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Dezeen’s top 10 houses of 2022

December 5, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Next up in our review of the year, we look back at the houses that grabbed Dezeen readers’ attention in 2022, including a dwelling hidden below ground, a pink holiday home and a cantilevering cabin. House and Restaurant in Yamaguchi, Japan, by Junya Ishigami Dezeen’s most popular house of 2022 was also the most unusual.

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Moxon Architects’ Quarry Studios named Scotland’s best building of 2022

November 30, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

A small office and cafe that Moxon Architects has hidden within the Cairngorms National Park has been named winner of RIAS’ Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2022. Named Quarry Studios, the project was hailed by the jury for being “a high quality and tactile building that is full of detail”. Awarded by

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Ten lounge areas with fireplaces suspended from the ceiling

November 26, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Suspended fireplaces that are used as the centrepiece of contemporary but cosy living rooms are the focus of this lookbook, which includes a mix of rural residences and urban dwellings. Also described as hanging or floating, suspended fireplaces are stoves and log burners that are mounted on ceilings and unsupported from beneath. They are a

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Shigeru Ban marries thatch and cardboard tubes at Farmer’s Restaurant in Japan

November 25, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

A thatched roof and large cardboard tubes form part of the structure of the Farmer’s Restaurant on Awaji Island, designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban’s studio. The restaurant sits in the middle of a field on the Japanese island, which is the same location as Shigeru Ban Architects’ wooden Zenbo Seinei meditation retreat,

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Studio Libeskind set to add angular extension to Antwerp art deco tower

November 23, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind’s studio has designed a contemporary extension to the iconic Boerentoren tower in Antwerp, Belgium, as part of a competition-winning renovation proposal. Studio Libeskind plans to introduce cultural facilities and a rooftop viewpoint to the iconic, 90-year-old high-rise, designed in the art deco style by Belgian architect Jan Van Hoenacker. The proposal

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BIG to transform Jordan port terminal into solar-powered community hub

November 23, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Danish architecture BIG has unveiled its masterplan for the refurbishment of the Aqaba Container Terminal at Jordan’s only port to transform it into a hub for the local community. The terminal masterplan will involve the renovation of existing facilities, alongside the introduction of community training centres and public parks. The Aqaba Container Terminal project is

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Ten architectural attractions in Qatar designed ahead of the 2022 World Cup

November 17, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

In preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar has been expanding its cultural offerings. Here, we round up 10 architectural landmarks that have recently been built in and around Doha. Since winning the bid to host the World Cup in 2010, the Gulf state has focused on transforming itself into “a beacon of art

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Dezeen’s guide to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar stadium architecture

November 15, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

With the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar set to kick off on Sunday, Dezeen rounds up the eight stadiums hosting the tournament including a hat-shaped building and a “diamond in the desert”. All located in and around the Qatari capital city of Doha, the eight stadiums will be the backdrop to the international football tournament

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IIMA renews plans to demolish Louis Kahn dormitories

November 14, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Dormitories designed by American architect Louis Kahn are again under threat of demolition with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad backtracking on its decision not to demolish them. The Indian management school is set to demolish and replace a cluster of brick dormitories despite withdrawing its original plans to replace them with new buildings following an international outcry

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Denizen Works creates house with “a sense of drama” overlooking Scottish loch

November 12, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Recycled TV screens cover the walls of the seven-bedroom Hundred Acre Wood house, which architecture studio Denizen Works has created on a site overlooking Loch Awe in Scotland. Named Hundred Acre Wood, the castle-like dwelling was designed for a couple with six children on former Forestry Commission land with its own private lochan – a small lake.

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