Arquitectonica creates waterfront tower in Miami with a sculptural facade
American firm Arquitectonica has completed a residential tower in Miami with a crinkled facade and a public park that passes underneath the raised building (+ slideshow). More
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Karim Adduchi turns Berber rugs into fashion collection
Amsterdam fashion designer Karim Adduchi has paid tribute to his Berber heritage by adapting traditional carpets into frayed and patterned garments. More
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"Postmodernism will not be forgiven lightly for what it did to architectural culture"
Pomo summer: Postmodernism is still shaping contemporary architecture, says Owen Hatherley, but its impact on social housing is an unforgivable legacy. More
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Zaha Hadid's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion set the bar for what followed, says Julia Peyton-Jones
Movie: next up in our exclusive video series celebrating the 15th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones looks back at how Zaha Hadid's marquee from 2000 launched the annual commission. More
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Dezeen Mail #267 features a selection of this week's best stories and discussions
A planned "sky pool" between two apartment blocks in London, garments made out of recycled ocean plastic by Pharrell Williams and a proposal for shipping-container skyscrapers (pictured) feature in this week's Dezeen Mail. There's also the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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TAF Architects' lightweight aluminium Ambit pendant joins Muuto collection
Northmodern 2015: Stockholm studio TAF Architects has contributed a spun aluminium pendant to Danish brand Muuto's lighting collection. More
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MVRDV used pixellated forms to make DNB Bank "human and approachable" says Winy Maas
Winy Maas of MVRDV explains how his design for a "big building composed of mini units" created a headquarters for Norway's DNB Bank interspersed with indoor and outdoor meeting places, in the penultimate movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More
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Jack Woolley's Spiral House is hidden behind a simple brick wall
A brick wall almost completely conceals this small courtyard house that London architect Jack Woolley has completed on a former garden site in south London (+ slideshow). More
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Today we like: crowdfunding
Once the preserve of independent product designers, crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter are evolving into powerful tools for financing and testing public appetite for architecture and infrastructure projects.
Recent examples include BIG's campaign to raise money for a prototype power plant chimney and a pedestrian bridge described as the "world’s first crowdfunded public infrastructure project". See more crowdfunded projects on Dezeen »
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Manon van Hoeckel creates "neutral" travelling embassy for undocumented migrants
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Manon van Hoeckel is crowdfunding her In Limbo Embassy – a travelling office that aims to facilitate open discussion around immigration in the Netherlands. More
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CRG Architects unveils concept for shipping container skyscrapers
CRG Architects has unveiled a proposal to replace slum housing with a pair of skyscrapers comprising stacks of brightly coloured shipping containers. More
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Swiss Barefoot Company's glove-like socks are made from material stronger than Kevlar
This footwear from the Swiss Barefoot Company is designed to protect wearers' feet by wrapping them in Dyneema – a fabric stronger than steel and Kevlar (+ slideshow). More
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Arch Studio transforms Beijing hutong into tea house with curving glass courtyards
Curving glass walls enclose bamboo-planted courtyards in this tea house, which occupies a formerly derelict building complex in one Beijing's ancient neighbourhoods (+ slideshow). More
