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Two more houses by modernist architect Richard Neutra and a house by local architect Eric Owen Moss have been confirmed destroyed due to the deadly wildfires sweeping through Greater Los Angeles. Neutra's Hees and Kesler houses have been destroyed by the Pacific Palisades Fire, the worst of the ongoing series of wildfires that have devastated The post More Richard Neutra houses confirmed lost as toll of LA fires becomes clear appeared first on Dezeen.

Oxford practice Studio Hallett Ike has refurbished BR House, a Victorian townhouse in east London, and added a studio to its garden. Studio Hallett Ike reconfigured the home, which occupies the ground and lower ground floors of a house in Hackney, to open up its dark and cramped interiors. As a more typical extension was The post Studio Hallett Ike transforms London home with series of "subtle adjustments" appeared first on Dezeen.

We continue our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series with Grafton Architects' concrete university campus in Lima, Peru, a building that set a new standard for urban higher-education environments. Completed in 2015, the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) campus in Lima paved the way for Grafton Architects' Pritzker win, which would come five years The post Grafton Architects' UTEC Lima campus was the most significant building of 2015 appeared first on Dezeen.

US president Donald Trump has issued the Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture executive order on his first day back in office. One of numerous executive orders issued on his inauguration day yesterday, the presidential action aims to promote the use of "traditional and classical" architecture for civic buildings. The order requires heads of US government The post Trump signs executive order to promote "beautiful federal civic architecture" appeared first on Dezeen.

Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati has unveiled a mixed-use development set to comprise "three totemic figures" in Tirana, Albania. Named Rruga Adem Jashari, the development by Olgiati will include three skyscrapers reaching 150 metres, 192 metres and 266 metres, which will contain a hotel and apartment block. The towers will be built from red-toned concrete blocks The post Valerio Olgiati reveals plans for trio of concrete skyscrapers in Tirana appeared first on Dezeen.

Construction of a giant celestial solar farm is underway in China, with a scale comparable to creating a "Three Gorges Dam project above the Earth". The solar farm, which would be launched into space using heavy-lift rockets, is expected to stretch one kilometre in width and continuously harvest renewable energy for Earth. It would be The post China to launch one-kilometre-wide solar farm into space appeared first on Dezeen.

Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Miniforms and design studio E-ggs have added a spacious sofa called Nebulone to their Nebula family of upholstered seating. Nebulone is the longest member of the Nebula range, with a generous 240-centimetre span designed for solo lounging as well as hosting. The sofa carries the design language established earlier in the Nebula The post Nebulone sofa by E-ggs for Miniforms appeared first on Dezeen.

Freehaus and Office Sian are among the five architecture studios shortlisted to create the memorial for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, selected by The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission and RIBA. Also shortlisted are Curl La Tourelle Head Architecture, New South and George King Architects with Grow to Know. The five practices were chosen from The post Shortlisted design teams for Grenfell Tower Memorial revealed appeared first on Dezeen.

Ghana president John Mahama has announced an investigation into the funding of the unbuilt National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra, designed by architect David Adjaye's studio. Ghana's government is set to investigate the controversial project as around $58 million of taxpayer's money been spent on the $400 million cathedral despite construction not starting, reported the The post Ghana government announces investigation into controversial Adjaye-designed cathedral appeared first on Dezeen.

Design studio Inxects has developed a wearable that translates environmental stress signals into physical sensations to let users feel humanity's impact on nature. The Gaia Communication System (GCS) incorporates a sensor-laced vest and wrist sleeves that gather data about the health of plants, soil, air and ecosystems before translating these readings into haptic feedback in The post Gaia vest gives architects an "extended sensory system" to feel the health of a site appeared first on Dezeen.