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This week, David Adjaye installed a black timber pyramid at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale and Jean Lee of Furnishing Utopia created a public-oriented furniture exhbition in Brooklyn. Read on for more...

 

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David Adjaye creates black timber pyramid for Venice Architecture Biennale

David Adjaye creates black timber pyramid for Venice Architecture Biennale

A pointed structure crafted from blackened wood forms the Kwaee pavilion, which Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye has installed at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale.

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Public furniture design exhibition in Brooklyn highlights "public access not private excess"

Public furniture design exhibition in Brooklyn highlights "public access not private excess"

For New York's design week, local designer Jean Lee of Furnishing Utopia created an exhibition of public-oriented design at the Naval Cemetery Landscape in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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US becoming more open-minded says Piero Lissoni as he announces New York architecture office

US becoming more open-minded says Piero Lissoni as he announces New York architecture office

Italian designer Piero Lissoni says that American clients are becoming more amenable to investing in detail-oriented architecture as he announces the official opening of Lissoni Architecture in New York City.

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"The traditional boundaries between client and architect may be a historic thing" says Knut Ramstad

"The traditional boundaries between client and architect may be a historic thing" says Knut Ramstad

Artificial intelligence is "not the end of the universe" and instead is building a better understanding between stakeholders in architecture projects, experts said at a discussion hosted by Dezeen and Autodesk.

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Bentley and Dezeen launch Future Luxury Retail Design Competition

Bentley and Dezeen launch Future Luxury Retail Design Competition

Dezeen has teamed up with Bentley Motors to run a global design competition that challenges architects and designers to define the future of luxury retail.

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Herzog & de Meuron transforms derelict Brooklyn power plant into arts centre

Herzog & de Meuron transforms derelict Brooklyn power plant into arts centre

Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed the restoration and conversion of a power plant on a decontaminated industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn.

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How electric-vehicle technology is changing car design

How electric-vehicle technology is changing car design

Cars will start to look dramatically different as electric vehicles become the norm but battery technology must first improve, designers tell Dezeen.

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BIG named as masterplanner of Neom's octagonal port city

BIG named as masterplanner of Neom's octagonal port city

Danish studio BIG has been named as the masterplanner of the floating port city of Oxagon, which is part of the Neom development in Saudi Arabia, at an exhibition taking place during the Venice Architecture Biennale.

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Recycled plastics often contain more toxic chemicals says Greenpeace

Recycled plastics often contain more toxic chemicals says Greenpeace

The process of recycling can actually make plastics more hazardous to human health, according to a recent Greenpeace report that calls on the United Nations to rule it out as a scalable fix for plastic pollution.

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Venice Architecture Biennale "does not show any architecture" says Patrik Schumacher

Venice Architecture Biennale "does not show any architecture" says Patrik Schumacher

The lack of architecture at the Venice Architecture Biennale means that it is at risk of losing its position as the world's leading architecture event, says Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher.

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The Secret Garden Flat named London's best new home renovation

The Secret Garden Flat named London's best new home renovation

A renovated flat by studio Nic Howett Architect that "feels like an oasis" has been named London's best new home improvement project by Don't Move Improve! 2023.

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Bugatti unveils design for first residential skyscraper

Bugatti unveils design for first residential skyscraper

Luxury car manufacturer Bugatti has revealed the designs for its first foray into residential real estate – a 42-storey skyscraper in Dubai that will have two garage-to-penthouse car lifts.

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6a Architects brings Soho sex shop windows to JW Anderson Milan flagship store

6a Architects brings Soho sex shop windows to JW Anderson Milan flagship store

British fashion brand JW Anderson has opened a flagship store in Milan that was designed by British studio 6a Architects and draws on the local atmosphere as well as Soho sex shops.

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