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Miniview: Mondrian Singapore Duxton deconstructs the shophouse

Hotel Designs

“Mondrian Singapore Duxton’s overall façade is an attempt to imbue a minimalist and modern design adaptation that is true to its time, yet still responding and reflecting the traditional shophouse typology.” Carter was taken with the big idea of the deconstructed shophouse. In the hotel rooms, inspiration abounds.

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Deconstructivist architecture "challenges the very values of harmony, unity and stability"

Deezen

But the emergence of deconstructivism – an ungainly portmanteau of the mid-to-late twentieth-century philosophical movement, deconstruction, and 1920s Russian constructivism – suggested that the avant-garde's demise may have been exaggerated. The seminal Deconstructivist Architecture exhibition was held at the MoMA.

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"Deconstructivism started well over a century ago and still continues today"

Deezen

That speculation, among others, opened a black hole of doubt that would eventually swallow established traditions of art, science and philosophy. In art, Cezanne challenged perspective, scrambling pictorial space by chunking it into pieces. Read: Deconstructivism exhibition aimed "to rock the boat" says Mark Wigley.

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Ten architecture projects by students at Manchester School of Art

Deezen

Dezeen School Shows: a centre that explores the impact of mining is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Manchester School of Art. This project considers the insertion of a nuclear concept into real space and use it to communicate its promise of clean energy. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here.

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American architects select the country's 10 most influential buildings

Deezen

A distillation of modernism , the design is singular in purpose – a living room – with a limited materials palette: glass, brick, steel. The reason the Frey House II is so important to me is that it upended the concept of mid-century modern designs as a stylistic endeavor – designs that were devoid of a relationship to the landscape.

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Ten architecture projects by students at Heriot-Watt University

Deezen

This experiential art centre guides visitors through fragmented theatres, acting as portals to specific time periods, reviving forgotten stories. Mitigating tensions is a key concept, addressing harsh environmental conditions and lack of convenient spaces for daily activities.

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6 Rousing Retail Spaces That Subvert the Shopping Experience

Architizer

Consequently, the modern demands on our brick-and-mortar stores are high. INTHE_SHOP By HONG Designworks , Xi’An, China Popular Choice Winner, 11 th Annual A+Awards, Retail This mesmerizing boutique furniture store in central China’s Shaanxi Province is a masterful collision of art and space.

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