Architecture
Shiro by 1980/Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori
Built in 2006 but not published before, Shiro is a hair salon in Fukui, Japan, by architects 1980/Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori. More about Shiro by 1980/Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori
Built in 2006 but not published before, Shiro is a hair salon in Fukui, Japan, by architects 1980/Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori. More about Shiro by 1980/Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori
Architect Rafael Viñoly has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station in London. More about Battersea Power Station redevelopment by Rafael Viñoly Architects
Architect William Russell of Pentagram has completed a new store for fashion designer Alexander McQueen on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. More about Alexander McQueen store, Los Angeles, by William Russell
Architects Tonkin Liu have designed this temporary pavilion to house discussions during the London Festival of Architecture, which starts tomorrow. More about Fresh Flower by Tonkin Liu
Film and media studio Squint/Opera has created a series of images depicting imaginary scenes in London in 2090, when rising sea levels have inundated the city. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Flooded London by Squint/Opera
Kuro is a house in Fukui city, Japan, by architect Takuya Hosokai and Hiromasa Mori. More about Kuro by 1980/Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori
Photographer Luke Hayes has sent us these photos of Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion, a pavilion by Zaha Hadid Architects at Zaragoza Expo 2008 that doubles as a pedestrian bridge across the river Ebro in Zaragoza, Spain. More about Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion by Zaha Hadid
Japanese designers Jamo Associates have completed a boutique in Tokyo for New York fashion designer Phillip Lim. More about Phillip Lim boutique by Jamo Associates
Architect Steven Holl has completed the interior of the Franz Kafka Society in Prague, Czech Republic. More about Franz Kafka Society Center by Steven Holl and Marcela Steinbachová
Architects Foster + Partners have completed a 24-storey tower at Vivaldi-park near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. More about Vivaldi Tower by Foster + Partners
Japanese architects 16A completed TOO49, a housing complex containing two-bed flats and studios, earlier this year. More about TOO49 by 16A
Architects DSDHA have won planning permission for a silver-tiled building in Soho, London. More about Silver Building by DSDHA
The new Elephant House at Copenhagen Zoo, designed by architects Foster + Partners, opened yesterday. More about Elephant House at Copenhagen Zoo by Foster + Partners
Amsterdam-based architects Merkx + Girod have designed new postal stores for Dutch logistics company TNT. More about Postal stores for TNT by Merkx + Girod Architecten
A new primary school canteen by architect José Cadilhe of Cadilhe & Fontoura has been completed in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. More about Canteen at primary school no1 by Cadilhe & Fontoura
Dezeen promotion: our fourth and final collaboration with Gestalten features their podcast interviews with curators Lukas Feireiss and Kristin Feireiss about their new book, Architecture of Change: Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment, which also features architects Christoph Ingenhoven, Friedrich von Borries and Lucas Young of Sauerbruch Hutton speaking about sustainable architecture. View movie» More about Architecture of Change on Gestalten.tv
Here is a set of images from architects Ateliers Jean Nouvel of their competition-winning design for Tour Signal at La Défense, Paris. More about Tour Signal by Jean Nouvel
Argentinian architects Adamo-Faiden have completed the renovation of a house in Buenos Aires that features an exterior clad in crushed glass bottles. More about Chalú house by Adamo-Faiden
An exhibition of work by British architectural photographer Edmund Sumner entitled Outside the Box - Images of contemporary Japanese architecture opened this week at the Daiwa Foundation Japan House in London. More about Outside the Box by Edmund Sumner
Zaha Hadid Architects have developed designs for a new opera house and cultural centre for Dubai. More about Dubai Opera House by Zaha Hadid