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    Palazzo Daniele is a “contemporary place with an ancient structure”

    Architect Roberto Palomba describes his firm’s approach to renovating the Palazzo Daniele hotel in Puglia, Italy, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards. Palazzo Daniele, which was named Hotel of the Year at the 2019 AHEAD Europe hospitality awards, is a nine-suite boutique hotel housed in a 158-year-old palazzo located near the […] More

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    Shortlist unveiled for AHEAD Asia 2020 hospitality awards

    A Shigeru Ban-designed boutique hotel in Japan and a resort that hides amongst the Malaysian rainforest are among the projects to be shortlisted in this year’s AHEAD Asia awards. The AHEAD Asia awards honour exceptional hospitality projects that have been launched, opened or reopened on the continent between September 2018 and August 2019. All submissions […] More

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    Architecture and design events in February 2020 from Dezeen Events Guide

    Modernism Week in Palm Springs, Stockholm Design Week and the Collect crafts fair and Surface Design Show in London are among the architecture and design events taking place this month and listed on Dezeen Events Guide. Other events taking place in February include Madrid Design Festival, Nomad St Moritz and Object Rotterdam. Stockholm Design Week […] More

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    David Adjaye curves pink concrete around Los Angeles store The Webster

    David Adjaye has used pink-tinted concrete to form a “tough and gentle” store in Los Angeles for fashion retailer The Webster, which marks the British-Ghanaian architect’s first project in California. Adjaye Associates was enlisted to create the 11,000-square-foot (1,022-square-metre) flagship store for the luxury retailer at the base of the Beverly Center. Photograph by Laurian […] More

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    Shurooq's hotels demonstrate Sharjah's “very rich heritage”

    Al Faya Lodge and Al Bait Hotel offer hospitality that connects travellers with Sharjah’s history says Khawla Al Hashimi, director of project development at Shurooq, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards. Shurooq, an investment and development firm based in the emirate of  Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, is behind the […] More

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    Soft Schindler​ installation of works by architects and artists contrasts modernist The Schindler House

    This exhibition of works by architects and artists installed at Rudolph Schindler’s house in West Hollywood, California takes the fraught relationship between the architect and his wife as its theme. The Soft Schindler​ exhibit features works by 14 architecture studios and artists that intend to add softness to or contrast with the house, which the […] More

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    Dezeen Events Guide lists the key architecture and design events around the world

    Dezeen has launched Dezeen Events Guide, a new listings guide covering the leading design-related events taking place around the world this year. The guide, which can be found at www.dezeen.com/eventsguide, lists over 100 events for 2020, including conferences, trade fairs, major exhibitions and design weeks. It includes events in 30 countries. Key events for 2020, […] More