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recessed.space is a platform for writing about art and architecture, and where the two intersect.
At Edinburgh’s RSA, architect Richard Murphy looks at the generational family tree of design
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00313 - Richard Murphy Generation RSA — recessed.space
At Edinburgh’s RSA, architect Richard Murphy looks at the generational family tree of design At the Royal...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:55 AM
At Edinburgh’s RSA, architect Richard Murphy looks at the generational family tree of design
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The John Soane x Minecraft collab that allows you to explore ancient architecture
The Sir John Soane Museum in London has been recreated in Minecraft blocks, allowing children from across the world to explore incredible architectural museum & ancient civilisations.
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The Sir John Soane Museum in London has been recreated in Minecraft blocks, allowing children from across the world to explore incredible architectural museum & ancient civilisations.
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00312 - Soane Museum Minecraft — recessed.space
The John Soane x Minecraft collab that allows you to explore ancient architecture The Sir John Soane Museum...
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January 26, 2026 at 9:12 AM
The John Soane x Minecraft collab that allows you to explore ancient architecture
The Sir John Soane Museum in London has been recreated in Minecraft blocks, allowing children from across the world to explore incredible architectural museum & ancient civilisations.
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The Sir John Soane Museum in London has been recreated in Minecraft blocks, allowing children from across the world to explore incredible architectural museum & ancient civilisations.
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Ursula K. Le Guin’s speculative cartography
by @sam-moore94.bsky.social
A recent exhibition at London’s Architectural Association presented maps drawn by author Ursula K. Le Guin as part of her authorial worldbuilding process.
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by @sam-moore94.bsky.social
A recent exhibition at London’s Architectural Association presented maps drawn by author Ursula K. Le Guin as part of her authorial worldbuilding process.
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00310 - Ursula Le Guin AA — recessed.space
Ursula K. Le Guin’s speculative cartography A recent exhibition at London’s Architectural...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Ursula K. Le Guin’s speculative cartography
by @sam-moore94.bsky.social
A recent exhibition at London’s Architectural Association presented maps drawn by author Ursula K. Le Guin as part of her authorial worldbuilding process.
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by @sam-moore94.bsky.social
A recent exhibition at London’s Architectural Association presented maps drawn by author Ursula K. Le Guin as part of her authorial worldbuilding process.
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THE HOUSE AS SELF-PORTRAIT: JOHN SOANE'S WORDS THROUGH AN ARTISTIC GAZE
by Rochelle Roberts
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by Rochelle Roberts
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00309 - Crude Hints Towards — recessed.space
The house as self-portrait: John Soane’s words through an artistic gaze An 1812 text by John Soane in which...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
THE HOUSE AS SELF-PORTRAIT: JOHN SOANE'S WORDS THROUGH AN ARTISTIC GAZE
by Rochelle Roberts
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by Rochelle Roberts
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With the passing of Frank Gehry, we look at some of his most important cultural contributions.
December 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
With the passing of Frank Gehry, we look at some of his most important cultural contributions.
With the passing of Frank Gehry, we look at some of his most important cultural contributions.
December 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
With the passing of Frank Gehry, we look at some of his most important cultural contributions.
The second exhibition in the recessed.space gallery inside No.1 Poultry is by Ground Collective, a group of artists searching for ways to read the city beyond the visible.
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00307 - Ground Collective at Hypha Studios — recessed.space
Hypha Studios x recessed.space: Ground Collective communicate with silent rivers The second exhibition in the Hypha...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The second exhibition in the recessed.space gallery inside No.1 Poultry is by Ground Collective, a group of artists searching for ways to read the city beyond the visible.
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Temporary & permanent culture fine a place in Middlesbrough
by @willjennings.bsky.social
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by @willjennings.bsky.social
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00303 - Middlesbrough Art Week & The Auxiliary — recessed.space
Temporary & permanent culture finds a place in Middlesbrough The 2025 Middlesbrough Art Week took place...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Temporary & permanent culture fine a place in Middlesbrough
by @willjennings.bsky.social
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by @willjennings.bsky.social
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Playtime at the Pavilions: Carmody Groarke at Dulwich Picture Gallery
by @robfiehn.bsky.social
@dulwichgallery.bsky.social
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by @robfiehn.bsky.social
@dulwichgallery.bsky.social
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Playtime at the Pavilions: Carmody Groarke at Dulwich Picture Gallery After Peter Cook’s temporary play...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Playtime at the Pavilions: Carmody Groarke at Dulwich Picture Gallery
by @robfiehn.bsky.social
@dulwichgallery.bsky.social
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by @robfiehn.bsky.social
@dulwichgallery.bsky.social
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THE RECESS 037
including: Terry Farrell / The design of Frieze / Two London institutions to expand / The Louvre hits the news for something else / New heads for Helsinki & Tallinn / Yinka Ilori floods MK with colour
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including: Terry Farrell / The design of Frieze / Two London institutions to expand / The Louvre hits the news for something else / New heads for Helsinki & Tallinn / Yinka Ilori floods MK with colour
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October 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
THE RECESS 037
including: Terry Farrell / The design of Frieze / Two London institutions to expand / The Louvre hits the news for something else / New heads for Helsinki & Tallinn / Yinka Ilori floods MK with colour
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including: Terry Farrell / The design of Frieze / Two London institutions to expand / The Louvre hits the news for something else / New heads for Helsinki & Tallinn / Yinka Ilori floods MK with colour
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From Bauhaus to birdhouse: world famous architects’ avian designs for charity
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00300 - From Bauhaus to birdhouse — recessed.space
From Bauhaus to birdhouse: world famous architects’ avian designs for charity In an exhibition at Christies...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
From Bauhaus to birdhouse: world famous architects’ avian designs for charity
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October 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
In search of oracular places at the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts
By Lorenzo Graf & Riccardo Buck
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By Lorenzo Graf & Riccardo Buck
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October 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
In search of oracular places at the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts
By Lorenzo Graf & Riccardo Buck
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By Lorenzo Graf & Riccardo Buck
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September 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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We speak to Mark Leckey freshly after opening his major survey exhibition, with a large body of new work, at the Julia Stoschek Foundation over Berlin Art Week.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We speak to Mark Leckey freshly after opening his major survey exhibition, with a large body of new work, at the Julia Stoschek Foundation over Berlin Art Week.
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Our highlights from Berlin Art Week 2025
We took a trip to Berlin to celebrate the capital city’s cultural scene & in doing so not only discovered a rich breadth of art, but also some incredible architectural settings of all eras & genres.
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We took a trip to Berlin to celebrate the capital city’s cultural scene & in doing so not only discovered a rich breadth of art, but also some incredible architectural settings of all eras & genres.
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00296 - Berlin Art Week 2025 — recessed.space
Our highlights from Berlin Art Week 2025 We took a trip to Berlin to celebrate the capital city’s cultural scene over...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Our highlights from Berlin Art Week 2025
We took a trip to Berlin to celebrate the capital city’s cultural scene & in doing so not only discovered a rich breadth of art, but also some incredible architectural settings of all eras & genres.
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We took a trip to Berlin to celebrate the capital city’s cultural scene & in doing so not only discovered a rich breadth of art, but also some incredible architectural settings of all eras & genres.
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Post-industrial clay: the British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke-on-Trent
by Veronica Simpson
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by Veronica Simpson
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00295 - British Ceramics Biennial — recessed.space
Post-industrial clay: the British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke-on-Trent This year’s British Ceramics...
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September 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Post-industrial clay: the British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke-on-Trent
by Veronica Simpson
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by Veronica Simpson
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TOLIA ASTAKHISHVILI’S ARCHITECTURAL EXCAVATION IN VENICE CHANGES THE WAY ARTISTS USE THE CITY
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00294 - Tolia Astakhishvili Venice — recessed.space
Tolia Astakhishvili’s architectural excavation in Venice changes the way artists use the city The new home of...
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September 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
TOLIA ASTAKHISHVILI’S ARCHITECTURAL EXCAVATION IN VENICE CHANGES THE WAY ARTISTS USE THE CITY
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A conversation about V&A Storehouse with Brendan Cormier, curator at the V&A, & David Allin of DS+R architects.
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A DEEPER RECESS 012: a conversation about V&A Storehouse with architect David Allin & curator Brendan Cormier
We speak to architect David Allin & curator Brendan Cormier on the design process of V&A East Storehouse
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September 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A conversation about V&A Storehouse with Brendan Cormier, curator at the V&A, & David Allin of DS+R architects.
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A visit to Hauser & Wirth Downtown LA: architecture, gardens, food & art
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00292 - Hauser & Wirth Downtown LA — recessed.space
A visit to Hauser & Wirth Downtown LA: architecture, gardens, food & art recessed.space got a tour of Hauser...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A visit to Hauser & Wirth Downtown LA: architecture, gardens, food & art
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