Norman Kelley uses reclaimed bricks for Aesop Bucktown in Chicago



Bricks arranged in pinwheel patterns line the walls of skincare brand Aesop‘s first store in the American Midwest (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Foster + Partners opens exhibition of industrial design at Aram Gallery



British architecture firm Foster + Partners has opened the first retrospective exhibition dedicated to its industrial design work at London’s Aram Gallery (+ slideshow). (more…)

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US job of the week: business development officer at OMA New York

Threat to Pomo buildings could wipe out “whole chapter of architectural history”



Important examples of Postmodern architecture in the UK are under threat, warns heritage campaign group the Twentieth Century Society, which is holding a conference this weekend to kickstart a wider movement to protect them. (more…)

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Heatherwick, Chipperfield and Adjaye among high-profile architects and designers opposing Brexit

David Chipperfield

David Chipperfield, Ron Arad, Richard Rogers, David Adjaye and Thomas Heatherwick are among the architects and designers that have signed a letter backing the Remain campaign for the UK’s EU referendum. (more…)

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EFFEKT designs ReGen Villages that could produce all their own food and energy



Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Danish studio EFFEKT has envisioned a self-sustaining, off-grid village of greenhouse properties, which it will present inside the Danish Pavilion during the Venice Biennale. (more…)

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Uber is testing a driverless taxi on the streets of Pittsburgh



Taxi app Uber is the latest company to explore driverless car technology, confirming it is testing a self-navigating vehicle that could force its drivers out of their jobs.  (more…)

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MAD unveils Parisian housing block with curvy floors and balconies



Beijing studio MAD has revealed plans for a Parisian housing block surrounded by undulating balconies, which is set to become the firm’s first residential project in Europe (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Job of the week: Part-III architect at Heatherwick Studio

Tehran apartment block by Keivani Architects features faceted window frames and stained glass



Faceted window frames project from the slatted timber and stained-glass facade of this apartment block in Tehran, designed by Iranian studio Keivani Architects (+ slideshow). (more…)

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