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Thonik "brings graphic design to the streets" with its Amsterdam studio

Graphic design studio Thonik's co-founder Thomas Widdershoven and MMX Architecten have transformed a bold typeface into a simple monochrome pattern that covers a six-storey building block in Amsterdam.

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Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto dies at 76

Kansai Yamamoto, the Japanese fashion designer best known for his dramatic costumes for David Bowie's stage tours, has passed away at the age of 76.

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Wood and white brick feature in Perth extension by David Barr Architects

David Barr Architects has added a bright and roomy two-floor extension to a cottage near Perth, Australia so that its owners can have their grown-up children come to stay.

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Studio Nucleo colours Primitive furniture in pastel hues for Nilufar Gallery

Turin-based design collective Studio Nucleo has created a series of chromatic furniture items constructed to form a pixellated effect for an exhibition at Nilufar Gallery.

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Twelve Architects designs holiday homes to overlook Silverstone race track

Twelve Architects has designed the 60-holiday-home Escapade Silverstone development that will directly overlook the race track at Silverstone – home of the British Grand Prix.

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Ruta 4 builds clothing factory in rural Colombia from bamboo

Bamboo doors let sunlight and fresh air into this clothing factory in rural Colombia, designed by architecture studio Ruta 4.

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro wraps US Olympic and Paralympic Museum in diamond scales

Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has arranged the galleries of the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado, which opens this week, around a spiralling ramp to make it one of the most accessible museums in the world.

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"Less is not always more" say commenters

In this week's comments update, readers are debating car makers rebranding with flat versions of their logos and sharing their views on other top stories.

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Black House by V2 Arquitectos contrasts charred wood with concrete

Argentinian architecture firm V2 Arquitectos has stacked a charred wood volume on top of a concrete structure to form a residence outside of Buenos Aires.

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Zaha Hadid Architects and Grimshaw among architects to criticise Autodesk's BIM software

Zaha Hadid Architects, Grimshaw and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners are among 17 major UK-based architecture studios that have signed an open letter to software company Autodesk criticising the rising cost and lack of development of its Revit application.

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