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Dezeen's top 10 product designs of 2023

Deezen

A phone charger for rough sleepers, a basketball that never goes flat and glasses that instantly change prescription are among this year's top product designs , which we've rounded up as part of our review of 2023. Others have brought style to solar-powered devices and accessibility to overlooked everyday objects.

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Architecture is Awesome: #32 Every Building is a Prototype

SW Oregon Architect

While iterative prototyping is a vital tool for design and innovation in many industries, the use of prototypes is severely limited in the production of architecture. Each new building stands alone as a culmination of ideas, adaptation, and continuous improvement at the time of its design. HOUSE, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).

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TIC townhouses are taking over Los Angeles — but who can actually afford them?

Archinect

Instead of converting old, rent-controlled buildings into TIC properties, the developer is replacing single-family homes with new townhomes. Some real estate experts said the model could help the region’s gaping affordable-housing problem, particularly after a new state law opened more areas to similar development.

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Park Hill Phase 2 named best project as Dezeen Awards sustainability winners revealed

Deezen

The judges chose the brutalist building in Sheffield for setting "an important precedent for how the UK should deal with its ageing housing stock." The architects have managed to make the building more beautiful while also making it more beneficial, proving that the two things can exist at the same time," they continued.

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Editor’s Guide: 6 Ways To Get Your Project Featured on Architizer

Architizer

Recognize that the completed building is only one aspect of the architectural project; sketches, drawings, renderings and models also share important information about the concepts that drove your design. Architizer’s journal is fueled by the creative energy of thousands of architects worldwide who upload and showcase their incredible work.

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Dezeen Awards is a "stamp of approval" says past sustainability winner

Deezen

Petit Pli , which won wearable design of the year in 2018 , develops clothing that grows and adapts to the body, allowing for a longer product life. Enter by Thursday 30 May Submit your project by Thursday 30 May at 23:59 London time for your chance to win. You can find out how to enter here.

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News: 8 events to visit at this year's Chicago Architecture Biennial

Bustler

A full slate of activities is taking place across Chicago from now until mid-February, including multiple exhibitions, tours, panel discussions, film screenings, product demonstrations, workshops, and celebrations. Be sure to follow our 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennal news tag. Sites as varied as the James R.

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