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"Biotech is the new digital" says MIT Media Lab founder
Biotechnology is going to "govern the next decade of thought" at research institutions like the MIT Media Lab, says its founder Nicholas Negroponte. Credited as the first to predict the impact of the...
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Cover uses computer algorithms to design prefabricated dwellings
A technology-driven home-building company in California says it is "doing for homes what Tesla is doing for the car". Cover produces customised, prefabricated backyard homes often referred to as...
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Williamsburg's Domino Sugar Factory site to become six-acre park by James...
The site of the former Domino Sugar Factory on the Brooklyn waterfront will open as a public park in 2018, as part of a major redevelopment project. The derelict patch of land that the red-brick...
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Ivanka Trump's clothing line secretly being sold under pseudonym
Ivanka Trump's self-titled clothing line has been relabelled and sold off under the name of Adrienne Vittadini, after the brand was dropped by a number of major retailers following her father's...
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Abundant glazing and wrap-around terraces feature in Vermont home by J Roc...
Boston-based J Roc Design has built a Vermont home with three wings around a central hub, creating a wheelchair-accessible upper level that spreads across a hillside. The Glass Trefoil House is...
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Riverside office tower in Chicago by Goettsch Partners rises from sharply...
US firm Goettsch Partners has completed a glass skyscraper with a compact footprint, which responds to its placement next to active train tracks and the Chicago River. Called 150 North Riverside, the...
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Frank Lloyd Wright architecture school gets new name and branding
The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture is being renamed the School of Architecture at Taliesin, as part of its break from a foundation established by the architect nearly 70 years ago. The Frank...
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Northern California home by Arcanum Architecture sprawls along verdant lot
San Francisco firm Arcanum Architecture has organised the massing of this large home around trees overhanging a broad lawn. The residence is situated in the Northern California town of Atherton, where...
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Andersson-Wise assembles new and salvaged materials into rustic Austin boathouse
US firm Andersson-Wise Architects has created a modest boathouse in Texas, designed to blend with its site as if it were "in a state of natural decomposition". The Bunny Run Boat Dock is located on the...
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Othr 3D-prints abstract vessels by emerging designers for Collective Design
A series of limited-edition items 3D-printed by Othr in materials including steel and porcelain are debuting at the Collective Design fair in New York today. Five notable figures from the design...
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Egg Collective's Designing Women exhibition unites New York's female designers
New York design company Egg Collective has brought together furniture and homeware by other women designers in the city for an "empowering" exhibition at its West Soho showroom. Designing Women brings...
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Obama Presidential Library concept design unveiled in Chicago
The first images and models of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects' plans for the Obama Presidential Library in Chicago have been revealed. Former US president Barack Obama and wife Michelle presented...
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Messana O'Rorke Architects extends New York homestead with weathering-steel...
During the renovation of an 18th-century home in Upstate New York, Manhattan-based Messana O'Rorke Architects has revitalised its original appearance and added modern conveniences in an extension clad...
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Six of the best showcases from New York's Collective Design fair 2017
Icy tables and electric wallpaper are among US editor Dan Howarth's pick of the best furniture and installations from the Collective Design fair, taking place in New York this week. Collective Design...
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Rowland + Broughton nestles rectilinear Black Magic house into mountainous...
This metal-clad rural dwelling in the American West by Rowland + Broughton is designed to tread lightly on the earth and to provide expansive views of the landscape. Called Black Magic, the family home...
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Anish Kapoor's seemingly bottomless whirlpool installed in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Artist Anish Kapoor's Descension – a giant pool of continuously spiralling water – has been unveiled in Brooklyn Bridge Park, marking the official launch of New York's annual NYCxDesign festival. The...
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Ecosistema Urbano envisions bioclimatic domes for West Palm Beach
Madrid studio Ecosistema Urbano has won first place in a competition to revamp the waterfront of Florida's West Palm Beach, with a proposal for domed spaces that house an array of functions, from an...
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Gabled home in Austin by Dick Clark + Associates references surrounding...
Texas architecture firm Dick Clarke + Associates has completed a home in the state's capital Austin, modifying a half-built spec house to suit the new owners' needs. The Palma Plaza Spec residence is...
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West Virginia home by GriD Architects perches above Potomac River
Maryland-based GriD Architects has taken cues from vernacular Appalachian houses and local rock formations to create this West Virginia home on a forested hillside. Having lost their original West...
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Soft-toned installation combines designs by Ladies & Gentlemen and SP01
Products by Brooklyn-based Ladies & Gentlemen Studio are on display alongside furniture by new Australian design brand SP01 at a pastel-coloured installation in New York. The Over/Under exhibition...
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