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Reimagining the British Museum without the Parthenon Sculptures
The British Museum has just unveiled the winning design in an international architectural competition for the substantial ...
BBC Dope Girls locations: Where is the decadent London-based drama filmed?
Produced by Cardiff-based company Bad Wolf, who created popular shows including Doctor Who and His Dark Materials, new BBC One show Dope Girls has been described by some as a "spiritual successor" to ...
25 Years Ago, VB Turned Runway Model – And Caused A Fashion Week Frenzy
The world’s press was agog when VB made her catwalk debut in Maria Grachvogel’s autumn/winter 2000 show at the Natural ...
Paris' Musée Picasso brings Nazi-hated art to light
Based on recent discoveries, the Parisian museum evokes the defamatory exhibition organized in Munich in 1937 at Hitler's ...
The artist sketching the messy aftermath of war
George Butler travels the world drawing places and people touched by conflict. He shares his return to Syria in the weeks after Assad fell ...
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This week we revealed the first segment of The Line
This week on Dezeen, we revealed that construction has begun on Hidden Marina, the first segment of The Line megacity that is ...
A Boneyard Along the Thames River Reveals London’s Ancient Burials
Researchers have found dozens of human bones on the banks of the iconic river, many of them thousands of years old.
William Morris, Islamic art and a reason to fall in love with the ‘enamelled lawn’ again
The Arts and Crafts designer incorporated patterns from Islamic art into carpets, textiles and wallpaper, as an exhibition ...
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Lina Ghotmeh Architecture wins British Museum’s Western Range competition
Last August, five high-profile architecture offices were shortlisted to redesign sections of London’s British Museum. Lina Ghotmeh (LGA) was announced the winner in London.
'A Thousand Blows': Who were the Forty Elephants gang and their thief 'queen' Mary Carr?
They're the Forty Elephants, a real gang led by the charismatic Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), who pilfer the prized possessions ...
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Architect Lina Ghotmeh wins competition to revamp British Museum’s vast Western Range galleries
Ghotmeh beat five architect-led teams to land what the museum has called “one of the biggest cultural renovations undertaken ...
The Hari, London hotel review
This home-from-home hotel brings la dolce vita to extended, tiramisu-infused London stays, with cosy nooks and handsome upholstery in the heart of Belgravia Location. The Hari, a ...