Architecture
N House by TOFU
This cedar-panelled box in Shiga, Japan, is a family house by Japanese studio TOFU architects. More about N House by TOFU
This cedar-panelled box in Shiga, Japan, is a family house by Japanese studio TOFU architects. More about N House by TOFU
Greek architect Aristide Antonas has designed a metal-clad extension on stilts for a courtyard in central Athens. More about Meteorite Unit – Leonidou 58 by Aristide Antonas
This white rectangular box with an array of windows on three sides is a family retreat located in the mountains in Pernink, Czech Republic, designed by Czech studio FAM Architekten. More about Mountain House by FAM Architekti
The v-shaped roof of this Illinois tea house by architect Jeffery Poss funnels rainwater to a spout over the adjacent pond. More about Victor meditation hut by Jeffery Poss
Berlin architects J Mayer H have completed this airport building in the medieval mountain town of Mestia, Georgia. More about Mestia Airport by J Mayer H
This concrete house in Hiedaira, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, by Kyoto firm Thomas Daniell Studio, is located next door to the house and studio we published on Dezeen last week (see our earlier story here). More about Hiedaira House by Thomas Daniell Studio
Here is a selection of images created by photographer Nick Wood and architectural rendering studio Hayes Davidson to demonstrate how The Shard tower by Renzo Piano Building Workshop might be photographed once complete in 2012. More about Shard 2012 exhibition by Hayes Davidson and Nick Wood
Work has restarted on the Leadenhall Building in London by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. More about The Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
We've teamed up with architects Foster + Partners to offer readers the chance to win one of three pairs of tickets to see documentary film How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? at the ICA in London on Saturday, 29 January. More about Competition: three pairs of tickets for How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? to be won
Dezeen promotion: design brand Luminaire present a lecture and reception with furniture designer Patricia Urquiola at their Coral Gables showroom in Miami on 3 February. More about Patricia Urquiola lecture at Luminaire
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won a competition to design a power plant for Copenhagen with their design that will blow smoke rings and double up as a ski slope. More about Waste-to-Energy Plant by BIG
Here are some photos of the Miami Beach SoundScape park by Dutch landscape architects West 8, located next to Frank Gehry's New World Centre (see our earlier story) in Miami Beach, Florida. More about Miami Beach SoundScape/Lincoln Park by West 8
The New World Symphony's orchestral academy designed by Frank Gehry opened yesterday in Miami Beach, Florida. More about New World Centre by Frank Gehry
This multimedia library in Anzin, France, by Strasbourg architects Dominique Coulon & Associés is wrapped in overlapping slices of concrete. More about Médiathèque d’Anzin by Dominique Coulon & Associés
Paris studio Plan01 Architects have completed a crematorium in Rennes, France, featuring a series of circular structures surrounded by a ring of granite blocks. More about Rennes Métropole Crematorium by Plan01
Manhattan firm Andre Kikosi Architect installed a folding Corten steel façade to transform this disused New York warehouse into a market and music venue. More about The Wyckoff Exchange by Andre Kikoski Architect
This concrete house on stilts is a family home in Austria by Vienna studio Wolfgang Tschapeller Architekt. More about Single Family House St Joseph by Wolfgang Tschapeller
Estonian firm Salto Architecs have completed a sports hall in Tartu, Estonia, where the concave rectangular structure appears to be draped over the undulating landscape. More about EMÜ Sports Hall by Salto Architects
This angular structure looping around a central courtyard is an office building in Saint-Etienne by French studio Manuelle Gautrand Architecture. More about La Cite des Affaires by Manuelle Gautrand
Wooden steps lead to an attic with irregular sloping walls in this residence for an artist in Shiga, Japan, by Japanese studio Tato Architects. More about House in Hieidaira by Tato Architects