Dezeen's top 10 biggest architecture and design stories of 2016
In the final instalment of our review of 2016, editor Amy Frearson recaps the 10 most read stories of the year, including the completion of a tiny, prefabricated mobile house, the death of Zaha Hadid and Bjarke Ingels' design for the Serpentine Pavilion.
Zaha Hadid dies following a heart attack
The loss of Zaha Hadid in March was by far the biggest news of 2016. As one of the world's most famous architects, her sudden death caused an outcry from architects and designers all around the world.
Rem Koolhaas described her as "a combination of beauty and strength", while Norman Foster paid tribute to her "courage, conviction and tenacity". Dezeen later worked with Architizer to produce a memorial video, with contributions from Patrik Schumacher, Richard Rogers, Amanda Levete and Bjarke Ingels. Hadid also topped our 2016 Dezeen Hot List, an index of the people and topics that our readers most wanted to read about this year.
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MVRDV replaces Chanel store's traditional facade with glass bricks that are "stronger than concrete"
MVDRV captured the imagination of many Dezeen readers back in April, when it showcased a pioneering glass technology. The project, called Crystal Houses, involved replacing the brick facade of a former Amsterdam townhouse with a transparent replica, more suited to the building's new use as a Chanel boutique.
The architects later released a video showing how the glass bricks...
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