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Henning Larsen sets timber Klaksvík Row Club next to Faroe Islands fjord

Global architecture studio Henning Larsen has designed a rowing club defined by a sloping green roof and timber structure in the Faroe Islands that celebrates the area's sports heritage.

Parisian office blocks transformed into Ilot Saint-Germain social housing

Concrete loggias overlook a courtyard at this social housing block in Paris, which French studios Francois Brugel Architectes Associes, H2o Architectes and Antoine Regnault Architecture have converted from offices.

"I wouldn't want to be a young designer today" says Sebastian Herkner

German designer Sebastian Herkner believes there are fewer opportunities for young designers to work with furniture brands today than when he was first starting out in the industry.

Tono Mirai Architects encloses toilet in Japanese park with rammed earth

Japanese studio Tono Mirai Architects has used soil and wood to create Toiletowa, a curving structure in Saitama prefecture containing a public toilet that reuses wastewater.

BOB Split sofa by Thomas Bernstrand and Stefan Borselius for Blå Station

Dezeen Showroom: Swedish furniture brand Blå Station has added a diverging segment to its modular BOB sofa range, created by designers Thomas Bernstrand and Stefan Borselius.

"Less is more is back" says panel during Gaggenau talk at Milan design week

Dezeen teamed up with kitchen appliances brand Gaggenau to host and film a talk about reduction in design with representatives from Zaha Hadid Architects, SOM and Industrial Facility during Milan design week 2024.

Luke McClelland uses stone and oak to overhaul Georgian apartment in Edinburgh

A select few materials appear throughout this apartment in Edinburgh, which architect Luke McClelland has revamped to let its historic features take centre stage.

Takt chair is first furniture piece to receive EU's "more transparent" sustainability score

Furniture brand Takt has begun using a new kind of lifecycle assessment for its products that was devised by the European Commission and considers a product's full impact on nature and human health.

Airbnb creates rentals from films including Up house suspended from crane

Rental platform Airbnb has announced the addition of its Icons program, a category that provides a range of experiences including a stay in the house from Pixar's Up and an overnight stay in the Musee D'Orsay in Paris.

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Cars and hurricanes inform "sail-shape" of Aston Martin's first residential skyscraper

British automotive manufacturer Aston Martin and Argentinian architecture studio Bodas Mian Anger have completed a skyscraper in Miami with a curved, flat form and a cantilevered pool deck near its top.

Architects and planners call for boycott of Columbia University after protests

A mix of faculty, students and non-affiliated practitioners in the fields of architecture and design have signed a petition calling for a boycott of Columbia University after its treatment of students protesting the war in Gaza.

Selenite Maximum surfaces by Fiandre Architectural Surfaces

Dezeen Showroom: named after a crystalline mineral, the Selenite Maximum surface collection by Italian brand Fiandre Architectural Surfaces brings an iridescent quality to interiors.

Painted Garden flooring by Milliken

Dezeen Showroom: flooring company Milliken has created dappled carpet tiles that take cues from both gardening and flower displays seen at the Chelsea Flower Show.

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