Articles by Amy Frearson

Kennedy Nolan completes Arts and Crafts-inspired home in Melbourne

May 17, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Arched doorways, sculptural chimneys and a pyramid-shaped roof are among the quirky details that architecture studio Kennedy Nolan has used to add character to this east Melbourne home. Deepdene House is located in a suburban neighbourhood filled with Edwardian properties and verdant gardens. Kennedy Nolan describes its appearance as “roofs and chimneys emerging from lush tree canopies”. The Melbourne studio responded

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Japan urged to stop using deforestation-linked wood for Kengo Kuma’s Olympic stadium

May 12, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

The Japanese government has been accused of using timber linked to deforestation and human-rights violations to build its Kengo Kuma-designed stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. A petition with 140,000 signatures was delivered to Japanese embassies in Switzerland and Germany this week, demanding the government rethink its use of cheap tropical wood. Bilong Oyoi, the former head of a rainforest

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Mami House is a “mini bunker” built for a family on a very tight budget

May 9, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Faced with the difficult task of delivering a family house for less than €100,000, Portuguese architect José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira designed this cuboidal concrete property. Nunes de Oliveira, who leads architecture studio NOARQ, was initially asked by the clients to build them a 160-square-metre home for just €80,000 (approximately £67,000). He told them it was impossible, so they

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Gabled guesthouse by Sutherland & Co extends countryside cottage in Scotland

May 8, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

This modest extension to a cottage in the Scottish countryside was designed by architecture studio Sutherland & Co so the owners could invite their family to stay. Featuring shingle-covered walls and a light-filled interior, the simple gabled extension – called Sydserf – adjoins the single-storey property in East Lothian, a county on the outskirts of Edinburgh. “Our clients needed a

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“Subversive, shocking and truly unique” artist and architect Vito Acconci dies

May 2, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Vito Acconci, whose provocative works range from an artificial island to a performance that involved masturbation, has died aged 77. The Brooklyn-based artist and architect passed away on 27 April 2017. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. Art Agency Partners, which worked closely with Acconci and his studio, has paid tribute to him as

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