Monday, October 30, 2017

Herzog & de Meuron reveals plans for skyscraper and exhibition hall at Stockholm gasworks

The cylindrical frame of a gasholder at Stockholm's old gasworks will host an events space, in plans by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron that will see another of the structures demolished to make way for a skyscraper.
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Top five architecture and design jobs this week include Heatherwick Studio and WeWork

Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include roles with Thomas Heatherwick's London studio, Rotterdam office KAAN Architecten and co-working company WeWork in San Francisco. Read more



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Giant pivoting door connects Columbia Road extension to secluded rear courtyard

A frameless glass roof panel connects with a window to allow natural light to flood this extension added to the rear of a Victorian house in east London by The D*Haus Company. Read more



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"Now is not the time to be indulging in postmodern revivalism"

Bringing back postmodernism, a style of architecture that thrived on irony, could be dangerous in today's political climate, argues Sean Griffiths. Read more



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Sunday, October 29, 2017

Tom Fereday creates furniture collection for Louis Vuitton store in Sydney

Tom Fereday creates furniture collection for Louis Vuitton store in Sydney

Australian designer Tom Fereday has created a series of custom-made tables and chairs for the Louis Vuitton store inside Sydney's Bondi Junction shopping centre. Read more



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Arched openings punctuate brick-clad house in Seoul by Tectonics Lab

Cheongun Residence by Hyundai Kim + Tectonics Lab

South Korean studio Tectonics Lab has completed a house for a retired professor in Seoul, featuring pale brick facades interrupted by arching windows that frame views from rooms arranged around a skylit parlour. Read more



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OFIS Arhitekti uses modular Living Units to create pop-up library overlooking Ljubljana

Living Unit library by OFIS Arhitekti

Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has found a new use for the micro house it designed earlier this year – the modular structure recently served as a temporary library in the grounds of Ljubljana Castle. Read more



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