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Richard Rogers’ Channel 4 headquarters awarded Grade II-listing

March 28, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

The Richard Rogers-designed Channel 4 headquarters in London, which was recently deemed one of the UK’s most-at-risk buildings, has been granted Grade II-listed status. Completed in 1994, the Channel 4 headquarters in central London was given a Grade II-listing as an “elegant example of high-tech architecture”, according to listing body Historic England. The listing follows an assessment carried

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Davidson Prize longlist features 16 designs to mitigate homelessness

March 28, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

The longlist for the third annual Davidson Prize has been revealed with concepts across the UK that aim to provide “new kinds of home communities” that help solve issues of housing insecurity. This year’s longlist comprises work by 16 studios created in response to the 2023 theme Somewhere to Call Home. Among the projects longlisted

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Taller Mauricio Rocha’s Anahuacalli Museum extension wins Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize

March 28, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Taller Mauricio Rocha’s fearless, heartfelt, and original” extension of Juan O’Gorman and Diego Rivera’s Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City has won the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. The biennial prize, which is awarded by the Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture, was given to the Anahuacalli Museum for the sensitive addition to a historic

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Taller Mauricio Rocha’s Anahuacalli Museum extension wins Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize

March 28, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Taller Mauricio Rocha’s fearless, heartfelt, and original” extension of Juan O’Gorman and Diego Rivera’s Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City has won the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. The biennial prize, which is awarded by the Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture, was given to the Anahuacalli Museum for the sensitive addition to a historic

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Fire safety expert “extremely concerned” about mass-timber buildings

March 22, 2023 Nat Barker 0

World-leading fire safety expert José Torero has told Dezeen he is “extremely concerned” about mass-timber buildings being constructed around the world. As part of a feature on fire safety, Torero claimed that a lack of consistency in the competency of people designing and constructing mass-timber buildings runs the risk of a “catastrophic” fire event. “My concern

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Heatherwick set to turn Saudi Arabian desalination plant into museum

March 21, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

British designer Thomas Heatherwick’s studio is designing the Jeddah Central Museum in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will be located in a former desalination plant by the Red Sea. Part of a new waterfront district with a focus on art and craftsmanship, the Jeddah Central Museum will see Heatherwick convert the desalination plant into a souk

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This week the 15-minute city inventor responded to “shocking” conspiracy theories

March 18, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

This week on Dezeen, we published an exclusive interview with 15-minute city creator Carlos Moreno in which he discusses the conspiracy theory that his urbanism strategy was designed to restrict people’s freedom. The 15-minute city concept advocates for creating polycentric cities where no essential amenities are further than a short walk or cycle ride away. This

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Glenn Howells Architects to turn Typhoo tea factory into BBC Birmingham HQ

March 17, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

British studio Glenn Howells Architects has unveiled its design for the BBC headquarters in Birmingham, which will be located in the historic Typhoo Factory in the Digbeth area. The shell of the nearly-century-old building will be retained, with Glenn Howells Architects adapting its interior to create a purpose-built workplace. The studio aims to preserve as

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Tadao Ando chosen to design MPavilion 2023 in Melbourne

March 15, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando has been named the designer of this year’s MPavilion, which will be his first project in Australia. The annual architecture commission, which is chosen by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, will see Ando design a pavilion for the Queen Victoria Gardens in Melbourne’s Southbank Arts Precinct. Japan-based Ando will be

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