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Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

OMA completes Faena Forum cultural centre in Miami Beach

Faena Forum

OMA has finished its perforated Faena Forum art and performance centre in Miami Beach, the heart of a new ocean-side cultural district springing up in the US city. More ›

 
 

Zaha Hadid's friends and family disown Patrick Schumacher's statements

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Zaha Hadid's closest confidantes have distanced themselves from the speech made by her successor Patrik Schumacher, in which he called for social housing to be scrapped and public space to be privatised. More ›

 
 

Nadadora models Tortuga chair for Sancal on tortoise shell

Tortuga chair by Nadadora for Sancal

Dezeen promotion: design studio Nadadora has created a swivelling lounge chair for Spanish brand Sancal featuring a deep concave seat based on the shell of a tortoise. More ›

 
 

12 minimalist office interiors where there's plenty of space to think

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If the old adage "tidy desk, tidy mind" holds true, then the workers at these 12 minimalist offices are at their mental peak. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: architect at Hall McKnight

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Hall McKnight in Belfast, whose projects include a house bridging a stream. Read more stories about Hall McKnight  or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

Neri Oxman creates 3D-printed versions of ancient death masks

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Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab have created a series of colourful death masks that explore the transition between life and death. More ›

 
 

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects chosen to design Shanghai's new city library

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Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has revealed its competition-winning designs for a new library in Shanghai featuring bands of glazing and wood-lined reading rooms. More ›

 
 

Bureau Spectacular reimagines Laugier's Primitive Hut as "indoor treehouse"

Another Primitve Hut by Bureau Spectactular

California studio Bureau Spectacular has created a wooden structure on stilts that references the Primitive Hut proposed by philosopher Marc-Antoine Laugier in the 18th century. More ›

 
 

Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura to extend Madrid's Museo del Prado

Prado Museum by Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura have won a competition to overhaul Spain's most important art museum, the Museo del Prado in Madrid. More ›

 
 

Patrik Schumacher embarrassed by "Mr Nasty image" after World Architecture Festival speech

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Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher has said he regrets the reaction to his recent speech about London's housing crisis, and claims he only wanted to trigger a discussion. More ›

 
 

Five AM transforms caravan into mobile studio with pop-up table and pegboard walls

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A+Awards: Belgian design office Five AM overhauled  a tiny caravan to create this studio on wheels, which is next up in our showcase of this year's Architizer A+Awards winners. More ›