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Documents emerge revealing Eero Saarinen designed weapons for the CIA
Architect and designer Eero Saarinen was involved in the development of "new weapons and devices" for the US government, according to newly obtained documents. The Finnish-American's work for the...
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"Dream of working from your own backyard in New York" fuels Brooklyn garden...
As real-estate prices in New York City continue to soar, Brooklyn residents are using their extra space and relaxed planning restrictions to extend their townhouses and build "quirky" garden studios,...
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Pentagram brings Mastercard into the digital age with pared-back logo redesign
Design agency Pentagram has created a new logo and visual identity for Mastercard, the credit card company's first branding redesign in 20 years. The new design retains the two overlapping red and...
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Arquitectonica's Pierce Boston tower to feature apartments aimed at young...
Sales have officially launched for apartments inside this skyscraper in Boston by New York firm Arquitectonica, amid a "boom" in the city's luxury condo market created by its growing tech scene (+...
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Scott Edwards Architecture creates home with acoustically separate spaces for...
Oregon firm Scott Edwards Architecture has created a home in Portland that includes soundproof rehearsal spaces for a family of musicians (+ slideshow). The residence, dubbed Music Box, was designed to...
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House Over the Sea by Elliott + Elliott faces a bay in Maine
Local architects Elliot + Elliot have completed a seaside residence that juts out over the rocky Maine shoreline (+ slideshow). The two-bedroom home, named House Over the Sea, is located in the town of...
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A-Industrial clads juice store interior with geometric plywood
Los Angeles firm A-Industrial has clad the walls and ceiling of a juice bar in plywood slats, creating a sculptural geometric interior (+ slideshow). The Juice Served Here shop is intended as an escape...
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BIG's The Grove at Grand Bay twisted towers near completion
Instagram users are posting photos that show the almost-finished pair of twisted towers that Bjarke Ingels' firm is building in Miami. The images show BIG's The Grove at Grand Bay apartment buildings...
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Alexander Gorlin creates colourful affordable housing for single adults in...
New York studio Alexander Gorlin Architects has completed a Bronx apartment block with small studios for low-income tenants, including those who were once homeless (+ slideshow). Called Boston Road –...
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Isay Weinfeld to design relocated The Four Seasons restaurant in New York
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has been chosen to design the interior for New York's The Four Seasons restaurant when it relocates from its iconic Seagram Building home. Weinfeld won a private...
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Hou de Sousa builds reconfigurable Raise/Raze installation from plastic balls
New York firm Hou de Sousa has created an interactive installation in a Washington DC subway station, using over half a million plastic spheres glued together to form building blocks (+ slideshow). The...
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Crowdfunding campaign launched to fund restoration of abandoned Miami Marine...
Heineken and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are hosting a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the resurrection of a 1960s Miami stadium designed by Cuban architect Hilario Candela....
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SOM unveils masterplan for Philadelphia's 30th Street Station district
Architecture firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill has unveiled its vision to transform the Beaux-Arts 30th Street Station and its surrounding area in Philadelphia (+ movie). SOM's masterplan covers a...
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Five of the best houses in Oregon on Dezeen
This week's roundup of American houses from each of the 50 states brings us to Oregon, where a house built atop a pond and a home and studio nestled in a defunct warehouse are among our favourites (+...
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New York's subway to receive major overhaul with new carriages and revamped...
New York City's underground transport network is going to get more than 1,000 redesigned trains that will aim to increase capacity, and reduce overcrowding and delays (+ slideshow). The Metropolitan...
View Article"New York is rapidly evolving beyond a Manhattan-centric identity"
Opinion: major landscape interventions like West 8's recently opened The Hills on Governors Island, along with planned improvements to transport links, will bolster New York's coherence as a...
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Stephen Phillips clads modern San Francisco townhouse in black zinc
Local studio Stephen Phillips Architects has completed a black duplex in San Francisco that aims to challenge the city's standard housing typologies (+ slideshow). Called Black Mass, the residential...
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Tom Dixon targets America's west coast with first store in LA
British designer Tom Dixon has teamed up with fashion brand Curve to open a retail space in Los Angeles' Culver City – his latest move to conquer the US. The Shop, as it is simply known, combines...
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Photos offer glimpse at interiors of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue
The developers of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in New York have released photographs that show the facilities shared by residents of the skinny tower (+ slideshow). Residents of 432 Park...
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Three architecture studios complete low-cost housing complex in San Francisco
A trio of local design firms teamed up to create an affordable apartment building that occupies a full city block in San Francisco's urban core (+ slideshow). Called 1180 Fourth Street, the six-storey...
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