Montalba Architects prioritises views at hillside home in Santa Monica
Binational studio Montalba Architects used ample glazing and a clever siting strategy to provide the best vistas at Canyon Terrace House in southern California. More
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Postponement of Soviet-era exhibition not about "censorship" says Cooper Union
New York's Cooper Union has defended its decision to postpone its Vkhutemas: Laboratory of the Avant-Garde exhibition following a controversial opinion article, which claimed it was inappropriate due to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. More
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IDIN Architects uses glass and mirrors to blend Bangkok cafe into garden site
Thai practice IDIN Architects has created a series of minimal, pavilion-like structures for Nana Coffee Roasters in Bangkok, which feature mirrored mosaic ceilings to reflect the surrounding gardens. More
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Golem creates "pleasure-driven" pink interior for Superzoom gallery
Bubblegum-pink walls, floors and furniture create unconventional spaces for displaying art at this gallery in Paris designed by local studio Golem. More
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Zero Lighting expands Compose collection with four lights by Jens Fager
Dezeen Showroom: lighting brand Zero Lighting has collaborated with designer Jens Fager to add a variety of sizes and formats to the existing Compose lighting collection. More
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Jony Ive gives Red Nose Day nose a "dramatic" flat-pack redesign
Former Apple designer Jony Ive has reimagined one of the world's most recognisable fundraising products – the nose worn as part of the annual Red Nose Day appeal. More
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Pola Demianiuk creates robotic clothing that "assists the body to be dressed"
Swedish School of Textiles graduate Pola Demianiuk has designed a collection of self-moving garments named Soft Assembly, which curl and contract around the wearer's body. More
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Seven architecture and design jobs based in the USA
We've selected seven architecture and design positions in the USA available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including roles at The Museum of Modern Art, Herzog & de Meuron and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More
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Karimoku opens Kyoto showroom informed by traditional houses and temple gardens
Designer Keiji Ashizawa has created the interior of Japanese furniture brand Karimoku's second showroom, which features a combination of its own wooden furniture and pieces by local artists and artisans. More
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Formafatal creates pair of rammed-earth villas in Costa Rica
Formafatal has constructed twin villas out of rammed earth on a jungled hillside in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica that open to the Pacific Ocean with expansive frameless glass. More
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Nine student design projects that aim to enhance children's learning, play and health
Dezeen School Shows: we've picked nine design projects featured in Dezeen School Shows that explore new ways for children to learn and play in addition to projects that aim to improve mental and physical health. More
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Twelve highlights from Stockholm Furniture Fair 2023
Promotion: the world's largest platform for Scandinavian design, Stockholm Furniture Fair returns for 2023, and will see more than 400 exhibitors from 31 countries take part in the event. More
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Juri Troy Architects uses timber and straw for holiday cabin in Austrian village
Austrian studio Juri Troy Architects has completed Straw Flea House, an angular cabin in the historic village of Murstetten built using locally-sourced timber and straw. More
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Architects need to "take responsibility for shaping the world" says Thom Mayne
Morphosis founder Thom Mayne, who is reportedly working on Saudi megacity The Line, explained his desire to work on complex, city-scale projects in a talk in New York City. More
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Tate Modern loses privacy feud with Neo Bankside residents over viewing platform
Residents of the luxury Neo Bankside flats live as though they are "on display in a zoo" because of the Tate Modern's Herzog & de Meuron-designed extension, the supreme court has ruled. More
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"An architect who only designs buildings is like a doctor who only prescribes paracetamol" says ProxyAddress founder
Architects have a duty to use their skills to help solve societal problems even if it means thinking beyond designing buildings, ProxyAddress founder Chris Hildrey tells Dezeen in this interview. More
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Five unembellished furniture designs by Saltzman Prize-winner Marco Campardo
London's Design Museum has crowned Marco Campardo the winner of its annual Ralph Saltzman Prize for emerging designers. Here, the Italian designer walks us through five of his key projects and explains why he is "not a very decorative guy". More
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Zero Lighting and Thomas Bernstrand add two lighting designs to Lumo collection
Dezeen Showroom: designer Thomas Bernstrand and lighting brand Zero Lighting have added two designs to the Lumo lighting collection, which now includes a wall-mounted lamp and a pendant designed to be threaded and hung on a length of wire. More
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"An awfully idyllic response to climate change" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing MVRDV's envisioning for Vancouver's waterfront in the year 2100 and the "world's most aggressive SUV". More
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Domhnall Nolan designs modular sex furniture for "any kind of person"
Irish designer Domhnall Nolan has created the Play Pieces range of modular sex furniture that takes cues from retro gym equipment and aims to be gender-inclusive. More
