Pomo summer: the Postmodernists aimed to break Modernism's hold on design by offering something warmer, brighter and more experimental. Glenn Adamson, director of New York's Museum of Art and Design, presents a potted history of one of the 20th century's most divisive movements. More about The Dezeen guide to Postmodern architecture and design
White latticed screens and trailing planting shade the glazed facade of this Vietnam day spa, by MIA Design Studio, from the midday sun (+ slideshow). More about Vietnam spa by MIA Design Studio features latticed walls, hanging gardens and pools of water
Walls of frameless glazing offer uninterrupted views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay from this 1970s California house, which has been reworked and extended by local studio Swatt Miers Architects (+ slideshow). More about California home by Swatt Miers Architects faces out over San Francisco Bay
This timber-clad Copenhagen house was designed by local studio EFFEKT to be flexible for a growing family, but also to match the cost of the country's cheapest kit homes (+ slideshow). More about EFFEKT's Villa One is a low-cost home designed to suit a growing family
MVRDV co-founder Jacob van Rijs explains how the firm created an Amsterdam housing development where over 200 homes share one big "outdoor living room" in the latest movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More about MVRDV's Parkrand apartment block is "like a big mansion" says Jacob van Rijs
A root system sprouts from the concrete foundations of this house installation that dangles from a crane above a construction site in Germany. More about Roots trail from house suspended above a construction site by Leandro Erlich
Gensler has designed a terminal for animals that will contain a "pet resort" offering lodging and spa services at New York's JFK airport (+ slideshow). More about Pets to receive spa treatments at Gensler-designed JFK animal airport terminal
Pomo summer: this summer, we celebrate the revival of the architecture and design movement everybody loves to hate. To kick off the series, Dezeen editor Anna Winston explains why Postmodernism is back. More about Postmodernism is back: introducing Dezeen's Pomo summer
British architect David Adjaye has revealed plans for a 100-bed paediatric cancer centre in Rwanda, East Africa. More about David Adjaye unveils designs for children's cancer treatment centre in Rwanda
Spiralling staircases connect stalls on different levels inside this concrete market building as well as creating a route between two districts in the Portuguese town of Abrantes (+ slideshow). More about ARX Portugal completes whitewashed concrete market that connects streets above and below
Yoon Space Design has completed a gallery dedicated to the work of South Korean potter Jung Gil-Young, featuring mirrored walls that help camouflage the building against its countryside setting (+ slideshow). More about Gallery for ceramic artist Jung Gil-Young is camouflaged behind mirrored walls
Metal-clad boxes stand on opposite sides of a glazed atrium to form this sports education and training facility at the University of Canberra, which features an indoor sprint track (+ slideshow). More about Metal boxes sandwich a glazed atrium at university sports facility by Cox Architecture
Lumps of flint give a textured facade to this English countryside residence, completed by London firm Skene Catling de la Peña for one of the world's richest families (+ slideshow). More about Flint House features rugged stone walls that gradate from smoky grey to chalky white
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: architects will soon be walking clients through digital models of their designs, says 3D visualiser Olivier Demangel, who built a virtual replica of a house he saw on Dezeen to showcase the technology (+ movie). More about Virtual reality will allow architects "to change the world like a god"
This Vietnam house extension cantilevers off the edge of a stone plinth, protecting the rooms inside from annual flooding (+ slideshow). More about Nha4 Architects adds flood-proof extension to family home in Vietnam
This dog-friendly guesthouse and residence in the South Korean province of Chungcheongnam features doors decorated with canine illustrations and a sloping playground overlooking the rural landscape (+ slideshow). More about Bow-wow House by Design Band YOAP is a guesthouse for dog lovers in rural South Korea
Dutch multidisciplinary studio RAAAF has unveiled plans to expose the subterranean landscape beneath a demolished sugar factory in Groningen, creating a new public space amidst a forest of columns. More about Subterranean public space to be created beneath demolished Groningen sugar silo
The foundations of a stalled 838-metre-high skyscraper in Changsha, China, are now being used as a fish farm, according to local reports. More about Foundations for planned "world's tallest building" in China repurposed as fish farm
UNStudio has been selected to design the new theatre for Den Bosch, the Netherlands, after winning a city-wide public vote (+ slideshow). More about UNStudio selected by residents of Den Bosch to design new city theatre
Cladding a building with perforated metal is an easy way for architects to enliven the facade of an otherwise simple structure, like this honeycomb-patterned office in Germany.
Other examples on Dezeen include a truck-driving school in Paris, a water-cooling facility in Ohio and a parking garage in Miami. See all our stories about perforated metal facades »
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