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Sergei Tchoban uses Corten steel to create huge basket-weave facade

Undulating panels of Corten steel create a woven effect across the facade of a seven-storey office block in St Petersburg designed by architect Sergei Tchoban.

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WPP building online "Minecraft world" featuring all its global offices in one place

Global communications group WPP is creating a digital campus in computer game Minecraft featuring replicas of its offices around the world, allowing employees to visit other buildings without leaving their desks.

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Cement and concrete "are not carbon sinks" says Cambridge materials scientist

The recognition of concrete's ability to absorb atmospheric carbon in the latest IPCC climate report means climate change "is worse than we thought," according to Cambridge University materials scientist Darshil Shah.

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Dolly Recycled fabric by Søren Møller for TexStyle

Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand TexStyle has launched Dolly Recycled fabric, a textile that looks like wool but is entirely made of recycled plastic bottles.

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Eight power plants that combine innovative architecture and energy solutions

Following AL_A's reveal of the world's first fusion development plant and rumours that BIG's CopenHill ski slope would permanently close, Dezeen has rounded up eight power plants that are architecturally significant.

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Forma rug collection by Tsar Carpets among new products on Dezeen Showroom

Tsar Carpet's playful Forma rug collection that explores themes of energy and optimism is among 12 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week.

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Miller Hull retrofits mid-century Loom House on Washington's Bainbridge Island

A 1960s dwelling in the Pacific Northwest has become the first renovated home to achieve Living Building Challenge certification following an overhaul by US firm The Miller Hull Partnership.

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Concrete house by Gestalt Associates take cues from Querétaro's colonial architecture

Gardens carved from this concrete home near Quérétaro, Mexico by Gestalt Associates bring light, air and vegetation into the living spaces.

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UAE wins Golden Lion for best pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale

United Arab Emirates' Wetland pavilion curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto has won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale.

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