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Christo unveils floating Serpentine sculpture made from 7,506 barrels

CristoChristo

Christo has completed The London Mastaba, a 20-metre-high sculpture floating on London's Serpentine Lake, which represents his and late wife Jeanne-Claude's determination to make art free.  More ›

 
 

Rebuild of "irreparable" Glasgow School of Art estimated at over £100 million

Glasgow School of Art has been destroyed beyond repair, say experts, with the costs of rebuilding estimated at more than £100 million. More ›

 
 

Kenzo Tange's lost house is showpiece of Japan in Architecture exhibition at Mori Art Museum

Japan in Architecture at Mori Art Museum, photograph by Koroda Takeru

A scale model of architect Kenzo Tange's now-demolished house and a full-size replica of a 16th century tea house feature in a blockbuster exhibition of Japanese architecture at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. More ›

 
 

Le Corbusier's interior realised by Philipp Mohr at Unité d'Habitation in Berlin

An apartment in Berlin's Unité d'Habitation has been refurbished by German-American architect Philipp Mohr to Le Corbusier's original plans. More ›

 
 

"The fashion system is very much in transition" says State of Fashion curator José Teunissen

"The fashion system is very much in transition" says José Teunissen

There are 50 examples of sustainable fashion on show in the Netherlands for the inaugural State of Fashion exhibition, including textiles created from salvaged plastic bags and shoes made of fish skins. In a Dezeen exclusive, curator José Teunissen reveals her highlights. More ›

 
 

Haptic completes contemporary apartment block in Chelsea conservation area

Haptic Architects completes contemporary apartment block in Chelsea conservation area

Prefabricated stone and pale brick panels form the facade of this contemporary housing development in Chelsea, London, designed by Haptic. More ›

 
 

Three patios and a swimming pool slot into Casa La Quinta in Mexico

Casa La Quinta by PPAA

Residents of this getaway in Mexico, designed by architects Pérez Palacios and Alfonso de la Concha Rojas, can spend weekends lazing in a hammock suspended above a secluded swimming pool. More ›

 
 

Workstead gives 19th-century Charleston rowhouse a "southern modernism" makeover

Workstead House by Workstead

US design studio Workstead has reimagined "heritage elements as modern luxury" during the renovation of this home in Charleston, South Carolina, which was used as a store for selling blockaded goods during the Civil War. More ›