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“We don’t want to develop like Europe” says Suriname’s architect minister

August 19, 2024 Nat Barker 0

Suriname’s Marciano Dasai is possibly the only government minister in the world who’s also an architect. In this exclusive interview, he discusses the challenges facing the tiny rainforest nation. Dasai has been Suriname’s minister of spatial planning and environment since last year, having previously spent 20 years practising and teaching architecture. “I was never into

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Eight living rooms dominated by giant sofas

August 11, 2024 Nat Barker 0

From a curving couch in a Parisian apartment to an extra-wide settee in São Paulo, our latest lookbook collects eight living rooms where oversized sofas take centre stage. The sofa may be most people’s favourite place to sit and relax, but it can also make a bold design statement. Below, we highlight eight living rooms where

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Reusing existing venues for Olympics “is not easy” says Populous’ Francois Clement

July 25, 2024 Nat Barker 0

Paris 2024 comes close to the limit of what is possible in terms of minimising construction for Olympic Games hosted in a single city, explains Populous’ Francois Clement in this Olympic Impact interview. Clement, who has been involved with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games since he assisted the city’s bid in 2016, explained

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The race to reduce the Olympic Impact

July 24, 2024 Nat Barker 0

Today we launch Olympic Impact, a series investigating whether the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games can be the blueprint for sustainable major sporting events. Nat Barker sets out what to expect. In this series we will examine in detail how Paris has sought to minimise the environmental footprint of the games and use it as

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Ten bathroom design ideas from Dezeen

June 22, 2024 Nat Barker 0

Designing your dream bathroom? From tips for tiles to suggestions for sinks and baths, here are 10 bathroom design ideas taken from Dezeen’s archive of lookbooks. Since 2020, Dezeen has published more than 300 lookbooks providing visual inspiration for all kinds of interiors based on the stories we publish. Below, we organise 10 recent lookbooks into

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Dezeen’s top five houses of May 2024

June 4, 2024 Nat Barker 0

A rammed-earth townhouse, a renovated modernist kit home and a concrete house in Switzerland feature in Dezeen’s houses of the month for May. Also included in our monthly list of the five most popular residences featured on Dezeen are houses in Hawaii and Hyderabad – both with gabled corrugated-metal roofs. Read on to find out

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Why are luxury car brands suddenly building skyscrapers?

May 30, 2024 Nat Barker 0

The past 18 months has seen a flurry of skyscrapers unveiled by luxury car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin. Nat Barker reports on the growing phenomenon of car-branded architecture. “Fans of the brand should not just be able to drive a Porsche, they should be able to live in one,” said Porsche Lifestyle

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Ten kitchen design ideas from Dezeen

May 4, 2024 Nat Barker 0

Working on a kitchen as part of a construction or renovation project but not sure where to start? Here are 10 kitchen design ideas taken from Dezeen’s archive of lookbooks, featuring tips for colour, materials and layout. Since 2020, Dezeen has published more than 300 lookbooks providing visual inspiration for all kinds of interiors based

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Dezeen’s top five houses of April 2024

April 30, 2024 Nat Barker 0

Including a skinny house in Japan, a home in Canada that is deliberately unfinished and a lonely cottage in the Outer Hebrides, here are Dezeen’s houses of the month for April. Also featured are a villa in suburban London and a two-in-one holiday home on the Finnish coast. Read on to find out more about

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“Strong focus on aesthetics” contributed to collapse of Norway timber bridge

April 11, 2024 Nat Barker 0

An official report into the collapse of a 10-year-old mass-timber bridge in Norway in August 2022 has criticised the structure’s design and construction. Two drivers had to be rescued after the Tretten Bridge, over the Gudbrandsdalslågen river in the Øyer area of southern Norway, gave way as a heavy goods vehicle was crossing. Completed in

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