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Ron Arad overhauls public spaces in Washington DC's Watergate Hotel

The hotel in Washington DC made famous by the Watergate scandal has reopened with interiors by London studio Ron Arad Architects (+ slideshow).

 
 

Nestlé's first factory transformed into interactive exhibition space

Dutch design agency Tinker Imagineers has created a €45-million exhibition area for Nestlé on the grounds of the food giant's first factory in Vevey, Switzerland (+ slideshow).

 
 

Glass bubble dress features in Iris van Herpen's Autumn Winter 2016 couture collection

Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen has created a dress using thousands of hand-blown glass balls for her haute-couture collection, shown in Paris this week.

 
 

Bordeaux wine museum by XTU Architects features bulging gold-striped body

This huge bulbous building by  XTU Architects creates a wine museum on the Bordeaux riverfront (+ slideshow).

 
 

Wovns platform turns digital designs into Jacquard fabric on-demand

Digital platform Wovns can turn any design into woven Jacquard  fabric on-demand, in quantities as small as a single yard.

 
 

Aluminium House by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos features a grand roof terrace and swimming pool

This top-heavy house in Madrid by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos features a roof terrace that spans the entire width of the building and extends out towards a swimming pool (+ movie).

 
 

Pierre Thibault creates compact and light-filled house in a Quebec forest

Atelier Pierre Thibault has completed a holiday home in rural Quebec with a giant window wall that provides expansive views of the scenic terrain (+ slideshow).

 
 

Beirut architect designs bullet-resistant Kevlar keffiyeh headscarf

This updated version of the traditional keffiyeh scarf by Beirut-based architect Salim al-Kadi has been designed "for our contemporary landscape" (+ slideshow).

 
 

John McAslan to redesign Britain's largest mosque in south London

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John McAslan + Partners is developing new designs for the huge Baitul Futuh Mosque complex in south London, which was damaged by a fire last year.

 
 

Michael Graves' Princeton home to become architecture education centre

Kean University in New Jersey is purchasing three properties owned by late American architect Michael Graves, including the Princeton house and studio where he developed his Postmodern designs for 40 years.

 
 

Villa Eugénie designs funfair-themed set for Dior Homme

Brussels production studio Villa Eugénie designed a looping rollercoaster studded with multicoloured lights for Dior Homme's Summer 2017 catwalk show (+ slideshow).

 
 

"Europe has been for the lucky few in the UK"

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Opinion:  Richard Rogers' vision for a more European form of British architecture promised to create modern and prosperous urban environments. But this "new Europe" failed to reach the suburban council estates and cul-de-sacs that backed Brexit, says Owen Hatherley.

 
 

Five of the best houses in Wisconsin on Dezeen

This week's roundup of houses from each of the 50 American states focuses on Wisconsin, and includes a charred timber cabin and the renovation of a Frank Lloyd Wright house outside Milwaukee (+ slideshow).

 
 
 
   
 
 

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