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Miniview: Mondrian Singapore Duxton deconstructs the shophouse

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Carter was taken with the big idea of the deconstructed shophouse. Rather than a direct translation, we took its parts and deconstructed it into contemporary forms,” she explained. To rediscover old details in contemporary and unexpected touches.”

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Ten architecture projects by students at Carleton University

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"Through speculative thinking and material craft, the ASAU faculty and students work to address critical societal issues. Dirt: Making with Contaminated Lands by Ju Huang "My thesis explores dirt in the contemporary world and its place in architecture through a series of ceramic-making exercises.

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Family·Maison Sales Center // UMA Interior Design

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The designer used cutting-edge modern design ideas, extracted the city’s technological sense attributes, and carried out a brand-new deconstruction and reorganization of the interior space, breaking the shackles of the exhibition space. Its shape is a re-deconstruction and reconstruction of the building. © UMA Interior Design.

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Nendo and Daniel Arsham create "functionality out of what is broken"

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The installation focuses on creating functional pieces out of broken objects Sato told Dezeen that the project was "inspired by Daniel's longstanding theme of 'fictional archaeology' – the concept of partially destroying contemporary everyday objects and making them feel as if they were unearthed from the past". "An

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Rodolphe Parente respectfully rethinks a classic Haussmannian apartment in Paris

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French interior designer Rodolphe Parente has completed a contemporary overhaul of a 19th-century Parisian apartment , reflecting both the building's heritage and the "radical" art collection of its owner. The kitchen is a deconstructed block sitting in the Haussmanian environment," Parente said. "It

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Made by Fire explores "the power and fragility of Bohemian glass and porcelain"

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Image by LLEV Further examples are the Birth of the Future Behind Glass by artist František Jungvirt where Jungvirt has reinterpreted the design of traditional vases by deconstructing them and a vase by LLEV studio that was made by blowing molten glass into a mould made from mycelium.

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Formafantasma and Artek's Cambio exhibition explores Finnish design's link to forestry

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Featuring original films and installations as well as supporting archival material, On Finnish Forestry examines how the country's timber industry has evolved over time, with a focus on design. A contemporary model of Aalto's Screen 100 is also on show. Formafantasma created an installation of interlocked Stool 60s.