ProtoHouse by Softkill Design
London architecture team Softkill Design has designed a conceptual house that would be 3D printed in sections in a factory and fitted together on site (+ interview transcript). More about ProtoHouse by Softkill Design
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SOM proposes floating observation deck over Grand Central Terminal
News: while Foster + Partners think simply increasing capacity is the way to improve New York's Grand Central Terminal, architecture firm SOM has proposed adding a floating observation deck that slides up and down the sides of two new skyscrapers (+ slideshow). More about SOM proposes floating observation deck over Grand Central Terminal
Dezeen Music Project: Interludio #1 by Francesco Fiotti
Here's another soothing acoustic guitar instrumental by Italian musician Francesco Fiotti. Make sure you also check out the equally serene Latido, which we featured on Dezeen Music Project back in June.
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"Turkey has learnt how to be in a crisis" - Murat Tabanlıoğlu on Bodrum Airport
World Architecture Festival 2012: Murat
CengizTabanlıoğlu of Tabanlıoğlu Architects says that Turkey has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world because they have "learnt how to be in a crisis," in this interview we filmed about the firm's airport project that topped the transport category at this year's World Architecture Festival. More about "Turkey has learnt how to be in a crisis" - Murat Tabanlıoğlu on Bodrum Airport
Centipede Cinema by Colin Fournier, Marysia Lewandowska and NEON
The only way to watch a film at this unconventional cinema in Guimarães, Portugal, is by manoeuvring your upper body into one of 16 downward-pointing nozzles. More about Centipede Cinema by Colin Fournier, Marysia Lewandowska and NEON
Competition: five copies of Dutch Design Yearbook 2012 to be won
Competition: we're offering readers the chance to win one of five copies of this year's Dutch Design Yearbook, featuring exemplary designs produced in the Netherlands over the past year. More about Competition: five copies of Dutch Design Yearbook 2012 to be won
Another Ceramic Candlestick by Marie Dessuant for Another Country
Product news: these candle holders by French designer Marie Dessuant come with handy inner compartments and were designed for British furniture brand Another Country. More about Another Ceramic Candlestick by Marie Dessuant for Another Country
CLF Houses by Estudio BaBO
Architects Estudio BaBO clad these three wooden houses in Patagonia, Argentina, with black-painted cypress so that they would look "as monolithic as possible" (+ slideshow). More about CLF Houses by Estudio BaBO