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“World’s first” combined baseball stadium and shopping mall proposed for South Korea

December 7, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

US architecture studio DLA+ has unveiled its design for a multi-purpose sports- and entertainment building in Incheon, South Korea, containing the Cheongna SSG baseball stadium and a shopping centre. Working with retail franchise Shinsegae Group, DLA+ claims the project will be “the world’s first baseball stadium with an integrated shopping mall and the first privately

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Hayhurst and Co designs low-energy London home as “domestic-scale greenhouse”

November 30, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Informed by the greenhouses that once occupied the site, local architecture studio Hayhurst and Co added bamboo planting behind polycarbonate screens to the facade of a family home in London. Named Green House, Hayhurst and Co created the home as an example of low-cost, low-energy housing, with a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure and repurposed materials

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BIG reveals stepped housing overlooking Aegean Sea

November 29, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled the design for a luxury residential building with cascading terraces named Park Rise, which will form part of the Ellinikon city masterplan near Athens. Designed as the centrepiece of Ellinikon’s Little Athens neighbourhood, Park Rise will contain 88 apartments stacked in a staggered arrangement of two gently curving wings, the

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BIG reveals stepped housing overlooking Aegean Sea

November 29, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled the design for a luxury residential building with cascading terraces named Park Rise, which will form part of the Ellinikon city masterplan near Athens. Designed as the centrepiece of Ellinikon’s Little Athens neighbourhood, Park Rise will contain 88 apartments stacked in a staggered arrangement of two gently curving wings, the

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Heatherwick Studio unveils undulating district designed as “one of Tokyo’s greenest urban areas”

November 23, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has completed the Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo, which is defined by curving roofs topped with greenery. Aiming to create a city district that provides access to nature and a diversity of spaces, Heatherwick Studio designed Azabudai Hills to contain residential buildings, retail and restaurant spaces, a school, two temples, art

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Atelier 9.81 models Calais port tower on stack of pebbles

November 19, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

French architecture studio Atelier 9.81 has designed a tower of staggered concrete blocks for a harbour master’s office and lookout building on the Calais coastline. Forming part of the Calais Port 2015 expansion plan, the 38-metre-tall tower comprises four stacked white-concrete boxes with decorative surfaces. The blocks are designed by Atelier 9.81 to resemble balancing

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This week the latest Neom region in Saudi Arabia was revealed

November 18, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

This week on Dezeen, Saudi Arabian mega-project Neom revealed its sixth region, Epicon, which will feature a pair of jagged skyscrapers on the Gulf of Aqaba. Designed by architecture studio 10Design, the project will be distinguished by two steel-clad towers measuring 225 and 275 metres tall. They will be connected by horizontal levels set to

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Plant trees in cities to curb deadly heatwaves says Arup’s Dima Zogheib

November 8, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Cities should plant more trees to help prevent tens of thousands of annual deaths from extreme heat, Arup specialist Dima Zogheib tells Dezeen as part of our Designing for Disaster series. Worsening heatwaves are emerging as the number-one climate-related killer, with an estimated 62,862 deaths associated with extreme heat across Europe in 2022, according to

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Plant trees in cities to curb deadly heatwaves says Arup’s Dima Zogheib

November 8, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Cities should plant more trees to help prevent tens of thousands of annual deaths from extreme heat, Arup specialist Dima Zogheib tells Dezeen as part of our Designing for Disaster series. Worsening heatwaves are emerging as the number-one climate-related killer, with an estimated 62,862 deaths associated with extreme heat across Europe in 2022, according to

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Climate Safe Rooms retrofits Australian homes to protect vulnerable residents in extreme temperatures

November 3, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Continuing our Designing for Disaster series, we spotlight Climate Safe Rooms, an initiative that insulates one room in a home as a cost-effective way of preparing low-income homes in Australia for extreme heat. The project was created by Tim Adams for Victoria-based not-for-profit community group Geelong Sustainability, which so far has implemented a Climate Safe

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