Latest articles by Luke Halls
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Arper throws colour on Downtown Los Angeles with its first West Coast retail outpost -
WeWork and BIG reimagine education with WeGrow, a new school in New York -
Examples of red architecture are rolled up into a book by Phaidon -
Case Real transforms a disappearing tenement house into an Aesop store in Japan -
Virtual reality design methods used in ‘Loop’ personal auditorium concept -
A new Scandinavian midcentury design emporium opens in London -
Coedition lands its first colourful showroom in Paris -
Brutalism blossoms in Sydney with a new orthogonal concrete mosqueSculptural concrete poetically channels space and light at Candalepas Associates’ new home for the Australian Islamic Mission. From the vaulted ceiling with funnel-shaped skylight, to the rounded wooden rings that gradual constrict towards an oculus, and the muqarnas that welcome in slim rays of sunlight, each architectural element breathes geometry and spirituality.
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Liaigre’s new Paris flagship combines contemporary art and design -
RÖ Skin introduces contemporary wellness treatment rooms to a rural British town -
Copenhagen’s Empirical Spirits offers a new textured tasting lab -
Biophilic and ocean-inspired apartment design in Amsterdam -
Dogpound gym takes a bite out of West Hollywood -
Massive Attack and more contribute to innovative record design project -
Deco living: the Hoover Building takes on a new lease of life as an apartment blockWallis, Gilbert & Partners’ iconic Hoover Building has taken on many roles over its 86-year lifespan – once a wartime factory, then a commercial supermarket and office block. Today, the London building starts its latest chapter as a residential complex, following an interior and exterior overhaul by trandisciplinary architecture and engineering practice Interrobang. The renovation carefully conserves the building’s art deco heritage, co-ordinating a comprehensive repair of the exterior façade and incorporation of a new inserted timber structure to maximise space. The building now houses 66 modern apartments and is a model of sustainable conversion.
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Tjep reveals pioneering local marketplace design in rural Bangladesh village -
Hunters Point Library by Steven Holl opens in New York -
A new Palma de Mallorca dental clinic is inspired by minimalism and craftsmanship -
Master & Dynamic’s new modular headphones can adapt to the whims of the wearer -
Artechnic brings life to a concrete corner of Tokyo -
The Met unveils plans for renovation of Rockefeller Wing -
Architectural map of Montreal unfolds Canadian concrete featsBlue Crow Media continues its celebration of concrete architecture worldwide with its latest photographic map, Concrete Montreal Map / Carte Montréal Béton
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Revo celebrates the age-old kinship between music and beerScottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn raises the bar with cask re-use project
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Origami House folds into a narrow 3.6m plot in São Paulo
