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• Angular roof tops concrete garden annex for São Paulo home

  28-11-2019 19:00
  
  Brazilian firm Reinach Mendonça Architects Associados has added a geometric concrete pavilion to a family home in São Paulo, offering a place for reading and entertaining.
  PK Residence Annex is built on the property of a residence in the Brazilian city, which is complete with a separate concrete volume attached to a garage for barbequing."The family decided to acquire the neighbouring land to expand their garden, build leisure spaces, live together and house part of their collectio
  
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• Crystal Palace was "birth of modern architecture" says Norman Foster

  28-11-2019 12:20
  
  British architect Norman Foster has revealed that if he could visit any building from history, it would be Crystal Palace, which he cites as a major influence on high-tech architecture.
  Speaking to Dezeen during an interview for our high-tech architecture series, Foster explained that the modular iron and glass building designed by Joseph Paxton would be top of his list of buildings he could visit.
  "I've recently been asked, if there's one building from the past that you could visit, what would
  
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• 3D printed eco-housing predicted to be popular when the planet over-populates

  28-11-2019 12:16
  
  Mario Cucinella Architects and WASP begin TECLA Prototype
  
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• Competition: win a three-night stay with five friends at Cabü by the Sea in Kent

  28-11-2019 12:02
  
  In our latest competition, we're offering one reader and five friends a three-night stay in the Boat House cabin at Cabü by the Sea in Kent.
  Located in St Mary's Bay, near Romney Marsh wetlands on the Kent coastline, the timber-frame cabins offer a chance to relax outdoors by the English coast.
  The winner and their group of friends are invited to stay in the Boat House cabin for three nights, including access to outdoor barbecue grills, spa facilities, free bike hire and complimentary champ
  
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• One of the world’s most twisted towers ready by 2022

  28-11-2019 10:51
  
  Aedas’s High Rise Office Tower will stand as a bold icon, reminiscent of a ballerina, in the Jiangbei District
  
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• Foster + Partners completes luxury Principal Tower in London

  28-11-2019 08:00
  
  Architect Foster + Partners has completed its first residential skyscraper in London, which contains 299 luxury apartments.
  Named Principal Tower, the 50-storey building marks the completion of Principal Place, which is a mixed-use development positioned between Shoreditch and the capital's financial district. As part of the development Foster + Partners also designed a 15-storey office for Amazon UK.
  The tower was commissioned by Concord London and Brookfield Properties to help boost the s
  
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