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Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba

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Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. Never in my lifetime would I have thought I could build the foundation for a new smart-city. Part of me wants to build that beautiful retirement home for my mum," he continued.

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Vitra "willing to take risks" over changing products' appearance to improve sustainability, says CEO Nora Fehlbaum

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The RE plastic shells are noticeably more speckled (on the right) than the original plastic shell (on the left) It follows earlier switches of products and parts from virgin to recycled plastic, starting with Barber Osgerby 's Tip Ton chair in 2020. The Eames Plastic Chair RE was photographed at the Eames house, Pacific Palisades, California.

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Olayinka Dosekun-Adjei, Will Meyer and Gray Davis named Dezeen Awards 2023 judges

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The duo also debuted their product brand William Gray in 2020, which specialises in furniture, bath, and lighting design. She also worked as a designer at studio Rafael Viñoly Architects on London projects including commercial skyscraper 20 Fenchurch and the Battersea Power Station masterplan.

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Living in a Post-Iconic World: Architecture in the Age of Localized Design

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After the decommissioning of the original Athens International Airport, the 650 acre (263 hectare) plot remained vacant for almost twenty years, until a proposal was approved and funded by Lamda Development in 2020. The project is one of the largest urban parks in Europe, massively contributing to the Greek capital’s ecological restoration.

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William Sutton Prize 2022 Shortlist

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There is up to £20,000 on offer for the winners to help turn their bright ideas into reality, with the funding provided by Clarion Futures, the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group. Stanmore Garden Community Masterplan. Matthew Morgan, Director of the Quality of Life Foundation. William Sutton Prize 2020.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

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Left: Student Residence in Saclay_momentum, Saclay, France, 2020 A+Awards Popular Winner in the Small Multi-Unit Housing category; Right: Anna Maria Bordas via Bordas+Peiro. 2020 A+Award winner Anna Maria Bordas is an architect from ENSAVT and engineer of Ponts et Chaussées engineering school. Anna Maria Bordas. Cécile Brisac.

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Spanish Architecture News: Buildings in Spain

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Gomila Mixed-Use Masterplan, Mallorca. Norman Foster Foundation ‘On Archives’ Masterclass Series. Norman Foster Foundation Madrid. The Norman Foster Foundation (NFF) presents the ‘On Archives’ Masterclass Series, a series which explores the fundamental aspects related to architectural archives and libraries around the world.