Mecanoo’s first US project incorporates historic facades into Boston civic building



Dutch firm Mecanoo has completed its first project in the United States: an asymmetrical, brick-clad municipal building in a historic neighbourhood in Boston (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Beijing skyline morphs into a mountain range across the roof of China’s Expo pavilion



Milan Expo 2015: over 1,000 bamboo panels clad the roof of China’s Milan Expo pavilion, which features an elaborate structure that merges the profile of the Beijing skyline with a mountain landscape (+ slideshow). (more…)

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“Sometimes you can say more by being quiet” says designer of UK’s Milan Expo pavilion



Interview: to mark the opening of the British pavilion for the Milan Expo, Dezeen speaks to sculptor Wolfgang Buttress about trying to create a “quiet” structure in the middle of one of the world’s biggest displays of “bombastic” temporary architecture (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Robots will be used to construct BIG and Heatherwick’s Google HQ



Google’s new California headquarters by Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Heatherwick is set to be built using robot-crane hybrids. (more…)

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“This is not a refurbished building, this is Goldfinger’s mansion”

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Comments update: readers have described OMA’s new arts centre in Milan, which is partially clad in 24-karat gold leaf, as “sublime” and “ridiculous” this week – read on for more on this and the other most commented stories on Dezeen. (more…)

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Gumno House by Turato Architects

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Gumno House is a private residence located in Risika, Croatia. It was designed by Turato Architects in 2014. Gumno House by Turato Architects: “Gumno (threshing floor) is a circular flattened plateau surrounded by a low stone wall, used for threshing the grains in the past. Gumno was a place of labor, endeavor, and care, and a framework for consistent and coherent social interaction. Gumno served as a space for celebrating..

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T-1 Residence by McClean Design

Kiawah Island House by SBCH Architects

Discreetly Detached Modern Family Home by HYLA Architects

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Architecture firm HYLA Architects turned this formerly semi-detached house into a modern family bungalow. Completed in September 2014, it is located in Singapore. Discreetly Detached by HYLA Architects: “Formerly a semi-detached house, this site was converted to a bungalow. A lap pool is placed between the new house and the party wall, creating a private courtyard space. The 1st storey opens up to this space with the living, dining and..

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Casa Sardinera by Ramon Esteve Estudio