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Young architects create psychedelic tile showroom
Lily Jencks and Nathanael Dorent say mood-altering effect is inspired by Op Art and Gestalt psychology
Published: Thursday, 21 March 2013
Polar Umbrella takes on climate change
Derek Pirozzi's idea combats global warming by attempting to rebuild ever-shrinking polar ice sheets
Published: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Toyo Ito wins the Pritzker Prize
Japanese architect and Phaidon subject wins architecture's highest honour

Published: Monday, 18 March 2013
Artist and architect elevates sport to new level
University professor, artist and architect Guzmán de Yarza Blache demonstrates multi-tasking abilities in Spain
Published: Monday, 18 March 2013
Towering proposal for reclaimed Hong Kong airport
Architect MA2 calls the tower "an expression of fluid movement that manifests into a series of folds and creases"
Published: Friday, 15 March 2013
Snøhetta designs cave painting museum
As publishers of the very fine Cave Art we approve of this new design to house the cave paintings of Lascaux
Published: Thursday, 14 March 2013
Henna tattoos inspire Mumbai mega tower
WS Atkins's stunning Namaste Tower draws design inspiration from Indian henna hand decorations
Published: Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Zaha Hadid building to put Hunan on global arts map
Changsha Meixi Lake International Culture & Arts Centre will give Chinese province a new cultural and civic core
Published: Tuesday, 12 March 2013
How green architecture transformed a brutalist house
Designed by Barry Byrne 80 years ago, Mudagreen give the Williams-Levant House a 21st century reinvention
Published: Monday, 11 March 2013
Prepare for MoMA's Le Corbusier retrospective
From Italian watercolours through to a fitted kitchen, new MoMA show promises to be nothing if not comprehensive
Published: Monday, 11 March 2013
Bob Hope's John Lautner house for sale at $50m
Architect believed his buildings should create timeless, free and joyous spaces for all activities of life
Published: Friday, 8 March 2013
Belgian architect creates sustainable farmscrapers
Vincent Callebaut imagines Asian Cairns, a group of sustainable horticultural towers in Shenzen, China
Published: Thursday, 7 March 2013
MAD creates 'doughnut' hotel for Sheraton Huzhou
Young practice clads metal façade with LED light system which displays patterns on surface of surrounding lake
Published: Wednesday, 6 March 2013
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