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Dezeen Awards 2025 architecture shortlist reveals world's best buildings thumbnail
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Dezeen Awards 2025 architecture shortlist reveals world's best buildings

Dezeen has announced the architecture shortlist for this year’s Dezeen Awards, which includes buildings by AIM Architecture, Olson Kundig Architects and Herzog &...

"That generation of men who grew up toying with Meccano and went on to change the world is finally leaving the stage" thumbnail
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"That generation of men who grew up toying with Meccano and went on to change the world is finally leaving the stage"

Following the recent deaths of British architects Nicholas Grimshaw and Terry Farrell, Catherine Slessor reflects on their intertwined but highly distinct careers. The...

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Amia chair by E-ggs for Miniforms

Dezeen Showroom: a playful silhouette is combined with boldly patterned textiles in this fully upholstered chair from Italian brand Miniforms and design studio...

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Aranchii Architects designs Ukrainian church with community air raid shelter

An underground air raid shelter designed to ensure “comfort and dignity” will form part of the Holy Trinity Church, which Ukrainian studio Aranchii...

Extrastudio coats "radically simple" holiday home in Portugal with earth-toned plaster thumbnail
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Extrastudio coats "radically simple" holiday home in Portugal with earth-toned plaster

A minimalist gabled form, cantilevered terraces and earth-toned lime plaster define Casa Plaj, a holiday home in Portugal designed by local practice Extrastudio....

Henry Svendsen's Handle collection is made from "metal, leather and flesh" thumbnail
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Henry Svendsen's Handle collection is made from "metal, leather and flesh"

Designer Henry Svendsen has created Handle, a “kink-coded” furniture collection that features three abstract sculptural pieces made from brushed metal and black leather....

Seoul creatives brand Heatherwick’s Humanise Wall "a profound lack of judgment" thumbnail
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Seoul creatives brand Heatherwick’s Humanise Wall "a profound lack of judgment"

Two creatives chosen to contribute to the Humanise Wall at Thomas Heatherwick’s Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism have criticised the installation for...

"An unpretentious and tranquil space" says commenter thumbnail
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"An unpretentious and tranquil space" says commenter

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the renovation of a 1950s country home in Surrey by architecture studio Medium. Hearth House...

Singapore rainforest resort by WOW Architects "creeps through the jungle" thumbnail
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Singapore rainforest resort by WOW Architects "creeps through the jungle"

Treehouses resembling seed pods, bark-imprinted walls and a spine-like spiral staircase pay homage to the landscape surrounding Mandai Rainforest Resort in Singapore, completed...

Jony Ive designs sailing lantern to mimic "warmth and emotional resonance" of a live flame thumbnail
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Jony Ive designs sailing lantern to mimic "warmth and emotional resonance" of a live flame

Jony Ive‘s studio LoveFrom has collaborated with Japanese manufacturer Balmuda to create a nautical lantern, driven by the designer’s own struggles to find...