News: Daniel Libeskind has spoken out against architects who create "morally questionable" buildings in undemocratic countries, calling on them to consider whether their projects are "legitimate". More »
Monthly archives: February 2013
Libeskind rails at architects who build
Dezeen and MINI World Tour
Today we're launching the Dezeen and MINI World Tour, which will see us visiting eight cities to discover the most exciting new talents, the hottest trends and the most important themes in architecture and design in 2013. Find out more and watch the movie »
Sine Cabinet by
Dik Scheepers
Dutch designer Dik Scheepers has created a cabinet made of oak and translucent corrugated PVC. More »
Northern Nautilus by
Takato Tamagami
Japanese architect Takato Tamagami used the golden spiral of the Fibonacci mathematical sequence to plan the twisted proportions of this house in Hokkaido, Japan (+ slideshow). More »
BIG & small House by
Anonymous Architects
This tiny house in northeast Los Angeles by local studio Anonymous Architects contains only three rooms and is lifted off the hillside on a set of concrete pilotis (+ slideshow). More »
Fanions by Dimitri Bähler, Linn Kandel
and Ismaël Studer
The asymmetric fringing on these wool rugs by Swiss designers Dimitri Bähler, Linn Kandel and Ismaël Studer makes them appear to pop out from the floor like drawings of 3D shapes. More »
Old Street Kobiteh
by Nelson Chow
The interior of this Hong Kong restaurant by architect Nelson Chow was inspired by Malaysia's bustling night markets and traditional coffee shops (+ slideshow). More »
Dezeen archive: Barcelona
Dezeen archive: We've featured a few interesting apartments in Barcelona recently, so here's a round-up of architecture and design from the Catalan capital. See all the stories »
Hut In Woods by
Yoshiaki Nagasaka
This suburban family house in Japan by architect Yoshiaki Nagasaka is pretending to be a cabin in a forest (+ slideshow). More »
Transformation and Distribution Centre for
Abandoned Household Items by Joost Gehem
Chairs, carpets and blinds cleared from homes in the wake of deaths, divorces and bankruptcies form the raw material for these stools by Dutch designer Joost Gehem (+ slideshow). More »
This week on Dezeen
This week our most popular story featured a pen that can draw 3D plastic objects (above). Scroll on for more highlights from the week in architecture and design plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More »
Movie: Sliced Porosity Block
by Steven Holl Architects
The second of two movies in this series about Steven Holl's Sliced Porosity Block in Chengdu, China, is a walk through the spaces of the mixed-use complex. More »
"This isn't just some iconic skyscraper"
- Steven Holl on Sliced Porosity Block
New York architect Steven Holl describes how he designed the mixed-use Sliced Porosity Block complex in Chengdu, China, as a container for public space in the first of two movies by architectural filmmakers Spirit of Space. More »
