Architecture
Sumatrakontor by Erick van Egeraat
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has completed a mixed-use block in Hamburg with a facade that parts like a pair of red curtains. More about Sumatrakontor by Erick van Egeraat
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This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week Richard Meier & Partners unveiled designs for a 34-storey tower in Mexico City, SOM won a competition to design a skyscraper for China with proposals that incorporate a 30-storey-high opening window and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in Chicago released a report that revealed a record number of skyscrapers were completed in 2011. More about This week on Dezeen
Design
Competition: five copies of Hands On 21st Century Dutch Design to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with Dutch author Jeroen Junte to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of his new book, Hands On: 21st Century Dutch Design. More about Competition: five copies of Hands On 21st Century Dutch Design to be won
Furniture
Mortaise by Yota Kakuda for Ligne Roset
Cologne 2012: Japanese designer Yota Kakuda has created this collection of small wooden storage and display units for French brand Ligne Roset. More about Mortaise by Yota Kakuda for Ligne Roset
Design
Media 10 buys 100% Design from Reed Exhibitions
Dezeen Wire: publishing and events company Media 10 has bought design trade show 100% Design from Reed Exhibitions - Event Magazine More about Media 10 buys 100% Design from Reed Exhibitions
Interiors
TA-ZE by Burdifilek
Black frames outline rows of olive oil bottles at this culinary shop in Toronto, while images of olive branches decorate the walls behind. More about TA-ZE by Burdifilek
Architecture
House S by Keiji Ashizawa Design
Every floor of this Tokyo house by Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design opens onto a garden or terrace. More about House S by Keiji Ashizawa Design
Architecture
Greenland Group Suzhou Center by SOM
American architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have won a competition to design a skyscraper for China with proposals that incorporate a 30-storey-high opening window. More about Greenland Group Suzhou Center by SOM
Architecture
David Chipperfield reveals title for Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
Dezeen Wire: architect David Chipperfield, the curator for this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, has revealed that the title for this year's show will be Common Ground. More about David Chipperfield reveals title for Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
Architecture
Record-breaking number of skyscrapers completed in 2011
Dezeen Wire: an annual report released by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in Chicago reveals that the number of buildings over 200 metres tall completed in the last year has increased for the fifth consecutive time. More about Record-breaking number of skyscrapers completed in 2011
Design
Vitality by fuseproject for Sabi
San Francisco designer Yves Behar of fuseproject has designed a range of pill containers for new brand Sabi, launched today. More about Vitality by fuseproject for Sabi
Architecture
Sunwell Muse by Takato Tamagami and Be-Fun Design
A curving chasm slices off the corner of this showroom building in western Tokyo to create a passageway to its entrance. More about Sunwell Muse by Takato Tamagami and Be-Fun Design
Design
Fading Mirror by Thomas Eurlings
This mirror with blurry edges reflects a rather dreamy image of its surroundings. More about Fading Mirror by Thomas Eurlings
Dezeen Mail #90
Check out the latest issue of Dezeen Mail for all the best stories and comments from Dezeen, including new work by Neri&Huand Richard Meier, handmade electrical plugs and updates from the fairs in Cologne and Paris this week.
There's also an update from Dezeen Wire, the latest movies on Dezeen Screen, all our new competitions and jobs, plus news on our latest pop-ups. Take a look at it here.
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Architecture
Public Promenade by 3S Studio
Italian architects 3S Studio have converted a former railway tunnel between two north Italian towns into an enclosed pedestrian passageway. More about Public Promenade by 3S Studio
Architecture
House N by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Here are some images by photographer Iwan Baan of a house by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, where rectangular windows puncture three layers of walls and ceilings. More about House N by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Design
Johan Lidehäll at Interiors UK
In this third of four interviews with some of the designers who'll be part of Dezeen Watch Store and friends at the Interiors UK exhibition in Birmingham from 22 January, Swedish designer Johan Lidehäll presents his Bookman bicycles lights. More about Johan Lidehäll at Interiors UK
Architecture
Stoaninger Distillery by Hammerschmid Pachl Seebacher Architekten
The asymmetric timber roof of this distillery by architects Hammerschmid Pachl Seebacher rises up amongst the trees of a valley in Upper Austria. More about Stoaninger Distillery by Hammerschmid Pachl Seebacher Architekten
Lighting
Apollo by International
Cologne 2012: Marc Bell and Robin Grasby of London studio International won third prize at the [D3] Contest for young designers in Cologne this week with their layered aluminium lamp shades. More about Apollo by International
Architecture
Hauptschule Rattenberg by Daniel Fügenschuh
Innsbruck architect Daniel Fügenschuh has completed a concrete and glass extension to a school at a former monastery in Rattenberg, Tyrol. More about Hauptschule Rattenberg by Daniel Fügenschuh