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Scenario Architecture covers London house extension in larch and heather

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Scenario Architecture has added a wooden extension with a jagged heather-covered roof and a large window to the rear of an east London house. More ›

 
 

Tracey Emin to exit London after rejection of her Chipperfield-designed extension

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Artist Tracey Emin  has announced plans to move her studio from London to the Kent coast, after withdrawing her appeal against the planning rejection of her proposed David Chipperfield-designed extension. More ›

 
 

Design schools will "hit the wall" due to Brexit, warns The Council for Higher Education in Art & Design

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The Brexit vote has led to a "brain drain" of teaching staff and a drop in student numbers at the UK's architecture and design institutes, according to a body representing creative higher education establishments, which warns that universities will be forced to shut down. More ›

 
 

Ström Architects creates timber-framed retreat in rural Hampshire

Woodpeckers by Strom Architects

Hampshire studio Ström Architects designed this larch and glass holiday home in the New Forest, England, as a weekend escape for a London-based family. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: head of acquisitions at Zaha Hadid Architects

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Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a head of bids and acquisitions at Zaha Hadid Architects, which recently completed a mathematics gallery at London's Science Museum  (pictured). Read more stories about Zaha Hadid Architects or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

Swarms of cyborg insects could be used to map dangerous environments

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These "biobots" developed by a research team at North Carolina State University could map out areas or collapsed buildings in the wake of a disaster. More ›

 
 

Five envy-inducing minimal houses by Alberto Campo Baeza

Domus Aurea by Alberto Campo Baeza

Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza has just completed his latest minimal house, this time in Mexico, so we've rounded up a selection of home designs by the architect to showcase his pared-back, monochrome style. More ›

 
 

Glazed block cantilevers over reflecting pool at Brasília offices by Mira Arquitetos

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A metal and glass volume containing offices rests on a concrete base that encloses a public courtyard at this headquarters for the National Confederation of Municipalities in Brasília. More ›

 
 

Liliana Ovalle creates mini concrete sculptures based on brutalist buildings

En Concreto by Lilliana Ovalle

This collection of decorative concrete objects by London designer Liliana Ovalle borrows architectural details from brutalist buildings. More ›

 
 

London house extension by Bureau de Change Architects features dark blue kitchen and bright white lounge

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Peaks and troughs accommodate planting on the roof of this concrete extension to a south London house by Bureau de Change Architects, which has a blue and white interior. More ›