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Alex Chinneck: The man who makes houses melt

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

Architects unveil future of design at Venice Biennale 2025

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The centuries-old mystery beneath Sri Lanka's coast

Underwater relics beneath Sri Lanka's coast are helping archaeologists piece together an ancient story.

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Ed Moya, of AlphaSense, says rising borrowing costs are 'eating away' at AI companies' earnings.

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Why the television refuses to die

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Lucy Worsley retells the events that led to the Norman conquest of England depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry.

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