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Gabled home by Butler Armsden Architects sits on bluff in northern California

February 7, 2022 Jenna McKnight 0

Every room was oriented toward views in this house by American studio Butler Armsden Architects, which was designed for a couple transitioning into retirement. Located in Marin County, the Point Reyes Residence sits on a bluff that looks toward Tomasini Canyon and the Point Reyes National Seashore. It was built as a retirement home for environmental

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Tallinn Cruise Terminal topped by 850-metre promenade

February 6, 2022 Amy Frearson 0

Facade of Tallinn Cruise Terminal by Salto Architects and Stuudio Tallinn

Tiered seating and a children’s playground both feature on the roof of a new cruise terminal building in the Estonian capital, designed by local studios Salto Architects and Stuudio Tallinn. Designed to double as a public space, Tallinn Cruise Terminal has an 850-metre-long promenade across its roof. Salto Architects and Stuudio Tallinn collaborated on the design. The aim was

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Ten eateries with nostalgic retro interiors

February 5, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

A decadent 1920s-style restaurant and a pastel-hued cafe informed by the playful symmetry of Wes Anderson movies are included in our latest lookbook, which collects ten eateries featuring retro design. The stylish details in these projects range from dark-cherry wood panelling and bulbous sconce lights to pops of bright red colour similar to that found

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Dezeen’s guide to the architecture of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

February 2, 2022 Nat Barker 0

With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics due to commence on 4 February, Dezeen rounds up the most architecturally significant venues, including a new stadium by Populous and the world’s first permanent structure for big air extreme snow jumping. The majority of the venues for the upcoming Winter Games are not new, with some built as

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Richard Rogers’ top 10 architecture projects including Centre Pompidou and Lloyd’s building

December 19, 2021 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Following the news that high-tech architecture pioneer Richard Rogers has passed away aged 88, here are 10 of his most influential projects including the Millennium Dome and Heathrow Terminal 5. Reliance Controls, Swindon, UK (1967) Designed in partnership with Norman Foster, Su Brumwell and Wendy Cheesman while Rogers was part of Team 4, the Reliance

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Concrete and travertine form minimalist chapel in northern Mexico by WRKSHP

October 12, 2021 James Brillon 0

This minimalist chapel outside of Monterrey in northern Mexico by WRKSHP was designed with a limited palette of materials that allow natural light to define the spacious interiors. Fuego Nuevo chapel was completed earlier this year, after the firm was commissioned directly by the congregation of El Uro, on the outskirts of Monterrey. The area

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Broadway Malyan completes glazed woodland retreat in the Cotswolds

October 12, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Night view of House in The Lakes by Yoo, by Broadway Malyan

The buildings of Mies van der Rohe inspired this glass-fronted house in Gloucestershire, England, designed by British architecture firm Broadway Malyan. Yoo Forest House is located within The Lakes by Yoo, a 263-hectare estate of luxury homes in the Cotswolds created through an ongoing venture by property entrepreneur John Hitchcox and designer Philippe Starck. The clients

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Plant-covered mesh panels surround preschool in Vietnam by HGAA

October 10, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Screens of metal mesh allow plants to climb up the walls of this steel-framed school in Ha Long City by Vietnamese studio HGAA, which has been shortlisted in the civic building category of Dezeen Awards 2021. Called My Montessori Garden, the preschool is designed to support the Montessori education system, which encourages children to develop

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AGi Architects arranges Dubai Expo Opportunity Pavilion around covered plaza

October 8, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

Spanish-Kuwaiti studio AGi Architects has created a pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai that is built around a covered plaza that acts as a place where people can gather. Named Mission Possible, the pavilion anchors the Opportunity District – one of the expo’s three main districts alongside Mobility and Sustainability. A wide and shallow staircase leads visitors from

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Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi announces 2025 opening date

October 8, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0

Render of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi by Frank Gehry

The long-awaited Guggenheim museum in Abu Dhabi by architect Frank Gehry is set to open in 2025, nearly 20 years after plans were unveiled and 14 years after construction began. Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is currently being constructed on Saadiyat Island – a cultural district under development off the coast of the UAE capital. At 42,000-square-metres,

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