Niall McLaughlin Architects adds timber-lined prayer room to historic Dublin church

Carmelite Prayer Room by Niall McLaughlin Architects

Niall McLaughlin Architects has refurbished a prayer room at a priory in Dublin, placing walls and furniture made from solid ash wood inside the existing space. Read more

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Wooden machine produces “handwritten” version of Bodoni typeface

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Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Sooji Lee has created a hand-operated machine that painstakingly rewrites the Bodoni typeface in lowercase. Read more

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Job of the day: architecture assistant at Rodić Davidson Architects

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architecture assistant at Rodić Davidson Architects in London, which recently built a black-stained house on Dungeness beach (pictured). See more stories about Rodić Daividson Architects, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

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Jean-Marc Bonfils reinterprets traditional Lebanese architecture with East Village apartment tower

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This apartment block and art gallery in Beirut combines traditional timber and stone cladding with a vertical garden and a bright-red balcony that cantilevers from one of its facades. Read more

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Customers arranged around one communal table inside Taiwanese hair salon

Luna salon by Soar Design

Visitors to this hair salon in Taiwan all sit face-to-face around one long table, which was custom-made by local studio Soar Design. Read more

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Amanda Levete’s firm proposes multi-storey football pitches for central London

Pitch/Pitch by AL_A

Stackable football pitches could be erected on disused or temporarily empty plots across London, according to Amanda Levete and her London-based studio AL_A. Read more

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Patrik Schumacher is right to oppose regulations, says architect-turned-developer Roger Zogolovitch

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Building regulations are stifling architects according to developer Roger Zogolovitch, who has declared support for ideas proposed by Patrik Schumacher in his controversial World Architecture Festival speech. Read more

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Eric Parry gets go ahead for City of London’s tallest skyscraper

1 Undershaft skyscraper by Eric Parry Architects

Eric Parry Architects has been granted planning permission for 1 Undershaft, a 73-storey skyscraper that will dwarf The Gherkin and The Cheesegrater to become the tallest building in London’s financial district. Read more

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WeTransfer focuses on its two most important letters in stripped-back rebrand

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File-sharing site WeTransfer has unveiled its first ever rebrand, which includes a refresh of its logo, identity and website. Read more

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OMA completes Faena Forum cultural centre in Miami Beach

Faena Forum

OMA has finished its perforated Faena Forum art and performance centre in Miami Beach, the heart of a new ocean-side cultural district springing up in the US city. Read more

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