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Naqi & Partners designs Earthenware House in Vietnam as row of terracotta pots

Architecture studio Naqi & Partners has overhauled a house in the southeastern province of Binh Duong, Vietnam, remodelling it to resemble a sequence...

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Water cremation centre among projects from Norwich University of the Arts

Dezeen School Shows: an aquamation centre that “reimagines death as ecological renewal” is among the projects from Norwich University of the Arts. Also...

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Studio MBM deploys "dynamic contrasts" at nightclub in Williamsburg skyscraper

This Brooklyn nightclub designed by New York-based Studio MBM features two distinct areas: a 1970s-influenced lounge and a futuristic dance floor. The 5,200-square-foot...

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AMAA's "delicate intervention" transforms Italian palazzo into Caffè Nazionale

Venice architecture studio AMAA has converted spaces within the 19th-century town hall of Arzignano, Italy, into a cafe that combines original details with...

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Eight whimsical pavilions with supersized organic shapes

Architects have gotten creative with pavilions lately, drawing inspiration from nature for designs that resemble everything from twisting seashells to giant mushrooms. In...

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Spacefiction Studio prioritises natural light and air at colourful school in India

Staggered courtyards, colourful skylights and bridges animate this Indian school extension, which architecture practice Spacefiction Studio has designed to challenge the typical “constricted...

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Aircela demonstrates prototype device that "produces gasoline directly from air"

Tech company Aircela has revealed what it claims is the first working machine in the US that produces gasoline from air, bypassing the...

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Fin lounge chair by Daniel Schofield for NaughtOne

Dezeen Showroom: contract furniture brand NaughtOne worked with Copenhagen-based British designer Daniel Schofield on a fully upholstered lounge chair that references 1960s space-age...

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Sneak peek of Peter Cook's Lego Serpentine pavilion revealed

Dezeen can exclusively reveal a sneak peek of the British architect Peter Cook‘s Play Pavilion, which is nearing completion alongside this year’s Serpentine Pavilion...

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Design industry is "sustaining mediocrity" says Samuel Ross

British design needs to become more political, Samuel Ross tells Dezeen in this interview as he gears up for the opening of the...