Five of the best houses in California on Dezeen



From desert hideaways to clifftop villas, the houses in this next roundup from our series spotlighting different US states are all in California (+ slideshow). (more…)

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MAD designs “building with skin and bones” for Chinese fashion brand



Construction has started on a human-body-inspired headquarters for Chinese fashion group Xinhee, designed by architecture studio MAD (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Faceted house by Daluz Gonzalez Architekten features nest-like roof terrace



Swiss firm Daluz Gonzalez Architekten has set a nest-like terrace into the roof of an angular house it has completed in a forest near Basel, Switzerland (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Herzog & de Meuron and Studio Gang on shortlist for new RCA campus



Herzog & de Meuron, Studio Gang and Diller Scofidio + Renfro are among the star-studded list of architects in the running to design a new campus for London’s Royal College of Art. (more…)

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Luciano Kruk adds board-marked concrete holiday home to seaside resort near Buenos Aires



This concrete summer house by Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk stands among pine trees in the seaside resort of Mar Azul near Buenos Aires (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Menu to launch minimal Modernism Reimagined collection at Maison&Objet



Danish brand Menu will launch its new collection of minimal furniture, lighting and accessories at this September’s edition of Maison&Objet (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Stacked shipping containers form temporary pavilion by People’s Architecture Office



People’s Architecture Office has used 12 shipping containers to build a temporary, red and yellow pavilion in a fast-growing town in China’s Shanxi province (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Appareil Architecture transforms old Montreal factory into contemporary restaurant



Canadian studio Appareil Architecture has converted an ageing Montreal industrial facility into a modern restaurant featuring a fire pit and original details, such as exposed concrete columns and red brick (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Foster + Partners reveals new images of Oceanwide Center skyscrapers for San Francisco



Architecture firm Foster + Partners has released a fresh set of renderings showing its Oceanwide Center development for San Francisco’s downtown area, which gained planning approval earlier this year (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Le Corbusier’s Immeuble Molitor provides residents with “sky, trees, steel and concrete”



World Heritage Corb: a 1930s apartment building in Paris designed by French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier, intended to afford residents a contemporary lifestyle, is among his projects recently added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List (+ slideshow). (more…)

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