Japanese studio Tato Architects have converted a warehouse in Osaka into a house where residents can climb up the walls. More »
Monthly archives: February 2012
House in Izumi-Ohmiya
Redbridge Welcome Centre
by Peter Barber Architects
Slideshow: London studio Peter Barber Architects has completed a centre for drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Ilford, northeast London. More »
Man Made Toronto by Stephen Burks
A series of lamps, tables and storage made by New York designer Stephen Burks in collaboration with basket weavers in a village outside of Dakar is on show at the Design Exchange in Toronto. More »
Wang Shu wins
Pritzker Prize 2012
Dezeen Wire: Chinese architect Wang Shu of Amateur Architecture Studio in Hangzhou is the 2012 Pritkzer Prize laureate. The prize organisers have confirmed the news after details were leaked ahead of schedule. More »
Première by
Taller de Casqueria
This movie filmed by Spanish graphics studio Taller de Casqueria shows a theatrical dance performance taking place inside the Espacio Andaluz de Creación Contemporánea, a contemporary arts centre that is under construction in Córdoba by architects Nieto Sobejano.
Silent Cargo by SX70 Europe
for Anki Gneib
Stockholm designer Anki Gneib challenged artistic collective SX70 Europe to transport her enormous carved candlesticks from their place of manufacture in the woods of Sorvi-Pojat in Finland to her studio in Stockholm. They decided to wear suits for the occasion and photograph the journey. More »
Cube Court House by Shinichi
Ogawa & Associates
The protruding entrance lobby of this Tokyo house has a seamless frosted facade that glows with diffused light. More »
Competition: five Proton watches
by Ziiiro to be won
Competition: Dezeen Watch Store have teamed up with Hong Kong brand Ziiiro to offer readers the chance to win one of five Proton watches that tell the time with colour. More »
National Olympic Committee House
by Architects of Invention
This maple-veneered staircase twists and turns between the floors of an Olympic Museum in Georgia refurbished by UK and Georgia firm Architects of Invention. More »
Cloudy House by
Takao Shiotsuka
Slideshow: a sizeable hole in the roof of this gabled house in Oita, Japan, allows residents to climb outside and survey their surroundings. More »
Dezeen archive: perforated metal facades
Dezeen archive: this week readers have been debating whether the proliferation of perforated facades in projects like David Adjaye's Smithsonian Museum (top right) is a result of fashion or shifts in practical considerations like availability and cost, so we've grouped all our stories about perforated metal facades in one place. Join the discussion about fashion in architecture here and see all the stories here.
Light Jars by Kristine Five Melvær
Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær designed these storage jars and lamps to showcase small, precious belongings. More »
Five years ago...
Five years ago this week we chatted to Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana as they unveiled their chairs made from Disney cuddly toys in London. More »
City Portraits by
Victor Enrich
Slideshow: Spanish photographer Victor Enrich has manipulated his own architectural photography to create impossible and fantastical structures, like this tower block that splits into two as though being unzipped. More »
Drawing vessels by Fumiaki Goto
If for some reason you'd like to draw pictures with the bottom of your cup, Japanese designer Fumiaki Goto has made these little vessels with the same combination of ceramic and graphite used to make pencil lead. More »









