Australian pavilion installs swimming pool as “space for healing racial and cultural division”



Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Aileen Sage Architects has installed a swimming pool inside Australia‘s Biennale pavilion to symbolise the importance of this type of public space to the nation’s cultural identity (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Venice Biennale heralds return of handmade architecture, says Peter Zumthor



Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: a resurgence of handmade architecture is one of the biggest themes to emerge from this year’s Venice Biennale, according to Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. (more…)

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Graves reached using GPS proposed for bushland cemetery near Sydney



The bereaved will be able to find the location of their loved ones’ graves using GPS in this cemetery without headstones, proposed by Australian firms CHROFI and McGregor Coxall for Sydney (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Royal Mail’s Animail stamp collection clings to the sides of envelopes



London design studio Osborne Ross has created a set of six animal-shaped Royal Mail stamps designed to appeal to children (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Pedro Ferreira separates old from new in Porto townhouse conversion



Pedro Ferreira Architecture Studio has renovated a 19th-century townhouse in central Porto, maintaining the original features and adding stark white boxes that contain the kitchens and bathrooms (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Buro Koray Duman finds uses for neglected space under elevated New York highway



Food trucks and a sports facility are included in these conceptual schemes by Buro Koray Duman for a derelict space under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, a major elevated highway in New York (+ slideshow). (more…)

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New York Textile Month will highlight the revival of cloth, says Li Edelkoort



Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has announced plans for a month-long celebration of textiles in New York, saying that “not enough attention” is being paid to fabric innovation. (more…)

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Loll creates Lollygagger outdoor furniture from recycled milk bottles



Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: US company Loll Designs has created a range of bright-coloured garden furniture from discarded milk and detergent packaging. (more…)

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Alejandro Zaera-Polo sues Princeton University for libel following plagiarism row

Competition: win tickets to New Designers showcase of UK graduate projects



Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with graduate show New Designers to offer readers the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to the event, taking place in London from 29 June to 9 July 2016 (+ slideshow). (more…)

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