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Photos of Thailand's first international contemporary art museum revealed

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International studio WHY Architecture has released images of the Dib Bangkok museum , which it claims will be "Thailand's first museum dedicated to international contemporary art". Dib Bangkok is Thailands first major museum dedicated to international contemporary art," the studio said. The renders are courtesy of WHY Architecture.

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Ten notable projects by 2025 Royal Gold Medal-winner SANAA

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Among the studio's key projects are the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, which is composed of a low-lying circular structure wrapped with glass, and the stepped Sydney Modern gallery in Australia. Alongside its central art galleries, it hosts public spaces including a library, lecture hall and children's workshop.

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Dezeen teams up with Kia to profile vast South Korean arboretum containing Álvaro Siza buildings

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Dezeen has partnered with Kia Design Team to launch a videoseries highlighting contemporary South Korean architecture, beginning with the Sayuwon arboretum and architecture park. In the first video reel in the series, Dezeen showcases the Sayuwon Arboretum alongside Kia's EV9 car model.

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SANAA wins 2025 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

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Above: one of the studio's first major projects was the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa. The studio completed the New Museum of Contemporary Art in 2007. Top image: SANAA has won the 2025 RIBA Royal Gold Medal. Photo by Aiko Suzuki. Balancing subtlety with strength, SANAA's landmark works speak for themselves.

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How the architect behind Pizza Hut's iconic roof turned a tiny design fee into a small fortune

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Contemporary licensing agreements between architects and chains like the Hut are typically undisclosed, but the low price commanded for each meant that, for all their liminally-pleasurable aesthetic , the otherwise unknown designer of the "red roof" restaurants, Richard D.

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Threefold Architects puts modern spin on Tudor architecture for Eight Gables house

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London studio Threefold Architects has married red brick and timber for this home in Whitstable, Kent , which is designed as a "contemporary reinterpretation" of the area's mock-Tudor architecture. Eight Gables' bedrooms are contained on the upper floor Threefold Architects was founded by Matthew Driscoll and Jack Hosea in 2004.

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Lacaton & Vassal, Frédéric Druot and Christophe Hutin's Transformation of 530 Dwellings was the most significant building of 2016

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The project drew attention to the issue of social housing retrofit While global recognition re-framed Lacaton & Vassal's work, the duo had since their formation in 1987 been exploring how shoestring budgets, simple gestures and ordinary materials could be used to maximum effect, whether for a private house or a contemporary arts centre.

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