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Architectural Wise

"Immersive and architectural" bathroom defines Dubai apartment

Crinkly stucco walls and lightweight lilac curtains take centre stage in this mid-century-style Dubai apartment, renovated by local studio Bone. Located in the...

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Interior Digest

Umbrella Crate Stall makes life easier for Nigeria's street market traders

Nigerian designer Paul Yakubu combined an umbrella with a modular system of display crates to create this trading stall, designed to optimise space...

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Architectural Wise

Eight contemporary buildings that make a case for cob

To conclude our Building with Cob series, we have collected eight buildings that demonstrate the potential of cob as a modern-day material, including...

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Architectural Wise

Rural Office bookends Delfyd Farmhouse in Wales with larch&clad extensions

British architecture studio Rural Office has added larch-clad extensions on either side of this farmhouse on the south Welsh coast, bringing flexible social...

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Architectural Wise

Meta envisions replacing keyboard and mouse with smart wristband

Technology company Meta has said “the wrist is the key” to the future of human-computer interaction after its engineers created a gesture-sensing wristband prototype....

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Architectural Wise

Louis Vuitton creates ship&shaped store formed of trunks in Shanghai

Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton has unveiled The Louis, a boat-shaped concept shop in Shanghai, with upper levels designed to resemble its classic...

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Architectural Wise

UK Green Building Council warns British buildings "not ready for extreme weather"

The UK Green Building Council has warned that many homes, schools, offices and care homes in the UK are not prepared for the effects...

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Architectural Wise

Rocky garden hugs Banánka house by Paulíny Hovorka Architects in Slovakia

Exposed concrete and stone gabion walls reference the surrounding rock garden at this home in Slovakia, designed by local studio Paulíny Hovorka Architects....

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Architectural Wise

Lino Materiale by Valerie Pavard for Tarkett

Dezeen Showroom: French flooring brand Tarkett has released a collection of 100 per cent recyclable linoleum created by the brand’s design manager, Valerie...

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Architectural Wise

Is this the twilight of the smartphone?

When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in 2007 it marked the beginning of the smartphone era. Now there’s speculation that frustration with our...