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Lovell Burton lines Carlton Cottage extension with rotating walls thumbnail
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Lovell Burton lines Carlton Cottage extension with rotating walls

Australian studio Lovell Burton has extended a 19th-century workers’ cottage in Melbourne for its founders, “loosely demarcating space” with sliding walls and rotating glass...

Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon's floating AquaPraça plaza anchors in Venice thumbnail
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Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon's floating AquaPraça plaza anchors in Venice

Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture have debuted a floating plaza with sloping floors at the Venice Architecture Biennale before...

Hollaway Studio redesigns LeShuttle terminals to echo "geological strata" of Channel Tunnel thumbnail
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Hollaway Studio redesigns LeShuttle terminals to echo "geological strata" of Channel Tunnel

Architecture firm Hollaway Studio has unveiled the first images of its redesign of the UK passenger terminal for LeShuttle’s Channel Tunnel service, which...

Rhythm of Blues named Dulux Colour of the Year 2026 thumbnail
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Rhythm of Blues named Dulux Colour of the Year 2026

Paint brand Dulux has revealed Rhythm of Blues, a trio of blue colours designed to “soothe, steady or excite”, as its Colour of the...

Gustaf Westman unveils colourful tableware for debut IKEA collection thumbnail
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Gustaf Westman unveils colourful tableware for debut IKEA collection

A bouncy spiral vase and IKEA‘s first chubby meatball plate feature in Swedish designer Gustaf Westman‘s festive tableware collection, created for the retailer...

Khronos divider system by Rafa Ortega for Kriskadecor thumbnail
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Khronos divider system by Rafa Ortega for Kriskadecor

Dezeen Showroom: designer Rafa Ortega worked with Kriskadecor to adapt the Spanish brand’s signature aluminium ceiling chains into a room divider system, adding...

Anish Kapoor's long-awaited underground station set to open in Naples thumbnail
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Anish Kapoor's long-awaited underground station set to open in Naples

Curved panels of weathering steel swaddle this entrance to Monte Sant’Angelo Subway Station in Naples, completed by sculptor Anish Kapoor with London studio...

Knox Bhavan completes "elegant and refined" overhaul of Notting Hill home thumbnail
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Knox Bhavan completes "elegant and refined" overhaul of Notting Hill home

Oak joinery and white surfaces run throughout the interior of Heartwood, an end-of-terrace house in London renovated by local architecture studio Knox Bhavan....

Eight modern mosques that offer a contemporary take on Islamic architecture thumbnail
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Eight modern mosques that offer a contemporary take on Islamic architecture

As Islam holds on to its title as the world’s fastest-growing religion, architects are increasingly reimagining what a Muslim place of worship can...

This week we revealed the 2025 Stirling Prize shortlist thumbnail
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This week we revealed the 2025 Stirling Prize shortlist

This week on Dezeen, the Royal Institute of British Architects announced its six-strong shortlist for the Stirling Prize, including a social housing development...