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Ten stand&out pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale thumbnail
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Ten stand&out pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale

Over the past three days, the Dezeen team has been on the ground at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Here are their picks of...

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Nomo Studio encases walls and roofs of Menorcan house in earthy render

A terracotta render covers the exterior surfaces of Zenith House, a Menorcan house designed by Spanish architecture office Nomo Studio to blend in...

I IN designs Blue Bottle Coffee in Takanawa to carry "the essence of history into the present" thumbnail
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I IN designs Blue Bottle Coffee in Takanawa to carry "the essence of history into the present"

Japanese studio I IN has created a cafe for Blue Bottle Coffee in Takanawa, Tokyo, with a design that references historic stone gates...

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Racetrack and Emblem fabrics by Designtex

Dezeen Showroom: US brand Designtex has found a middle ground between minimalism and maximalism with its Racetrack and Emblem fabrics, which feature mini-checkerboard...

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Bahrain's Golden Lion&winning pavilion features ceiling designed to cool construction workers

The Bahrain Pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, which won the Golden Lion award for best pavilion, aimed to address rising global...

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"The touchscreen has been mindlessly applied to the automobile" says Norman Foster

The proliferation of touchscreens in cars is “dangerous” and designers will shift back to analogue switches, British architect Norman Foster tells Dezeen in...

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Blade&Made transforms former wind turbine into tiny house

Dutch design studio Blade-Made has converted a section of a decommissioned wind turbine into a micro home featuring a simple, wood-lined interior and...

Studio Hagen Hall blends "craftsmanship and tactility" for mid&century renovation in London thumbnail
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Studio Hagen Hall blends "craftsmanship and tactility" for mid&century renovation in London

London practice Studio Hagen Hall has completed the refurbishment of Pine Heath, a 1960s townhouse in Hampstead, restoring and complementing its mid-century design...

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Cipollino GreyWave marble by Antolini

Dezeen Showroom: Italian stone brand Antolini has released an unusually dynamic black-and-white marble named Cipollino GreyWave that is characterised by its monochromatic aesthetic....

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Anxiety&reducing top among forward&thinking projects from University of Illinois Chicago students

Dezeen School Shows: a wearable device designed to regulate a person’s breathing when anxious is among the industrial design projects by students at...