Amy Peacock

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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils city masterplan in Sharjah

4 days ago | dezeen.com | Amy Peacock

Architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed its design for Khalid Bin Sultan City in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, which will be built alongside the studio's Beeah Headquarters. Designed for environmental management company Beeah Group, the city will be built east of Sharjah International Airport alongside the Beeah Headquarters, which Zaha Hadid Architects completed in 2022.
Eight luxurious houses with refreshing outdoor swimming pools

1 week ago | dezeen.com | Amy Peacock

To mark the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, we've rounded up eight summer-ready homes with swimming pools you'll want to dive into. Above and top photo by Mike KelleyAimasia Residence, Greece, by A31 ArchitectureNestled on a rocky hillside overlooking the Aegean Sea, this villa in Mykonos boasts three swimming pools – two small pools adjoining bedrooms and one larger pool outside the L-shaped open-plan kitchen, living and dining area.
Low-carbon blocks made of sugarcane waste used to form school in India

1 week ago | dezeen.com | Amy Peacock

University of East London staff and students have created a school building in India from Sugarcrete, a biomaterial construction block made from sugarcane waste. Located in the city of Noida at Panchsheel Balak Inter College, the classroom is the first structure to be constructed from the low-carbon Sugarcrete construction material, which was developed in 2023 by the University of East London (UEL) and architecture studio Grimshaw.
Oxford Street to be pedestrianised "quickly as possible" says Sadiq Khan

1 week ago | dezeen.com | Amy Peacock

London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street will move forward, following support from the public and businesses. Results from a public consultation published today revealed that out of 6,642 responses from businesses and London residents, around 7 in 10 backed plans to transform Oxford Street, with two-thirds in support of pedestrianisation specifically.
Zaha Hadid Architects, Woods Bagot and Cox complete Sydney airport

1 week ago | dezeen.com | Amy Peacock

The Western Sydney International Airport has been completed with a sinuous timber ceiling, designed by British studio Zaha Hadid Architects and Australian studios Woods Bagot and Cox Architecture. Located in Sydney's Badgerys Creek neighbourhood, it was designed to become the city's second airport and Australia's first new major airport in over 50 years.
"Architectural profession letting Gaza down with its ongoing silence" says Palestine Regeneration Team

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Amy Peacock

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"Architectural profession letting Gaza down" says Palestine Regeneration Team

2 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Amy Peacock

Palestine Regeneration Team's contribution to the British Pavilion is one of the few projects at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale to address the ongoing war in Gaza. Here, the architecture group tells Dezeen that more architects need to speak out against injustice. As part of the British Pavilion's exhibition, the Palestine Regeneration Team presented an installation titled Objects of Repair, which explores the potential of using salvaged materials to rebuild war-torn Gaza.
Egypt "ready to implement" bridge to Saudi Arabia over Red Sea

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Amy Peacock

12 hours agoA US Navy sailor walked BI through what it was like shooting down a small drone with a .50 caliber machine gunPetty Officer Second Class Brian Diaz saw the small drone coming in through his binoculars. The US Navy sailor quickly called in the threat and got the go-ahead to open fire on it with his deck-mounted M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun. A hundred rounds went out in a flash.
Egypt "ready to implement" bridge to Saudi Arabia over Red Sea

3 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Amy Peacock

Egypt's transport minister Kamel al-Wazir has announced that plans are progressing for a bridge connecting Egypt and Saudi Arabia across the Red Sea. "We have now completed the planning for the bridge between Egypt and Saudi Arabia and are ready to implement it at any time, whether a bridge or a tunnel," Al-Wazir, who is also Egypt's deputy prime minister, told news agency Reuters.
Lisbon by Design

3 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Cajsa Carlson |Amy Peacock

This year's Lisbon by Design features design pieces, craftworks and collaborative installations made in Portugal exclusively for the design fair, which is hosted in the city's Gomes Freire Palace. More