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Photos reveal Thomas Heatherwick’s Little Island in New York ahead of opening

May 20, 2021 India Block 0

Photographs show Little Island, the park designed by Thomas Heatherwick on the Hudson River in New York, ahead of its official opening tomorrow. Originally called Pier 55, Little Island is an elevated park built on top of 132 mushroom-shaped concrete columns in the river at 55 Hudson Greenway. Located on the edge of Manhattan’s Meatpacking

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Arcana mirrored cabins will blend into the forest in Canada

May 19, 2021 India Block 0
Leckie Studio and Aruliden

Architecture office Leckie Studio and design agency Aruliden have released designs for a series of mirrored structures that will be built in a forest in Ontario, Canada. Called Arcana, the secluded cabin rentals will be built in an area of woodland two hours north of Toronto. Their exact location is being kept secret and will

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Supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen evacuated after unexplained wobbling

May 19, 2021 India Block 0
SEG Plaza

SEG Plaza, a supertall skyscraper that is the 18th tallest in Shenzhen, China, had to be evacuated yesterday when it started to shake. Footage on social media shows crowds of people fleeing in panic as the building started swaying just after noon local time on 18 May 2021. SEG Plaza has been evacuated and remains

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Plus-shaped swimming pool in New York’s East River gets green light

May 18, 2021 India Block 0
+Pool floating pool for the East River

A floating swimming pool in the East River, New York, designed by creative studio PlayLab has been approved to continue with planning. The open-air saltwater pool, called +Pool because it would be shaped like a plus, was designed by Los Angeles studio PlayLab over a decade ago. Design collaborators Family, a New York-based studio, has since

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Decision on Grenfell Tower demolition due to be made this summer

May 18, 2021 India Block 0
Inquiry: The UK government has promised to pay out £200 million to replace cladding from private high-rise housing, almost two years after the Grenfell Tower fire.

The future of Grenfell Tower, the site of a high-rise fire that killed 72 people in London four years ago, will be decided this summer, according to a letter sent by the UK government. The ministry of housing, communities and local government (MHCLG) wrote a letter to residents earlier this month updating them on the

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Ten kitchens with islands that make food preparation easier and more enjoyable

May 16, 2021 India Block 0

For this lookbook, we’ve chosen ten kitchen interiors that feature islands that are both practical and sociable. Kitchen islands are freestanding, counter-height units that are usually rectangular in shape and offer additional storage and preparation space. They work particularly well in open-plan spaces, providing a clear line of sight between the kitchen and dining areas

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Woods Bagot imagines electric vehicle charging stations as drive-in cinemas

May 14, 2021 India Block 0
Recharge LA by Woods Bagot

Architecture studio Woods Bagot has designed a concept for electric vehicle charging stations for Downtown Los Angeles that could double as drive-in movie theatres. Called Re-Charge LA, the project imagines how electric vehicle charging stations could become visitor destinations. It envisions a digital screen that could be lowered to form a canopy for the cars

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Paul Rudolph house in New York State up for sale as NFT

May 13, 2021 India Block 0
862 Fenimore by Paul Rudolph

The Edersheim Residence, a house in New York State that was renovated and extended by American architect Paul Rudolph, is being sold as an NFT. Also called 862 Fenimore, the mid-century home in Larchmont, New York, is being auctioned on digital marketplace OpenSea for a minimum list price of one Etherium (ETH), which is currently

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UNStudio to revamp conference centre for Brainport technology region

May 13, 2021 India Block 0
lysion Congress Centre by UNStdio

Dutch architecture office UNStudio is renovating and expanding the Elysion Congress Centre in Eindhoven by adding a cantilevered auditorium and vertical gardens. Along with expanding the original floorplan, the practice will add a wood-and-steel auditorium with a capacity of 1,500 as well as a foyer and catering spaces to the congress centre in Eindhoven’s technology

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