Assembledge+ founder designs Laurel Hills Residence in Los Angeles for himself

The founder of architecture firm Assembledge+ has completed a house for himself in Los Angeles featuring walls that seem to completely disappear to open up to a garden.

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Eileen Gray retrospective in New York features work “never shown before”

A retrospective on Irish modernist Eileen Grey in New York City includes furniture that has never been presented before.

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Comments update: “I always thought in times of crisis people would shine”

This week, readers pondered the long-term impact of the coronavirus and shared their opinions of Frank Gehry’s twisting tower in France.

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Urban planning is “really very biased against women” says Caroline Criado Perez

Cities haven’t been designed to suit the lives of women, according to British writer Caroline Criado Perez, whose book Invisible Women argues that much architecture and design does not work properly for females.

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Designers “preparing for a worsening situation and supply problems” due to coronavirus

Designers are preparing for significant disruption to their businesses and supply chains as coronavirus spreads around the world.

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KPF unveils slanted building for Detroit Center for Innovation tech campus

A glazed building by Kohn Pedersen Fox that swoops upward on one side has been revealed for a proposed tech campus in Detroit, Michigan.

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Groupwork designs 30-storey stone skyscraper

Amin Taha‘s architecture studio Groupwork has collaborated with structural engineer Webb Yates to design a conceptual 30-storey stone office block that would be cheaper and more sustainable than concrete or steel equivalents.

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Micro unveils electric bubble car and three-wheeled e-scooter

Swiss company Micro has released a retro-style electric car, motorcycle and scooter as part of its vision for near-future micro-transport in cities.

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Tato Architects uses old barrels to clad exterior of home and shop

Wood salvaged from old miso barrels has been used to clad a house built by Tato Architects in Japan for the owner of a nearby brewery specialising in soy sauces.

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Sweet Sneak Studio’s photo series puts focus on microplastics in the food chain

Sushi wrapped in shopping bags and beer frothing with styrofoam bubbles are among the unappetising images in Sweet Sneak Studio’s Microplastic Photo Series that explore the impacts of plastic pollution.

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