Giles Price’s aerial photographs show impact of Olympic venues on Rio



Rio 2016: ahead of this year’s Olympic and Paralympic games, British photographer Giles Price took to the skies to capture the physical and social repercussions that stadiums and infrastructure are imposing on Rio de Janeiro (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Nikolas Bentel designs shirts that change colour when exposed to air pollution



New York designer Nikolas Bentel has developed a range of patterned shirts that change colour in response to air pollution or radioactivity (+ movie). (more…)

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Wooden screens mask glazed walls of Porto house by AZO Sequeira



Slatted wooden screens fold open to reveal walls of windows at the front and back of this concrete house in Porto by AZO Sequeira Arquitectos Associados (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Quarter of UK architecture students report mental health issues



More than a quarter of architecture students in the UK have reported mental health issues related to their studies, with workload and debt among the leading causes, according to a new survey. (more…)

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Job of the week: architecture assistant at Bompas & Parr

Dezeen job of the week

Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-I architecture assistant at London studio Bompas & Parr, which is known for its experimental food design – including architectural jelly (pictured). Visit the ad for full details of the position or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

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Louis Poulsen releases colourful mini version of 1971 Panthella lamp



Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen is producing a new version of the iconic Panthella lamp by Verner Panton that was originally developed in 1971 (+ slideshow). (more…)

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ETH Zurich students build floating wooden pavilion for Manifesta art biennale



Visitors to this year’s Manifesta art biennale can watch films while enjoying a swim in this floating pavilion, built by students to float on Switzerland’s Lake Zurich ( + slideshow). (more…)

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Skagen’s bestselling Hagen watch arrives at Dezeen Watch Store in new colours



Dezeen Watch Store: the minimal Hagen timepiece by popular Danish brand Skagen is now available in three new colour combinations. (more…)

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Jim Stephenson photographs Eero Saarinen’s “breathtaking” MIT Chapel



Undulating brick surfaces are concealed behind the smooth, windowless exterior of this chapel by Modernist architect Eero Saarinen, captured in these new images by British photographer Jim Stephenson (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Bandada Studio transforms historic theatre into Futura CDMX museum



A former theatre in Mexico City has been restored and reconfigured by Bandada Studio into an interactive museum that displays a giant model of the metropolis (+ slideshow). (more…)

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