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Meet: Kacper Hamilton
on 19 October 2015London-based designer Kacper Hamilton creates curious artefacts and experiences that aim to take the user on an emotional and spiritual journey
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A House for Essex by Grayson Perry and FAT Architecture
on 17 August 2015Created by artist Grayson Perry in collaboration with FAT Architecture, A House for Essex is ‘a Taj Mahal on the Stour’, its interiors charting the life of Essex everywoman Julie Cope, and is her final resting place. Commissioned by Alain de Botton and joining Living Architecture’s portfolio of holiday lets, the building is not only FAT’s final work, but a suitably ‘bonkers’ addition to the north Essex landscape
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Review – London Festival of Architecture
on 10 August 2015Cate St Hill visits two events as part of this year’s architecture showcase: a focus on Irish design and a playful exhibition by Assemble and artist Simon Terrill
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Harvey Nichols unveils new Birmingham store
on 30 July 2015New 45,000 sq ft store designed by Virgile + Partners opens in Birmingham's Mailbox
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Noma Bar creates art treehouse in Japan
on 27 July 2015London-based illustrator has created a wooden folly for the Momofuku Ando Foundation in Japan
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Behind the scenes - Sinatra: The Man and His Music
on 23 July 2015A new theatrical musical show opens at the London Palladium with a set of LED screens and projection surfaces conceived by Stufish
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Meet: ALA Architects, Helsinki
on 13 July 2015Helsinki-based practice ALA Architects, though young, is aiming big — to be the obvious Finnish choice for invited international competitions
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Review – Le Corbusier: Mesures de l’homme
on 29 June 2015Cate St Hill visits two exhibitions in Paris on the great Swiss-born architect – a major retrospective at the Pompidou and another divided between two small, intimate galleries on the Left Bank
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Process – The making of Wolfgang Buttress’ UK Pavilion
on 26 May 2015For the Milan Expo this year, artist Wolfgang Buttress has created a multimedia Hive inspired by the British Bumblebee. Cate St Hill met manufacturer Stage One at its workshop in Yorkshire before the complex structure was taken to Milan.