MVRDV reveals plans for rocking viewing platform on Dutch coast
Dutch firm MVRDV has won a contest to create a wave-like viewpoint on the coast of Holland, which is designed to rock like a seesaw with the changing of the tides. More
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Bergersen Arkitekter's Viewpoint Granasjøen is an angular lakeside cabin with a turfed roof
This compact timber-and-concrete cabin in the Norwegian village of Nerskogen incorporates large windows that angle upwards to make the most of views towards the nearby lake and mountain range. More
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Charles Cunniffe spruces up treehouse in Aspen with local assistance
A dilapidated treehouse in Aspen has been rebuilt using vertical wooden slats and translucent panels by local firm Charles Cunniffe Architects, with plenty of help from the community. More
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Circular wooden tower provides panoramic birdwatching point on a Norwegian island
This wooden tower by Norwegian architect Lars J Berge provides an accessible hide for birdwatchers on an island north of Bergen. More
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Heatherwick's Vessel structure nears completion at New York's Hudson Yards
Work is almost complete on British designer Thomas Heatherwick's giant honeycomb of interlinked staircases, placed at the centre of the Hudson Yards development in Manhattan. More
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Dubai Frame opens amid claims of copyright infringement
The controversial Dubai Frame has opened to the public, despite an ongoing copyright dispute with architect Fernando Donis, who won a competition to design the observation tower over a decade ago. More
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Sliding glass doors open concrete house by Narch to views of national park near Barcelona
This family home by Narch is crafted from concrete slabs, steel columns and sliding glazing that permits views out over a Spanish nature reserve. More
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Mole Architects builds house "like a seagull's wing" on Suffolk coast
An angular, asymmetric roof tops this house designed by Mole Architects for a site overlooking an estuary in Suffolk, England. More
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DFA proposes tallest timber observation tower to clean Central Park reservoir
New York studio DFA has envisioned a prefabricated timber tower for New York's Central Park that would both filter a contaminated reservoir and provide views over the city. More
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Rural Italian residence combines traditional stone exterior with contemporary details
Italian studio GGA Architects has transformed the site of an old hilltop settlement in the country's Marche region into a contemporary house comprising stone structures perched on a pigmented concrete plinth. More
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Impressive viewpoints from around the world feature on one of our Pinterest boards
This week saw millions of US residents head out to watch the solar eclipse. With that in mind, we've updated our viewpoints Pinterest board, so that you can plan the best place to watch the next one. Examples include a mountainside platform in Norway and an observatory atop a London car park. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Anmahian Winton's zinc-clad observatory enables stargazing from a New Hampshire mountain
The top of this faceted private observatory in central New Hampshire, by Anmahian Winton Architects, rotates to provide different views of the night sky. More
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Cooke Fawcett's rooftop observatory gives views of London's skyline from above a Peckham car park
Architecture studio Cooke Fawcett has built an elevated walkway atop a multi-storey car park in south London, a space that is also used as an open-air gallery by arts organisation Bold Tendencies. More
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Malan Vorster's treehouse-like residence offers views of Cape Town forest
Four cylindrical towers are elevated on stilts to create this retreat in Cape Town, which was designed by local studio Malan Vorster to offer views among the trees. More
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Tatiana Bilbao's Ventura House "grows organically" out from a forested Mexico hillside
This house by Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao comprises a cluster of five-sided concrete blocks that emerge from a forested hillside to offer panoramic views towards the city of Monterrey. More
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Mirrored and transparent viewpoints proposed for China's Zhangjiajie forest
French studio Martin Duplantier Architectes has proposed a series of bridges and viewpoints for Zhangjiajie National Forest Park – the site of the world's longest and highest glass bridge. More
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Mirrored viewing platform by Natura Futura is disguised against the Ecuadorean landscape
Projecting over a hillside in the Ecuadorean countryside, this small mirrored viewpoint was designed by Natura Futura Arquitectura as a rest stop for hikers (+slideshow). More
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Heatherwick unveils staircase structure as "centrepiece" for New York's Hudson Yards
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has revealed a honeycomb-like structure comprising a series of interconnected staircases to sit at the centre of the vast Hudson Yards development on Manhattan's West Side. More
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"Slight technical hitch" traps 180 passengers inside world's tallest moving observation tower
A technical fault trapped 180 passengers inside the doughnut-shaped viewing pod of the i360 observation tower last night, leaving them suspended above Brighton's seafront for two hours. More
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Stockholm pylons converted into "picnic towers" in plans by architect Anders Berensson
Swedish architect Anders Berensson has unveiled conceptual plans to convert a pair of disused electricity pylons into observation towers in Stockholm's Norra Djurgården national park. More
