Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled designs for the Sixth and Blanco restaurant, shop and hotel development in Austin, which will incorporate existing stores and houses. More about Herzog & de Meuron reveals mass-timber design in existing Austin street front
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Gradient Architecture has used a planning rule from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to help revitalise an unused lot in New York City's Red Hook neighbourhood, which was severely affected by the 2012 storm. More about Gradient Architecture designs brick home on existing footprint after Hurricane Sandy
Dezeen School Shows: a house informed by the playfulness of the game hide-and-seek and a textile collection that combines hand-manipulated and digital techniques are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students presented by the Design Institute of Australia. More about Design Institute of Australia spotlights eight award-winning student projects
An open-air platform for meditation is elevated above the treetops at Zenbo Seinei, a wooden retreat that Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has completed on Awaji Island in Japan. More about Shigeru Ban creates wooden Zenbo Seinei retreat on Japanese island
Architect Gae Avitabile has designed the interior of Civico 29, a sea-informed cocktail bar in the coastal town of Sperlonga, Italy. More about Cocktail bar "suspended between sea and sky" draws upon nearby Mediterranean
Dutch studio MVRDV has begun construction on a mixed-use building in Tirana, Albania, which it has modelled on a bust of the country's prominent historical figure Gjergj Kastrioti. More about MVRDV models Skanderbeg Building on head of Albania's national hero
Two years on from the devastating explosion that destroyed much of Beirut, architects and designers have shared first-hand accounts of how everyday life in the city continues to be profoundly affected by the disaster. More about Beirut explosion was "the funeral of my hometown"
Space tourism company Space Perspective has unveiled a redesign of its travel capsule, promising passengers a smoother and safer journey to the edge of the stratosphere. More about Space Perspective develops "even more thrilling" design for space-travel capsule
Trainers injected with magnets climb the walls and polystyrene ceiling tiles line the floor of Axel Arigato's "upside-down" office-themed sneaker pop-up in London's Selfridges department store. More about Axel Arigato opens "upside-down" pop-up sneaker shop in Selfridges
Ukrainian designer Victoria Yakusha has created her first collection of furniture following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which explores her connection to her homeland through a tapestry and animal-like seating. More about Victoria Yakusha designs furniture collection as homage to Ukraine