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Out of the Valley designs and builds a cedar-clad cabin on an English farm

by Dezeen | Mar 15, 2021 | Uncategorized

Architecture and design office Out of the Valley has completed a wooden holiday cabin on a farm in Devon, England, featuring a mono-pitched roof and sliding doors that open onto a sheltered veranda. The Holly Water holiday retreat was designed and built by Out of the...

Ultraviolet-emitting chips installed in light fittings could play “a significant role in fighting the pandemic”

by Dezeen | Mar 15, 2021 | Uncategorized

A new generation of compact chips could safely neutralise airborne coronavirus in buildings, vehicles and even outdoor spaces using far-UVC radiation, according to Seth Coe-Sullivan of technology company NS Nanotech. The semiconductors, which will cost less than $200...

Frank Gehry’s twisted Luma Arles tower set to open in June

by Dezeen | Mar 15, 2021 | Uncategorized

The aluminium-clad Luma Arles arts tower designed by Frank Gehry to evoke Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting is nearing completion in southern France. The Luma Foundation has released the latest set of images of the Luma Arles arts centre in the city of Arles...

Taller Sintesis creates kindergarten with vaulted rooms in the Colombian Andes

by Dezeen | Mar 14, 2021 | Uncategorized

Architecture firm Taller Sintesis has completed a series of brick volumes with arched roofs for a large kindergarten in Colombia. El Porvenir Children Center is located in Rionegro, a town about 30 kilometres southeast of Medellín. The campus sits along the edge of a...

The Ranch Mine creates board-marked concrete home in Phoenix for a ceramicist

by Dezeen | Mar 14, 2021 | Uncategorized

Board-marked concrete, creamy stucco and weathering steel form the facades of Foo house in Arizona, designed by US firm The Ranch Mine for a ceramicist and her family. Local studio The Ranch Mine designed the home to be a suitable environment for creative activities...

Circles form interiors of INES innovation centre by Pezo von Ellrichshausen

by Dezeen | Mar 14, 2021 | Uncategorized

Curved walls and circular voids create unusual geometries within this university innovation centre in Chile, designed by architecture studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen. Located at the University of Bío-Bío in Concepcion, INES is designed to inspire the creativity and...

Ten calm interiors with natural clay wall finishes that don’t need painting

by Dezeen | Mar 14, 2021 | Uncategorized

In this special lookbook sponsored by natural finishes brand Clayworks, we’ve selected 10 interiors from our archives that feature walls finished with the brand’s clay plaster. Clay finishes are a healthy, breathable alternative to paints or wallpaper on...

7 Clever Projects Utilizing Perforated Brick Façades

by Architizer | Mar 13, 2021 | Uncategorized

Architects: There’s still time to submit your work for the 9th Annual A+Awards before the Late Entry Deadline on April 23rd! Gain global recognition for your work: Click here to start your submission. Brick is one of the most traditional and universal building...

CO-LAB designs Casa Areca to merge with lush landscape in Tulum

by Dezeen | Mar 13, 2021 | Uncategorized

Tropical plants surround a holiday home by Mexican firm CO-LAB Design Office, which has large openings to help keep the interior “cool and fresh throughout the year”. The property is bordered by a rustic wall made of stones that were excavated during...

Barde + vanVoltt transforms dingy Amsterdam garage into family home

by Dezeen | Mar 13, 2021 | Uncategorized

Amsterdam studio Barde + vanVoltt has inserted skylights and glass partition walls into this former garage to transform it into a light-filled family home that celebrates the building’s industrial past. Located in central Amsterdam, just a few steps away from...
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“A bee puts to shame many an architect in the construction of her honeycomb cells. But what distinguishes the worst architect from the best of bees is this, that the architect raises his structure in imagination before he erects it in reality.”
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Karl Marx – Das Kapital

Refugio bee shelters by MaliArts – source: Dezeen

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