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Forgeworks revamps Somerset farmhouse with low-lying stone extension thumbnail
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Forgeworks revamps Somerset farmhouse with low-lying stone extension

An extension built from timber, glass and limestone unites a 19th-century farmhouse with an adjacent barn at this home in Somerset, overhauled by...

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Glasshouse Theatre in Queensland operates "like a finely tuned musical instrument"

An undulating glass facade encloses the cantilevered first floor of the Glasshouse Theatre in Queensland, designed by Australian studio Blight Rayner Architecture with...

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The strangest architecture competition ever?

What’s the deal with the mysterious competition to design a new “world wonder”? And how did Apple manage to almost halve the price...

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Pelli Clarke & Partners unveils bamboo forest-informed district in Yibin

US architecture studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has created an urban district informed by bamboo alongside a new high-speed railway station in Yibin,...

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Snøhetta and BIG among architects of "landscape-led masterplan" for Istanbul

Architecture studios Snøhetta, BIG and MVRDV are among those designing landmarks for the 84‑hectare Ion Riva masterplan for Istanbul‘s northern Beykoz district. Set...

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Kraft Architects clads minimalist Japanese home with corrugated steel

Corrugated metal cloaks the long, narrow form of An Unfinished House, a minimalist house in Japan designed by Tokyo studio Kraft Architects. Located...

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"Absolute freedom over who designs buildings only encourages the cowboy practitioner"

Only regulated professionals should be allowed to design buildings, writes Eleanor Jolliffe. Who should be allowed to design buildings? This perennial topic was...

Stufish illuminates Dave's London show with laser-shooting piano thumbnail
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Stufish illuminates Dave's London show with laser-shooting piano

Set design studio Stufish has created a piano that projects lasers beams over the audience at British rapper Dave’s concert in London. The...

Holzrausch references Luis Barragán in colourful refresh of Mallorcan holiday home thumbnail
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Holzrausch references Luis Barragán in colourful refresh of Mallorcan holiday home

The vivid architectural style of Luis Barragán spurred design studio Holzrausch to add bright pops of pink, yellow and orange to this holiday...

Canada's tallest skyscraper tops out at 106 storeys in Toronto thumbnail
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Canada's tallest skyscraper tops out at 106 storeys in Toronto

The Pinnacle SkyTower supertall skyscraper in Toronto, designed by local studio Hariri Pontarini Architects, has topped out at 106 storeys, marking a significant milestone in...