Dezeen Debate features "smart and humble" church conversion in Transylvania
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Modul 28 transforms fortified church in Transylvania into guesthouse
Romanian studio Modul 28 has updated and extended the rectory of a church in Transylvania, transforming it into a guesthouse that "balances preservation with innovation". More
Six collectible design highlights from RAD Design in Bucharest
The inaugural edition of RAD Design, held in Bucharest, Romania, marks the first contemporary collectible design fair in Eastern Europe. More
Pixelated furniture appears throughout Lunet eyewear store in Bucharest
Romanian practice Bogdan Ciocodeica Studio played with the idea of "blurry vision" in this eyewear store in Bucharest, where pixelated furnishings sit against translucent latex curtains. More
Marc Thorpe designs off-grid cabin retreat in the Romanian mountains
Architect Marc Thorpe has revealed designs for a cabin hotel in Romania, featuring off-grid wooden lodges informed by rural vernacular architecture. More
Manea Kella converts art-nouveau house in Romania into boutique hotel Casa Popeea
A house on the verge of collapse in Brăila, Romania, has been given a new lease of life by London-based architecture studio Manea Kella. More
Andrew Herzog paints 1,000-metre white circle around Romanian National Museum of Art
American graphic designer and artist Andrew Herzog has created a 1,000-metre "walking mural" around the National Museum of Art in Bucharest, Romania. More
Eight eye-catching projects by Bucharest-based designers on show at Romanian Design Week
This year's Romanian Design Week featured a wide range of projects, from colourful book design to carefully crafted ceramics. Angel Trinidad picks eight of the best projects on show from local designers. More
Stone-clad apartment building in Bucharest features recessed windows and terraces
The crisp white-stone facades of this luxury apartment block in Bucharest by local studio ADNBA are punctured by large recessed windows that help to reduce the building's overall massing so it matches the scale of its urban context. More
Eight of the best design weeks that are off the beaten track
With the first ever design week underway in the giant industrial city of Shenzhen in China, Dezeen takes a look at some of the newer and more unexpected additions to the calendar – including Riyadh, Medellín and Amman. More
Romanian designers champion "clumsy, simple but honest" furniture
Romanian designers say they are about to storm the world stage – and they're not going to let the lack of home-grown brands, manufacturers or heritage stop them. More
Ruined "cultural palace" in Romania revived by architect Vlad Rusu
Romanian architect Vlad Rusu has resurrected a "cultural palace" that was originally built in the 1930s but has sat in ruin for 20 years after being ravaged by fire (+ slideshow). More
Seven designers helping to put Romanian design on the map
Dezeen was in Bucharest for the fifth edition of Romanian Design Week last month. Here we select products by our favourite designers at the show, including modular children's furniture, wooden headphones and traditionally patterned rugs (+ slideshow). More
Angled openings create balconies across the facade of MORA apartments by ADNBA
Angled window reveals and balconies interrupt the smooth limestone facade of this apartment building in Bucharest, Romania, by local architects ADNBA (+ slideshow). More
Insert Studio completes house in Romania with two cut-away corners
The corners of this otherwise traditionally shaped house by Insert Studio have been cut away to form two porches that help to make a connection to the rural Romanian landscape (+ slideshow). More
Origo Coffee Shop by Lama Architectura
Two hundred and seventy six teacups are suspended from the ceiling of this coffee shop in Bucharest by Romanian studio Lama Architectura (+ slideshow). More
Phill by Nuca Studio
Customers can leave their children playing downstairs and dine beside a four metre-high model elephant at this Bucharest restaurant. More
1:1 at the Romanian Pavilion
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: visitors to the Romanian Pavilion in the Giardini di Castello at the Venice Architecture Biennale are invited to experience the population density of Bucharest, one at a time. More
Entrance by Square One
Romanian studio Square One have completed a clothing store in Bucharest with pointy display stands and a network of black electrical cables. More