Zig-zagging roof covers Buenos Aires holiday home by Estudio Borrachia



The zig-zagging roof of this wooden holiday home in Buenos Aires by local practice Estudio Borrachia provides shade for a series of terraces, and will eventually be covered in wildflowers and grass (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Elevated urban park in Atlanta would stretch over a rail line and highway



American firms Rogers Partners and Nelson Byrd Waltz have conceived a raised, tree-lined park for Atlanta, Georgia, that would be built atop rail tracks and a busy roadway (+ slideshow). (more…)

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“Now, more than ever, we need support for creative education”



Opinion: if the government is serious about putting design at the heart of post-Brexit Britain, it must support creative education says Hannah Paterson from the Design Business Association. (more…)

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“Design has gone viral, but the design community is stranded” say Istanbul Biennial curators



Istanbul Design Biennial 2016: today’s radical ideas rarely come from designers according to Istanbul Biennial curators Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley, who say the entire industry is 200 years out of date (+ interview). (more…)

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Colourful beach huts will double as coastal defence wall in southern England



A row of brightly coloured beach huts and an elevated promenade will be integrated into this sea wall designed by Snug Architects to protect the coastal English town of Milford-on-Sea (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Designers blend craft and electronics to explore new possibilities for home appliances



London Design Festival 2016: “you can have surround sound with your chandelier, vase and centrepiece” in the world imagined by the 28 designers contributing to the Electro Craft exhibition (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Gehry’s Eisenhower Memorial finally approved by former US president’s family



The Eisenhower family has withdrawn is rejections to the Frank Gehry-designed memorial, proposed for Washington DC to honour the 34th president of the United States (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Norway moves to scrap plans for controversial Utøya memorial



The Norwegian government has offered to abandon plans for a memorial to the 77 people murdered during the terrorist attacks of 22 July 2011, after fierce opposition by local residents. (more…)

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Scent-infused mirror maze by Es Devlin fills south London warehouse



British set designer Es Devlin has created a disorienting mirror maze inside a former warehouse in Peckham, which is perfumed with an exclusive Chanel scent (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Michael Iveson builds bubble-wrap corridor inside The Averard Hotel in London



Bubble-wrap partitions reveal the former layout of a derelict west London hotel as part of an installation by UK artist Michael Iveson (+ slideshow). (more…)

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