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This week the demolition of Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium in Japan was announced and Atkins was revealed as officially working on The Line megacity in Saudi Arabia. Read on for more...

 

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Ström Architects adds contemporary extension to traditional English house

Ström Architects adds contemporary extension to traditional English house

British practice Ström Architects has updated a period property in Surrey, England, with a large yet discrete extension built from fair-faced concrete and lime-washed brick.

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Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium set to be demolished

Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium set to be demolished

The demolition of the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Japan by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Kenzo Tange has been announced, sparking a petition to save it.

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Atkins appointed as delivery partner for The Line in Neom

Atkins appointed as delivery partner for The Line in Neom

UK architecture and engineering studio Atkins is the latest studio to have been officially announced as working on The Line megacity in Saudi Arabia.

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Studio8 transforms 1930s Hangzhou villa into hotpot restaurant

Studio8 transforms 1930s Hangzhou villa into hotpot restaurant

Promotion: Chinese architecture practice Studio8 has renovated the interior of a 1930s villa in Hangzhou, China, transforming it into a hotpot restaurant and cocktail bar that celebrates the building's history.

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Henn and TU Dresden complete world's first carbon concrete building

Henn and TU Dresden complete world's first carbon concrete building

German architecture firm Henn and the Technical University of Dresden have completed the world's first building made of carbon concrete, which is reinforced with carbon fibre instead of steel.

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Paul Cocksedge suspends over 2,000 pieces of coal in Liverpool Cathedral

Paul Cocksedge suspends over 2,000 pieces of coal in Liverpool Cathedral

British designer Paul Cocksedge has created a sculpture made from high-carbon coal, which was hung and illuminated inside Liverpool Cathedral as a comment on our fossil fuel dependency.

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Adjaye Associates unveils Abrahamic Family House interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi

Adjaye Associates unveils Abrahamic Family House interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi

The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex designed by architect David Adjaye that contains a church, a synagogue and a mosque, has opened in Abu Dhabi.

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"Rebuilding under missiles is bold but we can't afford to wait" say Ukrainian architects

"Rebuilding under missiles is bold but we can't afford to wait" say Ukrainian architects

In a demonstration of remarkable Ukrainian resilience, several rebuilding initiatives are taking place across Ukraine despite continued Russian attacks on civilian areas.

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"Every work is very different" in organic architecture says Javier Senosiain

"Every work is very different" in organic architecture says Javier Senosiain

Organic architecture is less a style or school and more a set of principles, Mexican architect Javier Senosiain and Noguchi Museum curator Dakin Hart tell Dezeen in this interview.

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15-minute city an "easy way to explain an old concept" says Edmonton planner

15-minute city an "easy way to explain an old concept" says Edmonton planner

A planner from Edmonton, Canada, has defended its 15-minute city plan after criticism from locals, saying that the plan uses age-old concepts and "will enable the City of Edmonton to support growth more efficiently".

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Michael Gove places Populous' spherical music venue on hold

Michael Gove places Populous' spherical music venue on hold

UK housing secretary Michael Gove has issued an Article 31 holding directive for the MSG Sphere, which was set to be designed by architecture studio Populous and built in Stratford, east London.

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Urb proposes 93-kilometre cycling highway "to make Dubai the most connected city on earth"

Urb proposes 93-kilometre cycling highway "to make Dubai the most connected city on earth"

Architecture studio Urb has proposed creating The Loop as a covered highway for cyclists and pedestrians that would wrap around Dubai.

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