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Hackney School of Food by Surman Weston wins 2022 Stephen Lawrence Prize

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The transformation of a derelict London building into a thriving community hub that teaches children how to grow, cook, and enjoy food has been awarded this year's Stephen Lawrence Prize.

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Richard Rogers was a colorful character in a world of concrete and steel

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Such are the remembrances of a beloved architectural icon seen in the outpouring of tributes circulating on social media following the death of Richard Rogers in London over the weekend. A model of the Zip-Up house courtesy of Loz Pycock via Flickr. Heavyweight, humanist, intellectual hero, and pioneer of the high-tech style.

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V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"

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London's Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement's evolution from colonial import to a "tool of nation building".

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News: Hackney School of Food by Surman Weston wins 2022 Stephen Lawrence Prize

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The transformation of a derelict London building into a thriving community hub that teaches children how to grow, cook, and enjoy food has been awarded this year's Stephen Lawrence Prize. Read the full post on Bustler.

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Giles Nartey reimagines traditional West African bench as giant game of Oware

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Designer Giles Nartey has presented a communal bench at the London Design Festival , with an intricately carved surface that doubles as a game board. Interplay was designed for two people to straddle while facing the centre, where neat rows of holes called "houses" are hollowed out of the black-stained ash wood.

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Contemporary furniture meets beaux-arts interiors at Brussels gallery Objects with Narratives

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Objects with Narratives has opened a gallery in a 1920s fur atelier Over the following century, Grand Sablon 40 went on to house a museum and the auction house of Yves Saint Laurent co-founder Pierre Bergé before Objects with Narratives (OWN) took over the building. If you just put a nice vase there, it's going to be lost."

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Gucci Cosmos pulls into London’s 180 The Strand this October

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Italian fashion house Gucci is bringing its travelling archival exhibition to 180 Studios next month, presenting an immersive exploration of its iconic era-defining designs. studios) Gucci Cosmos runs from 11 October to 31 December 2023 at 180 The Strand, London WC2R 3DA. Dubbed Gucci Cosmos , the show opens on 11 October.

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