behind London's 10-storey-high Sky Pool, Eckersley O'Callaghan, has demonstrated its latest glass innovation: a nine-metre-long slide (+ slideshow). More
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MVRDV and Adept team up on community centre that invites grownups to play
Mazes, slides, nets, fireman's poles and climbing walls all feature inside this Copenhagen community centre, designed by architecture studios MVRDV and Adept to encourage adults to be more active (+ slideshow). More
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MAD transforms Japanese house into curvaceous kindergarten with a slide along one wall
Chinese studio MAD has draped a "skin" of white asphalt shingles over the wooden structure of an old house in Japan's Aichi Prefecture to create a kindergarten with a curving roofline (+ slideshow). More
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West 8 creates artificial hills on New York's Governors Island
Landscape architecture firm West 8 has added rolling hills with playgrounds and art installations across Governors Island in New York harbour (+ slideshow). More
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Glass Skyslide opens at the top of LA's tallest skyscraper
Daredevils can enjoy sweeping views of Los Angeles while descending a transparent slide almost 1,000 feet above the city (+ movie). More
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Slide woven through Anish Kapoor's ArcelorMittal Orbit to open in east London
A giant slide by Belgian artist Carsten Höller that spirals through the frame of the Anish Kapoor-designed ArcelorMittal Orbit opens to the public tomorrow. More
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Glass Skyslide to be added to exterior of California's tallest skyscraper
A glass-enclosed "skyslide" is being added to the US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles, offering thrill seekers the opportunity to glide down the building's exterior. More
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Asif Khan adds elevated wooden play area to east London primary school
To provide children at this primary school with more room to play, London designer Asif Khan has created a stilted structure that stands two metres above the playground (+ slideshow). More
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Narrow MaHouse by The Very Many features a staircase with a built-in slide
This narrow house in Strasbourg, France, by New York-studio The Very Many features a translucent glass wall and an indoor slide for the younger residents (+ slideshow). More
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KI Design Studio adds slide and plant-covered wall to Ukraine apartment
The two floors of this Kiev apartment are connected by a long slide, which KI Design Studio added to make being at home more fun (+ slideshow). More
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Fránek Architects' mountainside Sky Walk loops up around a giant slide
A 101-metre slide winds down through this coiling structure by Fránek Architects, perched on a mountain in the Czech Republic (+ slideshow). More
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HAO Design adds wooden slide and swings to family home in Taiwan
Taiwanese studio HAO Design installed a play area in the kitchen of this family home so the children could spend more time with their parents. More
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"World's longest and tallest tunnel slide" to wrap Anish Kapoor sculpture in London's Olympic park
Bblur Architecture has won approval to wrap a giant slide around the Anish Kapoor-designed ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. More
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Playhouse on stilts by Sharon Davis features a slide, a climbing frame and a lookout point
A stainless-steel slide curls down through the interior of this elevated playhouse, which is topped by a crow's nest offering views over New York's Hudson River Valley (+ slideshow). More
