Tiny writer's studio by Architensions provides a creative refuge in Brooklyn
Tucked away at the bottom of a Brooklyn garden, this tiny cedar-clad pavilion was designed as a retreat for a pair of writers. More
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Vitsœ to avoid Black Friday "insanity" by closing stores
Business news: "bemused" by Black Friday retail frenzies, UK furniture brand Vitsœ is closing its stores on 27 November to protest against the culture of discounting products. More
Refugee camps are the "cities of tomorrow", says humanitarian-aid expert
Governments should stop thinking about refugee camps as temporary places, says Kilian Kleinschmidt, one of the world's leading authorities on humanitarian aid (+ interview). More
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Berger & Berger uses white concrete and marble to create muted interiors for Collection Lambert
Architecture studio Berger & Berger has added three new structures to a pair of 18th-century French mansions, creating a larger exhibition space for the collection of gallerist Yvon Lambert (+ slideshow). More
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Call for entries to Lighthouse Sea Hotel competition 2016
Dezeen promotion: entries are open for architects and designers to submit proposals for the renovation of an abandoned lighthouse in Sicily. More
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Hella Jongerius designs "homelike" cabin interiors for KLM's Boeing 787 aircraft
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created the economy and business cabin interiors for airline KLM's first Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which go into operation today. More
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Objest launches Hach etched timepieces at Dezeen Watch Store
Dezeen Watch Store: London-based startup Objest is launching its first range of watches, with faces featuring a hatched pattern instead of the usual hour and minute markings. More
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Today we like: linked towers
American architect Steven Holl has just been given the go-ahead to build a pair of skyscrapers linked by a cycle and pedestrian bridge 65 metres above Copenhagen's harbour. But he's not the only one with ambitious plans for linked towers.
Other recent examples include proposals for a trio of plant-covered buildings by Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia and a pair of residential buildings in London bridged by a transparent swimming pool. See more linked towers on Dezeen »
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Steven Holl to build Copenhagen skyscrapers linked by 65-metre-high cycle bridge
New York architect Steven Holl has finally received the go-ahead to build a pair of skyscrapers in Copenhagen harbour, linked by a pedestrian and cycle bridge 65 metres above the water's surface. More
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Transport for London unveils designs for 200-metre-long Crossrail trains
Transport for London has released renderings and a video showing the trains originally designed by Barber and Osgerby for the city's east-west rail link Crossrail (+ movie). More
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Dezeen Jobs: latest jobs update
See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Richard Hutten Studio, Van Alen Institute and Alex Cochrane Architects in London, whose projects include the renovation of a royal Victorian boathouse in Berkshire (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Nova of California, Foster + Partners, Heatherwick Studio and more... More
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Sweco Architects builds timber-framed restaurant at Sweden's Hemsö Fortress
A Cold War fortress on a Swedish island is the setting for this timber-framed restaurant by Sweco Architects (+ slideshow). More
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House in Wexford by GKMP Architects features a pyramid-shaped roof
Dublin studio GKMP Architects added a pyramid-shaped roof to this compact house in rural Ireland to create some taller rooms inside. More
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New Deal Design's Fever Scout child thermometer allows parents to monitor temperature remotely
Paranoid parents can remotely track their child's temperature using this lightning bolt-shaped thermometer that connects to a smartphone app by San Francisco studio New Deal Design (+ movie). More
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Corrugated steel provides durable facade for rural Australian home by Glow Design Group
This shed-inspired house in rural Victoria, Australia, features a low-maintenance fire-resistant facade of corrugated steel that also helps to reflect heat, keeping the building cool in summer (+ slideshow). More
