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Rectory Farm by Carmody Groarke: the public park that's also a quarry
19 December 2017Carmody Groarke’s Rectory Farm project in suburban London is an innovative approach to vital mineral extraction, which simultaneously provides a large community park above ground
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The V&A Dundee will be Scotland’s first design museum
19 December 2017The V&A Museum of Design, Dundee, will open in the second half of 2018 and be the first museum dedicated to design in Scotland.
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‘Engaging the ancient landscape’: Residence in the Galilee by Golany Architects
15 December 2017When Golany Architects approached the design of this residence in the Galilee region of Israel, they took up the challenge of maximising the potential of the 500 sqm plot.
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'Architectural gunpowder': the Experimentarium by CEBRA
14 December 2017When Danish practice CEBRA took on the brief to create a new home for the Experimentarium science centre in Copenhagen, it created some ‘gunpowder’ moments, including a double helix staircase clad in 10 tonnes of copper
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Goal kick
14 December 2017Pamela Buxton takes a look at new sports stadia that, while often instigated for football and its fans, have choices, of bars, restaurants, lounges and alternative sports facilities, and use cutting-edge design to offer so much more
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Pleasure dome: Louvre Abu Dhabi by Jean Nouvel
13 December 2017Jean Nouvel’s Louvre Abu Dhabi is the first building in a proposed new cultural quarter for the city, on land reclaimed from the sea. The building draws on traditional Arab architectural patterns, lighting and forms, but delivers an ambitious programme using 21st-century technologies, materials and sophistication
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Meet Yinka Ilori: the king of narrative furniture
11 December 2017Yinka Ilori, furniture upcycler and star of LDF 2017, talks to Blueprint about storytelling, colour and identity in design
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Ashburton Place: the first new street in Mayfair for over fifteen years
7 December 2017Ahead of their development launch in 2018, British Land unveils the first new street to open in Mayfair in over fifteen years, Ashburton Place.
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The Hierarchy of Needs at Mortimer House
7 December 2017In the heart of Fitzrovia, surrounded by contemporary furniture showrooms, sits Mortimer House – a new workspace and wellbeing destination that boasts a sophisticated, welcoming restaurant.
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'We didn’t want it to feel like a fortress': Rijnstraat 8 by OMA
1 December 2017Rijnstraat 8, a striking renovation project in The Hague from OMA, provides flexible workspace for Dutch govenment ministries and new public space