Eight iconic Nordic homes throughout history that reveal the origins of Scandi style – all emerge from a distinctive vision of "soft modernism" that still influences how we live now
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This award-winning bookstore looks like a portal to outer space
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AntiRender: remove the glossy shine on architectural renderings
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Updated design for the Nobel Center by David Chipperfield Architects has been revealed – proportions draw cues from the merchant townhouses of 17th-century Stockholm
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Why the renovation of US Federal Reserve headquarters costs $2.5 billion
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North America's elevator problem
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The dapper daredevil who documented America’s skyline in the making
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The iconic ‘Home Alone’ house is being renovated by its new owner (The interior is being restored to match its appearance in the original 1990 film)
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As the war in Ukraine rages on, many Finns are getting reacquainted with the country's remarkable network of väestönsuoja, or civil defense shelters
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Iceland's volcanoes might have an unexpected new purpose – an architect duo want to harness molten lava to shape the construction of houses and cities of the future
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A tower on Billionaires' Row in New York City is full of cracks. Who's to blame?
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Cathedral-like health centre in Copenhagen aims to boost wellbeing – designed by architecture studio Dorte Mandrup for the historic Nørrebro district
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How to build a 13th-century castle in rural France
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Epic Systems’ mythical and sprawling campus
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Entire church to be transported across Kiruna in Sweden – landmark 113-year-old wooden building is at risk from subsidence and will be moved 5km on giant rolling platforms
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Former Birkenstock building to be turned into design museum
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Buildings in Berlin are weird
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1940s New York City streetview
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The Grenfell Tower fire: London’s high-rise scandal
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Ireland gets world’s first printed social houses
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Denmark's largest energy community is now under construction, featuring more than 30,000 sqm of solar rooftops with a total capacity of about 4 MW
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A glass Chicago building killed thousands of migrating birds until dots were added to the windows
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Five-month build of an American-style house by Japanese carpenters
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The root of happiness isn't considered to lie in extravagance or materialism in Helsinki. Here, it's about things that are both smaller and more profound.
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The Palisades Fire destroyed more than 1,200 buildings. Yet one newly built home—surrounded by ashes and charred foundations—stood almost untouched. How did it survive when its neighbors didn’t?
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The most dangerous building in Manhattan
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Why does Athens look so quirky?
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Temporary 3D printed structures transform into a forest after use at Expo 2025 Osaka
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Dubai Creek Tower | Abandoned
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Yemen's ancient, soaring skyscraper cities
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From polar night to midnight sun, Finland's deep connection with light and dark has inspired a century of pioneering lamp designs
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The world’s largest 3D-printed community is complete
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The extraordinary home inside a giant greenhouse in Norway – 38ft-tall glass shed features integrated ventilation and cooling systems
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Los Angeles races to save a vital piece of history – Ernest A. Batchelder tiles found amid wildfire ash
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Housed in a renovated Art Nouveau post office building in Trondheim, PoMo – which sees improving gender representation in art as a key mission – is now open
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There's more to Iceland than Reykjavík – this more remote part of the island offers visitors a deep dive into its fascinating history and authentic culture
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Resistance when the tyrant is in power: Florence’s Vasari Corridor
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The lost towers of the Guelph-Ghibelline wars
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Why skyscrapers became glass boxes
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Helsinki landmark Finlandia Hall reopens – architectural icon, designed by Alvar Aalto, is now more accessible than ever to the public after an extensive renovation
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While ambitious urban planners try to make fifteen-minute cities a reality, the Nordhavn district of Copenhagen has gone one better – what's life like when everything you need is a stroll away?
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Portland Airport grows with expansive mass timber roof canopy
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Emmanuel Macron praises artisans in ceremony prior to reopening Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
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After a unanimous local vote in 1996, the Swedish town of Växjö became the first in the world to commit to becoming fossil fuel free
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Copenhagen's once-industrial port has been planned to make everything, from schools and play areas to businesses and recreational spaces, accessible within five minutes
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The Costco of housing is…Costco?
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Trondheim set to welcome PoMo museum in 2025 – minimum of 60% of its acquisition budget to women artists to tackle gender inequality in museum collections at large
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Architecture blog recommendations?
Morning, y’all! I’ve been a reader of Dezeen for years, but have lost touch with all the other architecture blogs I used to read via RSS (RIP Google Reader) pre-current internet. I like their...
Morning, y’all! I’ve been a reader of Dezeen for years, but have lost touch with all the other architecture blogs I used to read via RSS (RIP Google Reader) pre-current internet. I like their combination of showcases and architecture news, though I do wish there was more technical information given.
Anyone have any architecture blogs they’d love to recommend in a similar vein?
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Five months after a devastating fire destroyed more than half of Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, workers are set to begin the reconstruction of the 400-year-old building
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Lessons from the golden age of the mall walkers
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