Monthly archives: August 2010

Small House with Big Spiral Staircase
by Avehideshi Architects

Small House with big Spiral Staircase by Hideshi Abe

Japanese firm Avehideshi Architects and Associates have completed this house in Osaka, Japan, with a staircase that wraps around the house’s internal perimeter. More »

Tree House by Mount Fuji Architects Studio

Tree House by Mount Fuji Architects Studio

Japanese firm Mount Fuji Architects Studio have completed this house in Tokyo, Japan, made from a series of wooden arches gradually rising in height as they pivot around a central column. More »

Competition: up to 10 free spaces for
digital designers at Tent Digital

Tent Digital 2010

We’ve teamed up with design show Tent London to offer readers the chance to win ten FREE exhibition spaces at Tent Digital, taking place 23-26 September at the Truman Brewery in London. More »

“A Font of Ideas From a ‘Nomadic’
Humanitarian Architect”


Dezeenwire:
Alice Rawsthorn interviews humanitarian architect Nathaniel Corum, who designed the cabin of the Plastiki boat made of plastic bottles (see our earlier story) - New York Times

The House with Balls by Matharoo Associates

The House with Balls by Matharoo Associates

Photographer Edmund Sumner has shared with us his photos of this house that cost just $12,000 to build by Matharoo Associates in Ahmadabad, India, featuring shutters weighted with concrete balls. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »