Barber and Osgerby bring towering weathervane to London Design Biennale



London Design Biennale 2016: design duo Barber and Osgerby have installed a giant weathervane at London’s Somerset House to help the city’s residents find their way “at a time of national turbulence” (+ movie). (more…)

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Tate Modern visitors accused of spying on Neo Bankside residents



Residents of the Rogers Stirk Harbour-designed Neo Bankside apartments have threatened legal action, after Tate Modern opened an observation deck that provides views into their private apartments. (more…)

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Western Europe’s tallest residential skyscraper to be built in London



Architects office HOK has revealed plans to build a 234-metre-high skyscraper in east London that will segregate private and social apartments. (more…)

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Kevin B Howard Architects Design a House in the Foothills of Tucson, Arizona

Sabino Springs Estates by Kevin B Howard Architects (3)

Sabino Springs Estates is a private home located in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Completed in 2016, it was designed by Kevin B Howard Architects. Sabino Springs Estates by Kevin B Howard Architects: “There are only a few instances in an architectural career where a client and an architect’s vision unify into an immaculate and complete expression of art and architecture. We were very fortunate to work with a couple who, devoted..

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Shanghai office transformed into aluminium-clad tech incubator by Schmidt Hammer Lassen



Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has transformed an ageing Shanghai office block into a business incubator, featuring a new translucent aluminium skin (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Studio David Thulstrup Renovates a Private Residence for a Photographer in Copenhagen

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Peter’s House is a private residence renovated by Studio David Thulstrup. It is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Peter’s House by Studio David Thulstrup: “The renowned photographer Peter Krasilnikoff commissioned us for his private residence in Copenhagen. Our inspiration evolved from worn-out warehouses and factories with their blackened steel and old bricks; a concept which was sparked by the desire to retain the three raw-brick walls of the old garage on..

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Konstantin Grcic redesigns Rado’s Ceramica watch



German designer Konstantin Grcic has updated Rado’s minimal Ceramica watch with a new case and matt black finish (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Climbing wall provides roof access at Cache Creek Residence by Carney Logan Burke



A climbing wall runs up one side of this corrugated metal-clad house in Jackson, Wyoming, by local architecture firm Carney Logan Burke (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Architecture students create prefab Cantilever House in Arkansas



Students at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design have designed and built a prefabricated house in Little Rock, Arkansas, from two modules stacked perpendicularly to one another (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Autoban presents pneumatic messaging system at inaugural London Design Biennale



London Design Biennale 2016: transparent tubes transport note-filled capsules around the west wing of Somerset House in this installation by Autoban, which is Turkey’s addition to the first London Design Biennale. (more…)

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