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This week MVRDV defended its role in Marble Arch Mound fiasco

February 12, 2022 Alice Finney 0
Marble Arch Mound by MVRDV

This week on Dezeen we launched Dezeen Awards 2022 while Dutch architecture studio MVRDV told its side of the Marble Arch Mound fiasco. MVRDV defended its design for the Marble Arch Mound and placed the blame for the debacle on Westminster City Council’s “nonchalance and laxity”. “We have rarely seen such a loveless execution of our

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Nido adds pale wood and stone furnishings to compact Moscow apartment

February 4, 2022 Alice Finney 0
RS_D apartment in Moscow by Nido

Russian studio Nido mixed different volumes and neutral sandy colours to add depth to this minimalist apartment in Moscow. Located in the centre of the Russian capital where apartments are notoriously small, the 111-square-metre apartment – called RS_D – features creative solutions to maximise space. The studio aimed to create a multi-functional and “convenient” home

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Beach pavilions for Toronto’s Winter Stations 2022 revealed

February 2, 2022 Alice Finney 0
A winning Winter Station design by Kathleen Dogantzis and Will Cuthbert

A honeycomb-shaped installation and a “winged” pavilion are among the finalists of this year’s Winter Stations competition, which brings together designs for temporary beach stations in Toronto. This year’s brief was to create pavilions that encourage people to explore the outdoors, in response to the theme of resilience. Three student proposals and three proposals from

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Fourteen Black architects and designers you should know

February 1, 2022 Alice Finney 0
Black History Month 2022

To celebrate Black History Month 2022, we asked 12 renowned Black architects and designers to select a fellow Black contemporary who deserves greater recognition. Each of the established architects and designers was asked to nominate another Black creative, as a way of championing Black architecture and design. Some chose to nominate more than one. Some

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AIM Architecture takes cues from 1970s offices for Hangzhou cosmetics store

January 25, 2022 Alice Finney 0
A yellow and orange office interior

Shanghai studio AIM Architecture has transformed the second floor of a business park in Hangzhou, China, into a store that resembles a 1970s office for cosmetics brand Harmay. The studio reimagined the space as a retro-looking office complete with desk chairs, phoney bookshelves for makeup items and boardroom tables for other cosmetic products. AIM Architecture

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Five “punk-rock” designs from the Accidents Will Happen: Creative Salvage 1981-1991 exhibition

January 20, 2022 Alice Finney 0
The interior of Creative Salvage exhibition at Friedman Benda gallery

New York gallery Friedman Benda’s latest exhibition, Accidents Will Happen: Creative Salvage 1981-1991, showcases early furniture pieces from designers including Tom Dixon and Ron Arad. Curator Gareth Williams selects his favourites. On show until 12 February, Accidents Will Happen exhibits works from the Creative Salvage movement – an informal design movement that originated in London

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“I would like to think that my ethics may continue” says Richard Rogers

January 14, 2022 Alice Finney 0
Richard Rogers headshot

In the penultimate video from a series that we filmed in 2013 with Richard Rogers, the late British architect reflects on his career and legacy. Rogers, who passed away on 18 December aged 88 was one of the world’s best-known architects, best known for his pioneering high-tech architecture. Among his most recognisable work is the

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House in The Girl Before designed to feel both like a sanctuary and “a fortress or prison”

January 13, 2022 Alice Finney 0
The dining room inside the set of The Girl Before

Production designer Jon Henson drew on minimalist Japanese architecture to create a house that acts “like a fourth character” for the set of BBC television series The Girl Before. Written by British author JP Delaney, The Girl Before is a psychological thriller novel set in a fictional one-bedroom house called One Folgate Street in Hampstead,

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Mizzi Studio draws on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Kew Gardens restaurant

January 7, 2022 Alice Finney 0
Family Kitchen restaurant in Kew Gardens by Mizzi Studio

Design practice Mizzi Studio has completed the interiors of Family Kitchen, a kids’ restaurant in Kew Gardens that combines the aesthetics of the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with a “botanical science laboratory.” Located in the families area of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London, the restaurant features whimsical designs such as

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This week we remembered the legacy of Chris Wilkinson

December 18, 2021 Alice Finney 0
Chris Wilkinson headshot

This week on Dezeen, we covered the news that British architect and artist Chris Wilkinson passed away aged 76. Wilkinson, who co-founded the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning studio WilkinsonEyre, died this week. He is best known for his contribution to British architecture, having created buildings such as the Magna Science Centre and Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the

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