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• DEOC Arquitectos adds yellow paint to cinder blocks for emergency shelter in Guatemala

  21-12-2019 16:00
  
  Breezeblocks form walls in this disaster relief shelter near Guatemala City by DEOC Arquitectos, which was proposed after the deadly eruption of Volcan de Fuego in 2018.Located just 44 kilometres from the capital city, Volcan de Fuego, which translates as Fire Volcano, is one of the country's many active volcanoes. In June 2018, one of its most severe eruptions occurred, displacing thousands of nearby residents.
  DEOC Arquitectos created the project called Plan B Guatemala in response to an open
  
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• Steven Chilton Architects completes "bamboo forest" theatre in Wuxi

  21-12-2019 13:00
  
  The Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre, which is wrapped in a steel structure designed to look like a bamboo forest, has opened in China.
  The theatre in Wuxi, a city near Shanghai in eastern China, was designed by Steven Chilton Architects as the permanent home for a water show designed by Belgian theatre director Franco Dragone.The round theatre takes its appearance directly from the nearby Sea of Bamboo Park – the largest bamboo forest in China, where West-Line Studio created a bambo
  
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• Dezeen's top 10 houses of 2019

  21-12-2019 11:00
  
  To continue our review of 2019, India Block picks out the 10 most exciting houses of the year, including a Brutalist house in Bali, a tiny home in Tokyo and a shed-shaped Scottish house.
  Ghost House, Warwickshire, UK, by BPN Architects
  Made of pale concrete and black-framed glazing, Ghost House's gridded facade is reflected in still pools of water, giving it an otherworldly appearance when viewed from afar.
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  A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali, Ind
  
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• This week, we rounded up the year's best stories

  21-12-2019 09:00
  
  This week on Dezeen, we rounded up the best architecture, design and interiors posts of the year, taking in the most controversial stories, the best quotes from Dezeen's many interviews and a slew of interesting interiors.
  The biggest trends in architecture this year ranged from the serious to the playful. Responses to big topics, such as the controversy over unpaid internships and climate change, sat alongside under-the-sea architecture and playgrounds for adults.
  Some stories proved controvers
  
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