Architecture
Foster + Partners to 3D print buildings on the moon
News: Foster + Partners is exploring the possibilities of 3D printing buildings on the moon using lunar soil. More about Foster + Partners to 3D print buildings on the moon
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Dezeen Mail #137
A Tokyo townhouse fronted by a stack of gardens (above) and a conceptual extension to the Guggenheim Museum in New York lead Dezeen Mail issue 137, which also features the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Opinion
"Why wouldn't a contemporary museum use eBay?"
Opinion: in this week's column, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs wonders why London's Design Museum is so reluctant to talk about money, arguing that design classics "aren't theoretical exercises but sophisticated appeals to the wallet." More about "Why wouldn't a contemporary museum use eBay?"
Architecture
Mies van der Rohe Award 2013 shortlist announced
News: five buildings have been shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, the Mies van der Rohe Award 2013, including a nursing home in Portugal (above) and the Harpa Concert and Conference Centre in Iceland. More about Mies van der Rohe Award 2013 shortlist announced
Design
Competition: ten packs of Little Romance paperclips to be won
Competition: it's coming up to Valentine's day so we're giving readers the chance to win one of ten packs of Little Romance paperclips by London designer Lee Washington. More about Competition: ten packs of Little Romance paperclips to be won
Architecture
Casa MP in Sesma by Alcolea+Tárrago Arquitectos
This stark concrete house in Spain by Alcolea+Tárrago Arquitectos features richly stained timber shutters that fold back to reveal large glass doors (+ slideshow). More about Casa MP in Sesma by Alcolea+Tárrago Arquitectos
Design
Design Museum's permanent collection goes on show
News: an exhibition of the Design Museum's permanent collection has opened at the museum in London. More about Design Museum's permanent collection goes on show
Lighting
Lighting collection by Zero
Product news: lights that hang from criss-crossing wires and a lamp shaped like a grain silo are among the new designs from Swedish lighting brand Zero. More about Lighting collection by Zero
Architecture
Aggrenad hotel by AND
Korean architects AND imagined this hotel on Geoje Island as a hand of outstretched fingers, with rooms and balconies pointing out in different directions (+ slideshow). More about Aggrenad hotel by AND
Design talks
"We use software programming controls as well as physical design" - Troika
Troika founding partner Eva Rucki explains the studio's large-scale immersive light installations in this movie filmed by Dezeen at our Designed in Hackney Day. More about "We use software programming controls as well as physical design" - Troika
Furniture
Emeco settles dispute over Navy Chair copy
News: American brand Emeco has reached a settlement in its legal dispute with Restoration Hardware after claiming the fellow US company's Naval Chair (below) is a rip-off of its classic Navy Chair (above). More about Emeco settles dispute over Navy Chair copy
Architecture
Casa K in São Paulo by Studio Arthur Casas
Brazilian firm Studio Arthur Casas has clothed a family house in São Paulo in a shimmering layer of perforated golden metal. More about Casa K in São Paulo by Studio Arthur Casas
Architecture
MoMA announces major Le Corbusier retrospective
News: a major retrospective of the work of celebrated architect Le Corbusier is to open at the Museum of Modern Art in New York this June. More about MoMA announces major Le Corbusier retrospective
Design
Heirloom by Benjamin Graindorge for Moustache
Maison&Objet 2013: French designer Benjamin Graindorge has created a series of vases with tops that loop over the flowers to frame them. More about Heirloom by Benjamin Graindorge for Moustache
Architecture
South Chase housing by Alison Brooks Architects
London firm Alison Brooks Architects used dark-stained timber and sloping rooftops to reinterpret the rural architecture of Essex for this suburban housing development (+ slideshow). More about South Chase housing by Alison Brooks Architects
Lighting
Up by TAF for Muuto
Maison&Objet 2013: Swedish designer Mattias Ståhlbom of TAF has created an uplighter for Danish brand Muuto that can be adjusted by rotating the shade. More about Up by TAF for Muuto
Architecture
Confederation of Employers of Albacete headquarters by Cor & Asociados
A perforated plastic skin casts spotty shadow patterns onto the facade of this office building in Albacete, Spain, by Cor & Asociados (+ slideshow). More about Confederation of Employers of Albacete headquarters by Cor & Asociados
Design
Macula font by Jacques Le Bailly
Dutch graphic designer Jacques Le Bailly has designed a typeface of impossible shapes inspired by the optical trickery of artist M.C. Escher (+ slideshow). More about Macula font by Jacques Le Bailly
Design
Weight Here by KiBiSi for Menu
Product news: Danish design studio KiBiSi used a compound of stone and resin to produce these candle holders for Danish design brand Menu (+ slideshow). More about Weight Here by KiBiSi for Menu
Architecture
Water Discus underwater hotel by Deep Ocean Technology
The world's largest underwater hotel is being planned for Dubai, with rooms both on the seabed and on stilts above the surface (+ slideshow). More about Water Discus underwater hotel by Deep Ocean Technology