Tea Houses by Swatt Miers
Architects Swatt Miers have suspended three glass pavilions over the edge of a valley in northern California (+ slideshow). More
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Designed to Win at the Design Museum
An exhibition of design for sports is on show at the Design Museum in London to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics. More
Dezeen Music Project: Mutual Core (remix) by Simplex
Cardiff-based DJ Simplex, who we featured on Dezeen Music Project last month, has sent us a preview of his glitchy remix of Mutual Core, a track from Björk's most recent album Biophilia.
The track is part of a remix contest being held by online music store Beatport. You can listen to the full track and vote for it here.
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Australia House Gallery and Studio by Andrew Burns
Australian architect Andrew Burns has completed a pointy gallery and studio for artists-in-residence in Japan to replace one that was destroyed during the major earthquake of last year (+ slideshow). More
Movie: London 2012 Olympic venue fly-throughs by Crystal CG
Movie: digital graphics company Crystal CG has sent us its animated flights over the city that TV broadcasters are using to zoom between venues for the London 2012 Olympics. More
MVRDV's The Why Factory to show LEGO towers at Venice Architecture Biennale
Dezeen Wire: architect Winy Maas of MVRDV and the studio's think tank The Why Factory will present 676 miniature LEGO towers at the Venice Architecture Biennale later this month for an exhibition to promote the inclusion of architectural discourse within European Union development policies. More
United States Land Port of Entry in Calais by Robert Siegel Architects
Drivers crossing the border from Canada into the USA at Calais, Maine, would never know that there's a tranquil rock garden sandwiched between the checkpoint buildings designed by New York firm Robert Siegel Architects. More
Movie: Nike Basketball Hyper Elite Uniform
Movie: basketball games have become so aggressive that sports brand Nike decided to include combat pads in its latest kit, explains the brand's global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti in the next Dezeen movie in anticipation of tomorrow’s exclusive event at the Nike+ House of Innovation. More
Wiel Arets Named Dean of IIT College of Architecture
Dezeen Wire: Dutch architect Wiel Arets has been appointed as dean of the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. More
Curt deck chair by Bernhard Burkard
Swiss studio Bernhard Burkard assures us this deck chair with no back legs is perfectly safe. More
Software that can tell what city it's looking at
Dezeen Wire: researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris have designed software that can look at a photo and identify the city in which it was taken by recognising building typologies. More
House on the Marsh by A1 Architects
A dormer window provides a first-floor observatory at this gabled lodge in the Czech Republic by A1 Architects of Prague. More
Theatre on the Fly by Assemble
Design collective Assemble and a team of volunteers have constructed a temporary theatre in West Sussex, England, out of scaffolding, chipboard and plastic pond liner (+ slideshow). More