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ABBA recently launched a concert experience which involves a digital representation of the stars "performing" their hits. To host the show, Stufish Entertainment Architects created a timber arena that can be dismantled and moved with relative ease.
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High-profile British firm Heatherwick Studio has created a large tree-covered sculpture for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration. The art installation hosts a total of 350 trees, which are arranged into the shape of a single large tree.
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Homeowners have begun moving in to the first ever UK residential development by Frank Gehry. Named Prospect Place, the eye-catching project is defined by a rippling facade that twists and turns to maximize views of the nearby Battersea Power Station.
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Grafton Architects has won the Mies van der Rohe Award for its London-based Town House university building. The firm was recognized alongside Lacol, which won the Emerging Architecture prize for its La Borda Cooperative Housing in Barcelona.
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Taking the form of a large orb, MSG Sphere London is an ambitious new music and entertainment venue that will boast an immersive interior with the world's largest LED screen, plus an eye-catching exterior made up of a programmable system of LEDs.
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Tasked with designing a restaurant on an awkward site that couldn't support much weight, Acme used engineered wood to create an attractive and lightweight building. It also includes solar power, a green roof, and nesting boxes for birds and bats.
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Some of the most intriguing items from the Natural History Museum in London have made their way to Melbourne Museum in Australia. The Treasures of the Natural World exhibition showcases a selection of important artefacts from nature and science.
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Following news of a vertigo-inducing infinity pool in New York City, London now boasts its own one-of-a-kind swimming pool. This one goes even further though, as visitors are invited to swim between two high-rise buildings in a clear acrylic box.
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Visitors to London's Marble Arch will soon be able to see the area from a whole new perspective thanks to an unusual project by MVRDV. The firm plans to install a hollow hill-like structure in the UK capital in the coming months.
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New York City's High Line elevated park has been such a success that the basic idea has been copied worldwide. A slice of the Big Apple is now coming to the Big Smoke with a new raised park for London that will include housing, retail, and offices.
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Denizen Works recently completed an unorthodox but very well executed floating church in London, England. The project brings to mind an old pop-top VW bus and is defined by a novel roof that can be lowered or raised depending on requirements.
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Rising to a sharp gleaming point in the City of London, the aptly-named Scalpel is another high-profile skyscraper by Kohn Pedersen Fox. The office building is a striking addition to the capital's skyline and rises to a height of 190 m (623 ft).
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