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Hussein Chalayan: Archipelago exhibition highlights designer's most iconic works

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Mechanical dresses from Chalayan's Autumn Winter 2007 show titled Airborne were exhibited within a black-painted display unit. Positive moulds of busts used to create garments, from Chalayan's Spring Summer 2006 collection titled Inertia , were suspended from the ceiling, while the negative moulds were built into the exhibition walls.

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Traveling Through Europe? Let Peter Zumthor Be Your Guide

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While he may not champion expressive forms or broad concepts that try to tackle global socio-political topics, his architecture responds to the very local site and community. Natural light enters the building through the double skin and is further diffused by the frosted glass ceiling of the top three floors.

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Ten Cold War US embassies that embody America's 20th-century "victorious exuberance"

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Since 2007, the US has operated a 104-acre complex as its embassy in the country. Sert's design perfectly captures the optimism of the State Department during this era, and its general lack of concern over terrorism and other security threats."

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