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Tutto Bene creates "gallery-like" fashion floors at Globus Basel department store thumbnail
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Tutto Bene creates "gallery-like" fashion floors at Globus Basel department store

Design studio Tutto Bene has unveiled fashion floors and private shopping space at a department store in Basel, juxtaposing concrete floors and steel...

MVRDV tops Dubai skyscraper with giant orb to "steal the attention of onlookers" thumbnail
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MVRDV tops Dubai skyscraper with giant orb to "steal the attention of onlookers"

Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled its design for the Inaura skyscraper in Dubai, UAE, which incorporates a “jewel-like orb” on its upper floors. Set to...

3XN-designed Sydney Fish Market opens to the public thumbnail
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3XN-designed Sydney Fish Market opens to the public

Sydney Fish Market, which claims to be the largest fish market in the southern hemisphere and features an undulating 20,000-square-metre roof canopy, has...

Nimtim Architects uses colour to unite extended London home thumbnail
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Nimtim Architects uses colour to unite extended London home

Openings coloured in ultramarine blue were used to create visual connections within this London home, which has been renovated and extended by local...

"As our celebrated architects sign off, we should resist the urge to replace them" thumbnail
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"As our celebrated architects sign off, we should resist the urge to replace them"

The late Frank Gehry was the ultimate starchitect, but even he knew that designing buildings takes teamwork, writes Matthew Bovingdon-Downe. As our celebrated...

Schemata Architects reimagines machiya house with metal awnings for Uchida Shōten HQ thumbnail
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Schemata Architects reimagines machiya house with metal awnings for Uchida Shōten HQ

Local studio Schemata Architects drew on historic townhouses when creating this office along Japan’s Tōkaidō road, which features a corrugated metal facade with...

Groundpiece sofa by Antonio Citterio for Flexform thumbnail
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Groundpiece sofa by Antonio Citterio for Flexform

Dezeen Showroom: Italian architect and designer Antonio Citterio worked with furniture brand Flexform on a sprawling sofa that facilitates working, dining and lounging. The...

David Chipperfield Architects unveils updated design for Nobel Center in Stockholm thumbnail
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David Chipperfield Architects unveils updated design for Nobel Center in Stockholm

The Berlin studio of David Chipperfield Architects has revealed a red-brick design for the Nobel Center in Stockholm, eight years after its brass-clad...

Over 2,500 buildings reportedly destroyed in Gaza by Israel since ceasefire thumbnail
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Over 2,500 buildings reportedly destroyed in Gaza by Israel since ceasefire

Research carried out by The New York Times has shown that over 2,500 structures in Gaza have been destroyed by Israeli actions since...

"A little over the top but it makes a statement" says commenter thumbnail
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"A little over the top but it makes a statement" says commenter

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Tiffany & Co’s flagship store in Beijing, designed by Dutch studio MVRDV with a curving...