Airbnb reveals adaptable office spaces in London, Sao Paulo and Singapore



Airbnb’s offices in London, Sao Paulo and Singapore include features like an indoor village green, bleacher-style seating and a reception desk modelled on a front porch. (more…)

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Paulo Mendes da Rocha chosen to receive Venice Biennale Golden Lion by Alejandro Aravena

Paulo Mendes da Rocha chosen to receive Venice Biennale Golden Lion by Alejandro Aravena

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha is to be awarded the Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Architecture Biennale later this month. (more…)

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Job of the week: industrial designer at Layer

Zaha Hadid Architects presents plans for new Prague business district



Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed its designs for a new central business district for Prague next to the Masaryk railway station. (more…)

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Nicole Nadeau’s nipple tiles are moulded from her own breast



New York 2016: US artist Nicole Nadeau has used one of her own breasts to create a mould for a collection of hexagonal tiles complete with pink nipples. (more…)

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Tetsuo Yamaji builds “a non-mass-produced house with mass-produced components”



For this house on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japanese architect Tetsuo Yamaji aimed to create a unique building using mass-produced components (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Janne Kyttanen extends Metsidian furniture collection created by “explosion welding”



New York 2016: Finnish designer Janne Kyttanen has continued to develop his explosion welding technique, melding volcanic stone and 3D-printed copper into two furniture pieces (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Cutaway Roof House by Scale Architecture has a courtyard sliced out of one side



A hole in the roof of this timber-clad house extension in Sydney reveals the location of a secluded courtyard. (more…)

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Piero Lissoni wins design competition with waterfront aquarium in New York



Italian architect Piero Lissoni has won a speculative competition for a site on New York‘s East River with his proposal for a submerged circular aquarium. (more…)

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Arper presents 2016 collection in colour-themed installation



Milan 2016: Italian furniture company Arper has highlighted the new colours and materials within its range by styling furniture and props into single-hued scenes. (more…)

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