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Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

JAAK reconfigures Hong Kong apartment with space-saving cabinetry

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Interiors studio JAAK has used custom cabinetry to convert a two-bedroom apartment in Hong Kong into a more open-plan home. More ›

 
 

South Melbourne Primary School will feature no formal classrooms says architect Ann Lau

South Melbourne Primary School by Hayball

In our final movie from the World Architecture Festival 2016, architect Ann Lau explains how Australian firm Hayball plans to create collaborative learning spaces in the Melbourne school that was named Future Project of the Year last month. More ›

 
 

Prefabricated garden studio in south London is clad in cedar and lined in birch

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This prefabricated garden hideaway in suburban London  acts as a guest house as well as a home office, and is clad in planks of cedar wood. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: professor of design at Aalto University

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Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a professor in the practice of contemporary design at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture  in Helsinki – the school behind the black-stained ash chairs presented at last years' Stockholm Furniture Fair. Browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

Norm Architects creates contemporary take on antique bathtubs

Prime bathroom line by Norm Architects for Inbani

This minimal bathroom suite by Norm Architects is based on the shape of classic roll-top tubs. More ›

 
 

Concertina rooflight illuminates Sydney house extension by Nick Bell Design

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Stepped skylights twist up to a peak at one side of this extension designed by Nick Bell Design for the rear of a Sydney residence. More ›

 
 

AvroKO creates "micro hotel" in former industrial neighbourhood in New York

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New York studio AvroKO has designed the interiors of Arlo Hudson Square, a new boutique hotel with tiny rooms – some of which have bunk beds. More ›

 
 

Bates Smart unveils light-filled replacement for its Australian Embassy in Washington DC

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Australian firm Bates Smart is to design a new Embassy of Australia for the US capital, replacing the building that the firm designed for the same purpose in 1964. More ›

 
 

Dezeen's guide to 2016 in 10 graphics and illustrations

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From illustrated responses to the US election and Brexit, to posters for the Rio Olympics, Dezeen managing editor Olivia Mull picks the graphics and illustrations that tell the story of the last 12 months, as part of our review of 2016. More ›

 
 

Antwerp co-working space by Going East encourages occupants to explore its diverse spaces

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The experience of walking New York's High Line inspired the layout of Antwerp co-working space Fosbury & Sons, designed by Belgian studio Going East. More ›

 
 

Speakers for Schools needs more people from the design sector to inspire students

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A charity that invites high-profile figures to speak in schools around the UK has called for more leading architects and designers to participate. More ›

 
 

Ventura Projects announces Milan Central Station exhibition space for 2017

Ventura Centrale at Milan Central Station

The organisers of the Ventura Lambrate exhibition district during Milan design week have announced plans for an extra venue next year – a series of abandoned warehouses at Milan Central Station. More ›