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Alex Chinneck: The man who makes houses melt

21 October 2014
Fiona MacdonaldFeatures correspondent
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Architects unveil future of design at Venice Biennale 2025

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'Maybe Venice is the city that can save the world'

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David Attenborough's favourite butterfly

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In search of the rare fish owl in Turkey's mountains

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