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Miles Pennington creates Tokyo toilet to be “centre of the local community”

March 26, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Designer Miles Pennington and DLX Design Lab of the University of Tokyo have designed a public toilet in Japan that can be used as an exhibition space, cinema, pop-up kiosk, information centre or meeting place. Pennington, who is a professor of design-led innovation at the University of Tokyo and the DLX Design Lab, designed the toilet

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Seven expressive works that demonstrate the “sculptural power” of Angelo Mangiarotti

March 22, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Italian architect and designer Angelo Mangiarotti is currently the focus of a major retrospective at the Triennale di Milano museum. Here the exhibition’s curator Fulvio Irace picks seven key works from the show. Angelo Mangiarotti: When Structures Take Shape aims to be the most complete retrospective ever devoted to the architect and designer, who died in

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51-1 Arquitectos converts Sharjah ice factory into arts venue

March 21, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Peruvian studio 51-1 Arquitectos has converted a 1970s ice storage facility in Sharjah, UAE, into a cultural venue, restaurant and hotel for the Sharjah Art Foundation. Named the Kalba Ice Factory, the venue near the town of Kalba on the east coast of the emirate of Sharjah was designed to be a unique space for

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“My fight is not against the car” says 15-minute city creator

March 14, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Urbanist Carlos Moreno responds to the “shocking” conspiracy theories surrounding his 15-minute city concept in this exclusive interview. In the past month Moreno’s 15-minute-city concept, which proposes creating communities where people can access key amenities by travelling no more than 15 minutes on foot or by bike, has become the basis of viral conspiracy theories.

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Balbek Bureau creates Ukrainian “home away from home” in Antarctica

March 14, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Kyiv-based studio Balbek Bureau has converted a defunct fuel tank into a depiction of a typical Ukrainian home at the country’s research base in Antarctica. Named Home Memories, the installation at the Vernadsky research base on Galindez Island in Antarctica was designed to evoke memories of home for those stationed at the base and tourists visiting.

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This week David Chipperfield won the Pritzker Architecture Prize

March 11, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This week on Dezeen, we announced David Chipperfield as the winner of this year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize and rounded up his key projects. British architect Chipperfield became the 52nd winner of the prestigious award for his “understated but transformative” body of work that spans four decades. The jury commended him for “steering clear of trends” while having a “commitment

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BIG set to create stepped office block on the River Thames

March 10, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Danish studio BIG has won approval for a 10-storey office described as a “series of jumping blocks” on the South Bank in central London. The 21,000-square-metre office for developer Landsec is set to replace a block that was built in 1989 alongside the former Financial Times building on the Thames. It will have a central 10-storey

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“I don’t believe I’m that talented” says Pritzker winner David Chipperfield

March 7, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

In this interview, British architect David Chipperfield, who was named the winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize today, explains how he believes his determination made up for a lack of natural talent. Speaking to Dezeen as part of our Face to Face podcast series, which was originally published in 2020, Chipperfield told Dezeen’s late founder and

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Tributes paid to “energetic, elegant and passionate” architect Rafael Viñoly

March 6, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architects and critics including Norman Foster and Michael Kimmelman have paid tribute to Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly following his death last week. Rafael Viñoly, who designed hundreds of projects across the world including skyscrapers 432 Park Avenue and the Walkie Talkie, died aged 78 on March 2. Other key projects by the architect included the Tokyo International Forum, Cleveland Museum of Art

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