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Leeds Beckett University presents nine architecture and design projects

October 1, 2021 Dezeen staff 0
Leeds Beckett University student project

A “Recycled Fun Palace” and pottery studios for autistic and non-verbal people are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by Leeds Beckett University.  Also included is a project that imagines a post-viral Blackpool and another that explores the idea that colonising another planet is the solution to climate change. Leeds Beckett University School: Leeds Beckett University, Leeds School

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Ruukki Construction calls for graduates and students to design fictional “snow museum”

October 1, 2021 Dezeen staff 0
A visualisation of a potential design for The Museum of Snow

Dezeen promotion: Finnish steel-based manufacturer Ruukki Construction has launched an architectural competition to design The Museum of Snow, a fictional museum in Finland. Named The Unbelievable Challenge 2021, this third edition of the competition organised by Ruukki Construction calls for recently graduated architects to put their best ideas forward for the conceptual museum that would

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Oxford Brookes University spotlights 11 student architectural projects

September 18, 2021 Dezeen staff 0
Oxford Brookes University

A workspace on the limestone coast of Majorca and the headquarters for the Wildlife Trust within a disused industrial site feature in Dezeen’s latest school show from students at Oxford Brookes University. Also included is a council-funded facility for repurposing local waste and a co-living space informed by the design of high streets. Oxford Brookes

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Cardiff University spotlights 12 student architectural projects

September 17, 2021 Dezeen staff 0
Architectural illustration by student from Cardiff University

A circular economy developed within a seaside town and a project that explores conserving the beauty of “eroded architecture” are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at Cardiff University. Also included is a community for musicians and a dockyard transformed into a “cultural campus” for manufacturing and craft. Cardiff University Institution: Cardiff University

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Aman Kyoto scoops coveted Hotel of the Year award at AHEAD Asia 2021

September 17, 2021 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: built within a secret garden and surrounded by forest, the Aman Kyoto designed by the late Singapore-based architect Kerry Hill was crowned Hotel of the Year at this week’s AHEAD Asia awards. Following on from last week’s MEA awards ceremony in Dubai, AHEAD – which stands for the Awards for Hospitality Experience and

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago presents 10 student architectural projects

September 14, 2021 Dezeen staff 0

A project that uses hand-drawing techniques to explore ‘contemporary ruins’ and another that examines rapidly expanding global cities are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Also included is a project that explores adaptive reuse as a means to solve Chicago’s housing issue and another that examines

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Minimalist hotel in Mozambique dominates at AHEAD MEA 2021 awards

September 14, 2021 Dezeen staff 0
A photograph of a winning project in the Ahead awards

Dezeen promotion: a Foster + Partners hotel in Saudi Arabia and a series of private bungalows in Mozambique that celebrate African minimalism are among the hotels celebrated in the 2021 edition of the AHEAD MEA awards. AHEAD, which stands for the Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design, celebrates striking hospitality projects from across the world.

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My ArchiSchool spotlights 17 student architectural projects

September 13, 2021 Dezeen staff 0
A visualisation of a colourful park by students at My Archischool

A playground for dogs and a holiday boathouse designed to educate children on animal protection are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by My ArchiSchool. Also included are self-standing modular units designed to address sustainable development in Hong Kong and a teahouse designed as a retreat for stressed city workers. My ArchiSchool Institution: My ArchiSchool

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Call for entries to Clarion Housing Group’s William Sutton Prize

September 9, 2021 Dezeen staff 0
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Dezeen promotion: designers and architects are invited to submit their entries for housing provider Clarion Housing Group’s annual William Sutton Prize, which this year will focus on sustainability and placemaking. Clarion Housing Group’s William Sutton Prize is looking for ground-breaking architectural concepts that use sustainable design principles, promote local biodiversity and create environments that foster

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Aluprof’s Future Builders series will explore the future of architecture

September 9, 2021 Dezeen staff 0
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Dezeen promotion: how artificial intelligence might change the future of architecture is one of the questions that will be put to architects from across Europe as part of a series of interviews organised by aluminium systems supplier, Aluprof. Future Builders is a platform by Aluprof that intends to serve as a public space for substantive discussion

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