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Flat-pack wood furniture uses "nature-powered shaping" to self assemble
The Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) at the University of Stuttgart has released prototypes for self-forming wood furniture that requires no assembly. More about Flat-pack wood furniture uses "nature-powered shaping" to self assemble
Diversity in Design holds inaugural youth design fair in Detroit
Diversity in Design, a collaborative group of designers and brands working to increase racial diversity in the field, has launched the first in a series of educational fairs. More about Diversity in Design holds inaugural youth design fair in Detroit
Lopez Gonzalez hides roof terrace atop black House in Xalapa
Mexico City-based Lopez Gonzalez Studio has carved a terrace into a gabled rooftop on a black house in Xalapa, Veracruz. More about Lopez Gonzalez hides roof terrace atop black House in Xalapa
Frank Gehry releases design for Colburn Center in Los Angeles
The Colburn School has announced plans for a 100,000-square-foot campus expansion in Downtown Los Angeles designed by architect Frank Gehry. More about Frank Gehry releases design for Colburn Center in Los Angeles
Frida Escobedo set to design The Met's new wing
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has announced that it has chosen Mexican architect Frida Escobedo to design the new Oscar L Tang and HM Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing, which was previously assigned to David Chipperfield Architects. More about Frida Escobedo set to design The Met's new wing
Ten contemporary residences with decorative vaulted ceilings
For our latest lookbook, we have collected 10 projects from the Dezeen archive with vaulted ceilings that add structural interest and make interiors feel more spacious. More about Ten contemporary residences with decorative vaulted ceilings
Brooks + Scarpa releases concept for Holocaust memorial in Florida
LA studio Brooks + Scarpa has released designs for a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust to be constructed outside of the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. More about Brooks + Scarpa releases concept for Holocaust memorial in Florida
Japanese-American architect Gyo Obata dies aged 99
Gyo Obata, co-founder of the St Louis-based architecture firm HOK, has passed away at the age of 99. More about Japanese-American architect Gyo Obata dies aged 99
Overland Partners designs binational park "as a prototype for border cities"
San Antonio-based firm Overland Partners has released plans for a binational border park between Mexico and the United States that will be built along the Rio Grande. More about Overland Partners designs binational park "as a prototype for border cities"
SITELAB integrates commercial and public space at 5M in San Francisco
SITELAB Urban Studio has completed the first phases of a mixed-use development called 5M in San Francisco's SoMa neighbourhood with Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) as lead architect. More about SITELAB integrates commercial and public space at 5M in San Francisco
Gensler releases plans for winged Flight Test Museum in California
Architecture firm Gensler has released plans for the new Flight Test Museum in Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles. More about Gensler releases plans for winged Flight Test Museum in California
ICON and Lake Flato build 3D-printed House Zero in Austin
Construction technology outfit ICON and architecture studio Lake Flato have completed a 3D-printed, modern ranch-style home in Austin to be displayed during the SXSW festival. More about ICON and Lake Flato build 3D-printed House Zero in Austin
Vaulted brick roof spans Intermediate House in Paraguay by Equipo de Arquitectura
Paraguay studio Equipo de Arquitectura has completed a residence with vaulted brick ceilings on a narrow lot in Asunción, which opens to a courtyard with a mango tree. More about Vaulted brick roof spans Intermediate House in Paraguay by Equipo de Arquitectura
Six "resilient" beach huts built on Toronto's beachfront for annual Winter Stations installation
Pavilions in the shape of a bee colony and the northern cardinal bird are among the beach huts built on Woodbine Beach in Toronto for this year's annual Winter Stations competition. More about Six "resilient" beach huts built on Toronto's beachfront for annual Winter Stations installation
Falling ice from supertall skyscrapers on Billionaires' Row causes injuries and closures
Ice falling from supertall skyscrapers in New York, including 111 West 57th Street on Billionaires' Row, injured motorists and closed roads over the weekend. More about Falling ice from supertall skyscrapers on Billionaires' Row causes injuries and closures
Diller Scofidio + Renfro creates pair of Columbia Business School buildings with "layer-cake design"
Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed two buildings on the Manhattanville campus of Columbia University's School of Business in New York City. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro creates pair of Columbia Business School buildings with "layer-cake design"
CLB Architects arranges Japan-influenced Wyoming home around courtyard gardens
US firm CLB Architects has blended Japanese and mid-century Californian architecture styles for this house in Jackson, Wyoming, which is broken up by a trio of courtyards. More about CLB Architects arranges Japan-influenced Wyoming home around courtyard gardens
Plan:b Arquitectos creates brick vacation home in Colombian tropical forest
Brothers Felipe and Federico Mesa of Plan:b Arquitectos have designed a brick and perforated concrete holiday home for their families in the rural town of La Siria, Colombia. More about Plan:b Arquitectos creates brick vacation home in Colombian tropical forest
Adjaye Associates designs mass-timber building covered in plants for Toronto's waterfront
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a plant-covered building called Timber House as part of a developement on Toronto's waterfront that will include buildings by Alison Brooks Architects and Henning Larsen. More about Adjaye Associates designs mass-timber building covered in plants for Toronto's waterfront
Rediscovered Mies van der Rohe design completes in Indiana
A glass building designed in 1952 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has completed at Indiana University in Bloomington, more than 50 years after the German-American architect's death. More about Rediscovered Mies van der Rohe design completes in Indiana