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Hassell designs inflatable moon base for the European Space Agency

January 19, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio Hassell has designed the conceptual Lunar Habitat Master Plan, a scalable system of inflatable pods that could be partly constructed from moon materials and 3D-printed on site. Designed for the European Space Agency’s Discovery program, the settlement would be designed to house 144 people and comprise residential spaces as well as sports arenas,

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Architects urged “not to work with the British Museum” due to BP partnership

January 17, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Activist collective BP or not BP? has called on architects not to work on the British Museum’s recently announced redevelopment masterplan as it will be funded by oil company BP. In an Instagram post on Friday, the organisation, which seeks to end oil sponsorship of culture, said: “Architects: we invite you to pledge not to

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This week we revealed Zaha Hadid’s Hong Kong skyscraper

January 13, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

This week on Dezeen, we published photographs showing a skyscraper by Zaha Hadid Architects that is close to being completed on the world’s most expensive site in Hong Kong. Located in Hong Kong’s Central Business District, The Henderson office building occupies what was reportedly the world’s most expensive plot when it was purchased in 2017.

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Halleroed references Swedish Grace and Carlo Scarpa for Totême flagship store

January 12, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Stockholm studio Halleroed has designed fashion brand Totême’s flagship store in London, which features a sculpture by artist Carl Milles and a steel sofa by designer Marc Newson. Halleroed designed the store, located on Mount Street in the upmarket Mayfair area, together with Totême founders Elin Kling and Karl Lindman. The duo wanted its third

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Neom reveals “upside-down skyscraper” inside Gulf of Aqaba mountain

January 11, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Mega-project Neom has unveiled Aquellum, which was designed by architecture studios LAVA and Name Architecture inside a mountain and will be centred around an “underwater open square”. Described by LAVA founder Alexander Rieck as an “ultra-luxury upside-down skyscraper,” the building will contain hotel and retail spaces as well as residential apartments and “innovative hubs”. It will

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Eight homes where mid-century modern furniture adds a stylish touch

January 6, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Pieces by designers Charles and Ray Eames and Isamu Noguchi are on show in this lookbook, which features homes with eye-catching mid-century modern furniture. Mid-century furniture, which often has simple lines and a sculptural feel, adds a modernist touch to these homes, which range from period properties to newly built and renovated houses. Among the

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Maximalism to make way for “quiet refinement” in 2024 say interior designers

January 5, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Interior design in 2024 will have a focus on individualism and see a backlash to the rise in AI design while colours will be informed by global warming, interior designers across the globe told Dezeen. While the trend for locally sourced materials and sustainable biomaterials looks set to become more pronounced, designers also believe that

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Studio Gameiro draws on Algarve’s craftsmanship for Austa restaurant interior

January 5, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

A bench made from ancient rock salt, a carved stone bar and custom-made aluminium furniture were used by Studio Gameiro for the interior of Portuguese restaurant Austa. Located in the town of Almancil, Portugal, the studio drew on the craftsmanship of the surrounding Algarve region when designing the interior of the Austa restaurant and coffee

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Vollerup Atrium House is a monolithic summerhouse on the Danish coast

January 3, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studios Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter and Studio Marshall Blecher have designed Vollerup Atrium House, a travertine holiday home that is defined by its central atrium. Located in a pine-and-oak meadow by the coast in Sjælland, Denmark, the summerhouse was designed for a Danish couple and their family and clad in travertine. “The site is

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Dezeen’s top 10 lookbooks of 2023

December 24, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Continuing our 2023 review, we revisit the most popular lookbooks of the year – from minimalist bedrooms and biophilic homes to marble-lined bathrooms and kitchens with tiled worktops. This year, the most-read lookbooks included wood-panelled dining rooms, homes with space-saving pocket doors and rooms with beautiful and practical bookshelves. Read on to discover 10 of

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