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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 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 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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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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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 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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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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British architect Michael Wilford, who was best known for his bright and colourful postmodern buildings created together with James Stirling, has passed away at the age of 84. The news of his passing on Friday 10th March was confirmed today in an email to Dezeen from his daughter, Karenna Wilford. Wilford was born in East

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