366 Concept brings back a forgotten Eastern Bloc mid-century classic



London Design Festival 2016: a Polish-designed chair that was once a common sight in the living rooms of the formerly Soviet Bloc country has been reissued by new brand 366 Concept. (more…)

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Doughnut-shaped television studio in Beijing is enclosed in a latticed shell



Wrapped in a latticed glass and steel skin, this ring-shaped building by architecture studio BIAD UFO provides the new headquarters for Chinese broadcaster Phoenix Television (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Davidson Rafailidis tops studios for artist and ceramicist with three angular roofs



A+Awards: a trio of mono-pitched roofs shelter this set of studios designed for a painter and ceramicist couple, which was one of the winners at this year’s Architizer A+Awards (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Brown ceramic shingles cover Nomade Architectes’ village-inspired nursery near Paris



Earth-coloured ceramic tiles cover the roofs and walls of this nursery located on the outskirts of Paris, which is designed by French studio Nomade Architectes to look like a cluster of buildings (+ slideshow). (more…)

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An introduction to Lisbon Triennale Début Award winner Umwelt



Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2016: Chilean studio Umwelt has been awarded the Début Award for early career architects at the Lisbon Triennale. To celebrate, we take a look back at the projects to come out of the studio so far (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Visual Arts Building by Steven Holl opens at the University of Iowa



American firm Steven Holl Architects has completed an Iowa art school that consists of irregularly stacked concrete volumes sheathed in weathering zinc and stainless steel. (more…)

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Germany moves to ban internal combustion engine by 2030



One of Germany’s legislative bodies has resolved to prohibit the use of petrol- and diesel-powered cars as of 2030, marking a potentially major step in the move towards electric vehicles. (more…)

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Museum of Immortality forms annual pavilion for Design Week Mexico



Design Week Mexico 2016: empty cuboids representing both museum vitrines and coffins are stacked to create this installation outside Mexico City’s Museo Tamayo (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Competition: 10 collections of essays by 20th-century critic Ian Nairn to be won

10 copies of essays by 20th century architecture critic Ian Nairn to be won

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publisher Notting Hill Editions to give away 10 copies of a collection of essays by Ian Nairn. (more…)

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Burberry marries fashion with craft at Makers House



London Design Festival 2016: British fashion brand Burberry has teamed up with The New Craftsmen to showcase the work of designers and craftspeople in an old Soho warehouse (+ slideshow). (more…)

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