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Trump's development plans for the White House envisioned in satirical...
These tongue-in-cheek images offer visions of the White House after US president-elect and renowned real-estate mogul Donald Trump gets the keys. With Trump due to move into the iconic presidential...
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Bates Smart unveils light-filled replacement for its Australian Embassy in...
Australian firm Bates Smart is to design a new Embassy of Australia for the US capital, replacing the building that the firm designed for the same purpose in 1964. Working with local practice KCCT,...
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Competition: five copies of the Brutalist Washington Map to be won
Dezeen has teamed up with Blue Crow Media to give away five copies of a map detailing 40 examples of brutalist architecture in Washington DC. This competition is now closed. Congratulations to the...
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Exhibition surveys work of modernist landscape architect Lawrence Halprin
Parks with terraced fountains and chunky concrete formations are among works by American landscape architect Lawrence Halprin featured in a show at the National Building Museum in Washington DC. Titled...
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30,000 sticks line wall of Aesop Georgetown by Tacklebox
New York studio Tacklebox has clad the interior of this Washington DC store for skincare brand Aesop with 100-year-old recycled sticks. For the brand's second outpost in the US capital, it has moved...
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David Adjaye's African American Museum photographed by Brad Feinknopf
These new images by photographer Brad Feinknopf offer a tour through David Adjaye's Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened last fall in Washington DC. The...
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NADAAA overhauls brick house in Washington DC with ample glazing and a...
Boston architecture firm NADAAA has remodelled a 1920s Washington DC residence by extending the attic, adding large windows, and using plywood sheets to arrange the internal layout. While renovating...
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Studio Gang's stacked-tube Hive installation opens in Washington DC
Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects has created a trio of cavernous chambers from stacked silver and magenta paper tubes inside the National Building Museum in Washington DC. The installation called...
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Frank Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial breaks ground in Washington DC
The controversial memorial to former US president Dwight D Eisenhower, designed by Frank Gehry, has finally begun construction in Washington DC after years of opposition. A groundbreaking ceremony for...
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FreelandBuck combines historic ceiling designs for Smithsonian museum...
Trompe l'oeil illusions from the renaissance era influenced the design of this ceiling installation by American studio FreelandBuck, now on view in a Smithsonian museum in Washington DC. Called...
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BIG revises Smithsonian campus masterplan in Washington DC
Architecture firm BIG has updated its plans for the revitalisation of the Smithsonian Institution campus in the US capital, after the initial designs sparked opposition. BIG's $2 billion proposal –...
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Elon Musk's Boring Company receives go-ahead to start DC to NYC Hyperloop tunnel
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has been given written permission to begin digging a transportation tunnel in Washington DC, which could eventually facilitate a 29-minute journey between the capital and New...
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The Art of Burning Man is explored in Washington DC exhibition
The impressive temporary structures built during the annual Burning Man festival are the subject of an exhibition in the US capital. No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man opened 30 March 2018 at the...
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Snarkitecture builds white Fun House for retrospective in Washington DC
New York design studio Snarkitecture is celebrating a decade of projects with an exhibition at the National Building Museum in Washington DC, which includes a white gabled house and a kidney-shaped...
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Pentagram models US Library of Congress logo on bookends
Pentagram's New York office has updated the visual identity for America's Library of Congress in Washington DC, with a shape-shifting logo that resembles stacks of books and bookends on a shelf. The...
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Robert Gurney renovates 200-year-old brick townhouse in Washington DC
American architect Robert Gurney sought to open up views, and balance old and new, while renovating a four-storey historic dwelling in the Georgetown area of the US capital. The project, called...
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Sky bridges criss-cross SHoP's Midtown Center in Washington DC
A trio of elevated walkways links two wings of a glass-faced office building by SHoP Architects, which is located four blocks away from the White House. Midtown Center is situated in the heart of...
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Eaton DC hotel mixes politically charged elements with retro interiors
A new hotel concept championing "progressive social change" has opened its first location in Washington DC, with spaces including a members' club, a wellness centre and three eateries designed by...
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Mismatched furnishings create "bipartisan aesthetic" at The Line DC hotel
A mash-up of different styles is used to decorate this hotel in Washington DC, which New York firm INC Architecture and Design created inside an old church. The Line DC hotel is located in an...
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Hou de Sousa designs fluorescent Prismatic installation for Washington DC
Fluorescent cords attached to black rebar frames form this sculptural installation, which American firm Hou de Sousa has created for Washington DC. The Prismatic installation is on view in the Senator...
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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners designs spy museum to stand out in Washington DC
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed its first cultural building in the US: the International Spy Museum in America's capital, which features an angled black volume, splayed red columns and a...
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Foster + Partners converts historic Washington DC library into Apple Store
Foster + Partners has collaborated with the Apple design team and architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle to transform a neoclassical building in the US capital into a sleek retail space with a skylit...
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Rockwell Group builds sloped Lawn in Washington DC's National Building Museum
New York City firm Rockwell Group has inserted a grassy hill scattered with deckchairs and hammocks into the Great Hall of Washington DC's National Building Museum. Designed to function like an outdoor...
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Sleepbox pods installed at Dulles International Airport
Intimate sleeping pods designed by Sleepbox have been installed at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC by architecture studio 3877. Sleepbox has 16 bookable nap rooms that are available for...
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Steven Holl tops subterranean extension to Kennedy Center with trio of...
Steven Holl Architects has nestled "much-needed" performance spaces for the Kennedy Center in Washington DC under a grassy slope topped by three white-concrete pavilions. Named the Reach, the expansion...
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After Architecture couples charred wood and brass for Camp Barker Memorial
Three charred wood structures with brass interiors form a memorial that pays homage to African American history at the entrance to a school and park in Washington DC. Tennessee studio After...
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Thompson Washington DC hotel subtly draws on city's nautical past
New York studio Parts and Labor Design has taken cues from Washington DC's maritime past to create the interiors of a hotel in the city's Navy Yard neighbourhood. Thompson Washington DC is an 11-storey...
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Melania Trump unveils classical Tennis Pavilion at the White House
First lady of the United States Melania Trump has revealed that a tennis pavilion, which takes cues from the neoclassical style of The White House, is being built on the grounds of the presidential...
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OMA reveals updated design for Washington DC garden bridge
Architecture firm OMA and landscape studio Olin have released updated visuals for 11th Street Bridge Park – a raised garden that will extend over Washington DC's Anacostia River. The update follows the...
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Melania Trump criticised for "upsetting" White House Rose Garden renovation...
First lady Melania Trump has been criticised on social media for her pared-back redesign of the Rose Garden at the White House, with users comparing her to French queen Marie Antionette. Melania...
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Melania Trump's redesign of the Rose Garden at the White House features in...
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features images of the Rose Garden at the White House following a recent makeover by first lady Melania Trump. Created with landscape architecture...
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Five proposals to protect Washington DC's Tidal Basin from climate change
A bridge to the White House and man-made islands are among the conceptual proposals five architecture studios have developed for preserving Washington DC's Tidal Basin reservoir and the National Mall....
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Opposite Office proposes turning US Capitol into "fortress to protect democracy"
Provocative architecture studio Opposite Office has envisioned fortifying the US Capitol building in Washington DC in reaction to the invasion of the building by Donald Trump supporters last week....
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"A fortress around the Capitol is the exact opposite of democracy" says...
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing fortifying the US Capitol building and sharing their views on other top stories. Architecture studio Opposite Office has caused controversy by...
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Emergency housing block in Washington DC has four "uniquely different" facades
Staggered apartments and semi-enclosed play areas animate the exterior of The Aya, a short-term housing block in Washington DC by US firms Studio Twenty Seven Architecture and Leo A Daly. The...
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Mecanoo and OTJ Architects complete renovation of Mies van der Rohe's Martin...
Architecture studios Mecanoo and OTJ Architects have added a rooftop garden and statement staircases to the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC as part of its renovation of the Mies...
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Contrasting elements fill Imperfecto restaurant in Washington DC by OOAK
Marble, wood and brass are among the eclectic materials found in an upscale eatery in Washington DC that was designed by Greek-Swedish studio OOAK Architects. Located in the US capital's West End...
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Snarkitecture designs Manifest "self-care" club in Washington DC
Design studio Snarkitecture incorporated tiled walls and arches into a club in the US capital that offers a barbershop, a coffee bar, a boutique and a speakeasy. Open to the public, Manifest occupies a...
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Bill for bird-friendly glass buildings proposed for Washington DC
A bill has been filed in Washington DC calling for new buildings in the city to use bird-friendly glass, in an effort to minimise avian deaths resulting from window collisions. Named The Migratory...
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Fentress Architects overhauls Norwegian Embassy in Washington DC
US studio Fentress Architects used copper and mass timber to reconfigure Norway's embassy in Washington DC, which opened to the public this month. The project entailed a thorough renovation of Norway's...
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David Chipperfield Architects designs minimal Akris boutique in Washington DC
The Milan office of David Chipperfield Architects has designed a minimalist boutique for fashion brand Akris in Washington DC, featuring pleated walls and displays suspended from thin wires. The store...
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Colleen Healey combines old and new for historic DC house renovation
Colleen Healey Architecture has revamped a home on a radial lot facing Washington DC's Logan Circle, retaining historic details while updating the spaces for contemporary living. The renovated...
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BIG and Frank Gehry among studios with "singular visions" for US Navy Museum
BIG, Gehry Partners and Perkins&Will are among the five studios that have been selected as finalists in a contest to design the future National Museum of the US Navy. US governmental agency Naval...
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Adjaye Associates begins transformation of historic Washington DC power plant
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has broken ground on its project converting the West Heating Plant and Coal Yard in Washington DC into luxury residences and a private park. Sited on a slip of...
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Marlon Blackwell to design Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Washington DC
Arkansas-based architect Marlon Blackwell has been selected to design a memorial in Washington DC that will be dedicated to military and civilians who served in counter-terrorism efforts. Blackwell was...
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ZGF and James Corner Field Operations complete phase one of Amazon HQ2
Architecture studio ZGF has completed phase one of Amazon's HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia that includes a park designed by James Corner Field Operations. The Metropolitan Park campus completes the first...
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Elkus Manfredi cuts openings into 1950s "concrete bunker" in Washington DC
A Cold War-era building designed to withstand nuclear blasts is among the structures that have been renovated by Elkus Manfredi Architects at the newly established Children's National Research &...
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Studio Joseph highlights construction's climate impacts at DC exhibition
New York-based architecture practice Studio Joseph has created a series of galleries for the National Building Museum in Washington, DC that aim to explain the building industry to the public. The...
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Ennead Architects and Rockwell Group create "floating" classrooms for Johns...
New York-based studios Ennead Architects and Rockwell Group have completed the renovation of an academic building for Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC with "floating" classrooms at its core....
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Studio Bower creates gabled annexe for Washington DC residence
Architecture firm Studio Bower has created a wood-clad extension for a 1940s cottage that preserves the house's charm and has interiors like a "generous treehouse". Occupied by a couple with a young...
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