10 plant-covered buildings that point to a greener future

June 30, 2017 Trudie Carter 0

Architects are touting plant-covered tower blocks as a way to tackle air pollution and improve the quality of urban life. From one of the world’s tallest living walls to an entire “vertical forest” city in China, here are 10 examples showing the rise of verdant architecture. Rosewood Tower, Brazil, by Jean Nouvel Ateliers Jean Nouvel has recently

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10 retro interiors from Dezeen’s Pinterest boards show the 70s are making a comeback

June 16, 2017 Trudie Carter 0

Pinterest has named retro interiors and 1970s furniture as one of its fastest-growing UK trends for 2017, so we’ve picked out 10 examples from our Pinterest boards that borrow inspiration from the era. Rehabilitation of three apartments, Portugal, by Atelier in Vitro Architecture studio Atelier In Vitro wanted to complement the character of this 1940s apartment

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Pinterest names watercolour prints and 1970s furniture as top interiors trends for 2017

June 14, 2017 Trudie Carter 0

Interest in plywood kitchens, retro furniture and watercolour wallpaper is skyrocketing in the UK, according to the latest trend report from Pinterest. Green tones, herringbone tiles and minimal clothing storage rails are also among the trends listed by the online bookmarking platform, after analysing over 1,000 UK-based user pins from the past year. Watercolour patterns was one of the most

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Pinterest names watercolour prints and 1970s furniture as top interiors trends for 2017

June 14, 2017 Trudie Carter 0

Interest in plywood kitchens, retro furniture and watercolour wallpaper is skyrocketing in the UK, according to the latest trend report from Pinterest. Green tones, herringbone tiles and minimal clothing storage rails are also among the trends listed by the online bookmarking platform, after analysing over 1,000 UK-based user pins from the past year. Watercolour patterns was one of the most

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10 of the tiniest bedrooms from Dezeen’s Pinterest boards

May 19, 2017 Trudie Carter 0

This week’s roundup from Pinterest focuses on micro living spaces that show how to do a lot with a little, from a bedroom in a timber box to a studio in Poland measuring just 13 square metres. Flinders Lane Apartment, Australia, by Clare Cousins A timber box creates a bedroom inside this Melbourne apartment by Clare Cousins, which

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10 movies featuring buildings that move or change shape

May 2, 2017 Trudie Carter 0

Over the last few months we’ve been publishing short movies about shape-shifting architecture on our Facebook page. Here are 10 of the best, including projects with sliding walls, kinetic facades and rotating rooms. Zoomlion Headquarters Exhibition Centre by amphibianArc This conceptual “transformer building” was designed by Californian architecture firm amphibianArc as an exhibition space for a

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