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Saint of Athens jewellery store designed to resemble 1960s swimming pool

August 4, 2021 Alice Finney 0

Creative agency Saint of Athens has used cool blue tiles throughout this jewellery store in Mykonos, Greece, for brand Gavelloto to make it resemble a “luxury 60s swimming pool”. Saint of Athens worked with Dive Architects to make the jewellery store stand out from the plethora of nearby retail stores. It includes light blue tiles, lockers

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Five architecture and design events in August from Dezeen Events Guide

August 2, 2021 Alice Finney 0

The second virtual Burning Man festival, an architecture conference featuring Bjarke Ingels and an online talk by Venus Williams at the AIA Conference on Architecture 2021 are just some of the global events listed in Dezeen Events Guide this August. Other additions to the August roster of events include Open House Prague, Summer Design Week

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Emmanuelle Simon designs “welcoming” Parisian bakery

July 29, 2021 Alice Finney 0

Interior architecture studio Emmanuelle Simon used arched shelving coves, sandy tones and rounded furniture in the Liberté bakery in Paris. Founder of Boulangeries Liberté Mickael Benichou gave Emmanuelle Simon free rein to create “a unique spot” in the 25-square-metre space. The designers aimed to create cosy interiors that would prompt visitors to stay inside for a little

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Heatherwick “isn’t involved” in designing national Covid-19 memorial

July 28, 2021 Alice Finney 0

British designer Thomas Heatherwick has rejected claims that he is working on creating a coronavirus memorial following a meeting with representatives of the UK government. London-based Heatherwick Studio confirmed that the British designer met with the UK government, but has not been commissioned to design a Covid-19 memorial. Heatherwick “approached in an advisory capacity” The studio stated that

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Thomas Heatherwick in discussions with UK government over Covid-19 memorial

July 27, 2021 Alice Finney 0

British designer Thomas Heatherwick has met with the UK government to discuss commemorating those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. Records of the UK government’s recent ministerial meetings show that the designer met Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith in March this year at a meeting described as: “To discuss COVID-19 commemoration”. The meeting was an

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Thomas Heatherwick in discussions with UK government over Covid-19 memorial

July 27, 2021 Alice Finney 0

British designer Thomas Heatherwick has met with the UK government to discuss commemorating those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. Records of the UK government’s recent ministerial meetings show that the designer met Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith in March this year at a meeting described as: “To discuss COVID-19 commemoration”. The meeting was an

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Liverpool stripped of World Heritage status due to waterfront developments

July 21, 2021 Alice Finney 0

Liverpool loses World Heritage status UNESCO

UNESCO has stripped Liverpool of its prestigious World Heritage status after a UN committee found recent developments caused an “irreversible loss of attributes” in the city. Following a vote that took place in Fuzhou, China earlier today, the UK city has been removed from the list, which designates locations of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) to

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Southwark Brick House peeks above a brick wall in Bermondsey

July 8, 2021 Alice Finney 0

London studio Satish Jassal Architects has completed a home in Bermondsey that integrates an existing brick wall. Built on the site of a former garage in the Thorburn Square conservation area, the architecture studio aimed to draw heavily on the areas “sensitive” location for the design of Southwark Brick House. An existing brick wall, which Satish Jassal

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Bak Gordon Arquitectos builds Casa Azul alongside elongated pool

July 6, 2021 Alice Finney 0

Portuguese studio Bak Gordon Arquitectos has completed a house alongside a long swimming pool in the Alentejo region of Portugal. The pool, which runs along the south wall of the house, was the starting point for Bak Gordon Arquitectos design of Casa Azul. “Built in the vast territory of Alentejo, the house emerges from the figure of an extensive

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Liverpool should be stripped of World Heritage status says UNESCO

June 30, 2021 Alice Finney 0

Liverpool is set to lose its World Heritage status, according to a UNESCO report citing detrimental waterfront developments “eroding the integrity” of the site. In its report into sites currently at risk, the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recorded a draft decision to remove Liverpool’s docks from the World Heritage list. “Decides to delete Liverpool –

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