OMA adds iridescent glass escalator to New York's Saks Fifth Avenue
Dutch architecture firm OMA has updated the Saks Fifth Avenue department store in Manhattan with a glass escalator that appears multicoloured from different angles. More
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10 staircases designed by Sri Lankan modernist Geoffrey Bawa
Every staircase designed by Geoffrey Bawa is unique says David Robson, the leading expert on Sri Lanka's best-known architect. In a Dezeen exclusive, he picks out the 10 that are most worth knowing. More
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Showroom in Mashhad creates public spaces with brick staircase and rooftop terrace
Why Architects Group has converted a residential building in Mashhad, Iran, into a commercial showroom for the Bouzarjomehr Company, adding a generous outdoor staircase leading to a public roof terrace. More
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Dow Planetarium revitalised as Centech incubator in Montreal
Canadian firm Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes has rehabilitated a planetarium in Montreal into an incubator for entrepreneurship and technology, and retaining its viewing area. More
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COBE's extension to Danish Red Cross headquarters has "urban living room" on its roof
A giant staircase tops the new Red Cross Volunteer House in Copenhagen, designed by architecture studio COBE to double as a public meeting place. More
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Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2018
Continuing our review of 2018, social media assistant Fiona Hartley picks the 10 most impressive staircases of the past year, including a flowing structure made from oak and a set of cantilevered pink steps. More
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Maison du Parc in Montreal features stark interiors with "mysterious depth"
Black and white spaces, including a sculptural staircase and a wine cellar, are found across this brick house overhauled by Montreal firm La Shed Architecture. More
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Spring Place members' club opens in Beverly Hills
US firm wHY has completed an exclusive members-only co-working space inside a building by Belzberg Architects in Beverly Hills, geared towards celebrities and famous professionals. More
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Glossier Flagship in New York includes soft-pink plasterwork and a Boy Brow Room
Pastel-pink plaster walls surround a red quartz staircase leading into the Glossier flagship store in New York, which has opened hot on the heels of the beauty brand's new HQ in the city. More
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$50 million penthouse in Zaha Hadid's 520 West 28th revealed in new photos
A sculptural white staircase, a sprawling rooftop terrace and High Line views are among assets at the penthouse topping Zaha Hadid Architects' 520 West 28th in New York. More
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Snøhetta and Dialog's New Central Library for Calgary features vast wood-lined atrium
Architecture firms Snøhetta and Dialog have completed a new hub for Calgary's public library system, with a crystalline exterior and an atrium clad in timber slats. More
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"Infinite" spiralling staircases in Budapest captured in photography by Balint Alovits
Balint Alovits' photography series Time Machine features architectural staircases in Bauhaus and art deco-style buildings in Budapest, Hungary. More
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Twin towers in Kuwait City reference vernacular Arabic architecture
Architecture firm Gensler has completed a pair of towers in Kuwait City featuring facades that recall traditional Arabic screens, with one containing offices and the other a hotel with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg. More
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MKCA overhauls Upper East Side townhouse with custom staircase and furniture
New York design firm MKCA has refreshed the interiors of a seven-storey residence in the city with two stairwells, and new glazing to draw light down from a rooftop patio. More
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Jean-Maxime Labrecque adds mirrored staircase to Playful Tudor home in Montreal
A staircase featuring a mirrored balustrade now leads up through this home in Montreal, renovated by local architect Jean-Maxime Labrecque. More
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TACO creates its own pink-toned architecture studio on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula
Mexican architecture firm TACO has designed the Portico Palmeto studio to act as its headquarters, with pink walls, local materials, and tall shutters that open up the interior to its tropical setting. More
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Hundreds of timber components form statement staircase for London house
Waind Gohil and Potter Architects has created a sculptural staircase, which was fabricated off-site and assembled like a puzzle, as the centrepiece of a house in London. More
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Sinuous timber staircase by Atmos Studio spirals up through London restaurant HIDE
Atmos Studio has completed a flowing staircase made from laminated oak that is the centrepiece of a recently opened restaurant in Mayfair, London. More
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Sweeping staircase forms centrepiece of engineering office by Studio Ben Allen
Studio Ben Allen has inserted a spiralling plywood staircase in the centre of an office in Birmingham, England, which is designed to get workers moving. More
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Offices in a converted warehouse centre around suspended concrete staircase
A concrete staircase overlooked by a glazed showroom and library forms the centrepiece of this headquarters for a textile brand in Mumbai designed by SJK Architects. More
