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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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Qatar’s national stadium revamped ahead of FIFA 2022 World Cup

November 9, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

The Khalifa International Stadium in Doha has been renovated for use as one of eight venues that will host the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar. Inaugurated in 1976, the country’s national stadium has been revamped by its original architect Dar Al-Handasah so that it could be used for the tournament, which begins

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Stefano Boeri Architetti unveils Vertical Forest towers for Dubai

November 8, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has adapted its Vertical Forest concept for a pair of skyscrapers in Dubai, which will be covered in thousands of trees. Revealed by Stefano Boeri Architetti yesterday at the COP27 climate change conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the project comprises two tapering towers at 190 and 150 metres tall.

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Peter Barber wins 2022 Soane Medal for architecture

November 8, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

British architect Peter Barber has been revealed as this year’s winner of the Soane Medal for having “devoted his life” to helping to resolve the UK’s housing crisis. Barber, who is the founder of the London-based studio Peter Barber Architects, was hailed by the jury for his work in social and affordable housing. The Soane

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Ten bedrooms with wardrobes that are disguised as walls

November 5, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

This lookbook rounds up 10 bedrooms where architects have designed discreet built-in wardrobes to conceal clothing and clutter, creating the illusion of a seamless wall. Built-in wardrobe walls are an efficient way to supersize storage and utilise every centimetre of space in a bedroom, unlike freestanding units that often leave dead spaces around their edges.

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Buffalo Bills stadium by Populous will be “intimate yet intimidating”

October 31, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Architecture studio Populous has designed a new stadium for the American football team Buffalo Bills in New York state, which will reimagine historic architecture with modern materials. Due to open in autumn 2026, the venue will be developed by Populous to pay homage to the history, heritage and architecture of the Bills’ home city, Buffalo.

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Foster + Partners completes long-awaited 425 Park Avenue in New York

October 27, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

British architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed a skyscraper in New York, which is the “first full-block office building” to be built on Park Avenue in over 50 years. The highly anticipated 47-storey tower, named 425 Park Avenue, occupies a plot alongside landmarks including Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building and Lever House

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Zaha Hadid Architects models giant sports venue on Hangzhou tea farms

October 27, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

A 60,000-seat football stadium is among the features of the terraced Hangzhou International Sports Centre, which Zaha Hadid Architects is designing in the east of China. Over 26.39 hectares, the giant sports venue in Hangzhou will comprise three buildings that also accommodate a 19,000-seat indoor arena, an aquatics centre and practice pitches. Hangzhou International Sports

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