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Ten AI companies that architects and designers need to know

August 3, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Dozens of AI tools are emerging that could dramatically alter how architects and designers work. As part of our AItopia series, Dezeen rounds up 10 of the most significant. Architects and designers are used to working with new technologies, but the rapid progress of artificial intelligence promises to usher in a wave of products that

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Eight interiors that embrace the principles of wabi-sabi

July 22, 2023 Nat Barker 0

In this lookbook, we collect eight interiors informed by the Japanese design philosophy of wabi-sabi, which celebrates imperfection and impermanence. Notoriously difficult to define, wabi-sabi is a concept rooted in Zen Buddhism that author Beth Kempton describes as helping us “to see beauty in imperfection, appreciate simplicity and accept the transient nature of all things”.

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RIBA names best reuse architecture projects of 2023

July 20, 2023 Nat Barker 0

The RIBA has named the four UK projects shortlisted for its inaugural Reinvention Award, including a school in Warwickshire and a museum in east London. Projects by Van Heyningen and Haward Architects (vHH), Wright & Wright Architects, 6a Architects and Associated Architects with Rodney Melville and Partners are in the running for the inaugural Royal Institute

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Ten architecture studios that designed their own office buildings

July 17, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Following photos of BIG’s soon-to-be-completed HQ in Copenhagen harbour being released last week, Dezeen rounds up 10 architecture studios that designed their own office buildings. Sangath, India, by Balkrishna Doshi Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Balkrishna Doshi, who passed away in January, created the Sangath in Ahmedabad in 1981 to be his own studio. The distinctive sunken barrel

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Fame “forces you to constantly reflect on your impact and motivation” says Bjarke Ingels

July 12, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels discusses what it’s like to be one of the world’s best-known architects and the current limitations of AI in this interview. Ingels sat down with Dezeen at the UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen after delivering a keynote address to delegates. As the session ended, the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)

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Obel Award-winner Anna Heringer apologises to Global South on behalf of architects

July 6, 2023 Nat Barker 0

German architect and Obel Award-winner Anna Heringer has said she is “deeply sorry” for the legacy of architecture from wealthy countries in a talk at the UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen. During a session at the four-day conference on Tuesday afternoon, Heringer issued an apology to people in the Global South for the

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“The era of mega-cities should be over” says Helle Søholt

July 3, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Mega-projects such as The Line should be avoided in favour of improving urban design within existing cities, Gehl Architects CEO Helle Søholt says in this interview. Speaking to Dezeen ahead of the UIA World Congress of Architects conference, Danish urban planning and design expert Søholt argued that it is more important for cities to focus

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You are now entering the AItopia

June 19, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Launching today, AItopia will explore AI’s impact on design, architecture and humanity both today and in the future. Dezeen features editor Nat Barker introduces the series. The future has arrived. Having been depicted countless times in sci-fi literature and cinema over the decades, machines that can think for themselves are becoming a reality. Artificial intelligence

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Ten bathrooms with double sinks for couples who prioritise personal space

June 10, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Nobody likes knocking elbows while brushing their teeth. In this lookbook, we collect 10 bathrooms with interesting takes on double sinks from the Dezeen archive. Sometimes called his-and-hers sinks, double sinks immediately introduce a luxurious feel to the bathroom. The 10 examples below feature varying contemporary interpretations of this classic design flourish. This is the latest

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