Architecture
Mirror lab by VAV Architects
What appears to be an open tunnel beneath a bridge in northern Spain is in fact a concealed passageway, screened behind a secret mirror. More about Mirror lab by VAV Architects
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Architecture
"Ground Zero 9/11 memorial flows with mournful splendour" - The Guardian
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Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore takes a look at the "impressive – if exhausting – spectacle" of the Ground Zero 9/11 memorial, ahead of its opening next month - The Guardian
Architecture
Museum of Liverpool by 3XN
Here is a complete set of photographs of the heavily criticised Museum of Liverpool by Danish architects 3XN, which opened to the public last month. More about Museum of Liverpool by 3XN
Architecture
Garden Unique interview: garden design trends
In this third movie that Dezeen filmed for trade show Garden Unique, British garden designer Andrew Wilson of Wilson McWilliam Studio talks about current trends in garden and landscape design. More about Garden Unique interview: garden design trends
News
"European architects even more positive about prefab" - Arch-Vision
Dezeen Wire: Rotterdam research agency Arch-Vision reports that architects' enthusiasm for using prefabricated elements has continued to increase since their report on prefab use in Europe this time last year. More about "European architects even more positive about prefab" - Arch-VisionArchitecture
Apple Campus 2 by Foster + Partners
Here are some new images of the Apple campus by architects Foster + Partners, to be built in Cupertino, California. More about Apple Campus 2 by Foster + Partners
Interiors
House in Kamimachi by Camp Design Inc.
Following our earlier story about an apartment with the appearance of an elegant building site, here's another renovated flat in Japan that appears to be unfinished. More about House in Kamimachi by Camp Design Inc.
Interiors
Apartment for a dancer and choreographer by CUT Architectures
Folding back these perforated screens reconfigures an apartment that's combined with a dance and choreography studio near Paris. More about Apartment for a dancer and choreographer by CUT Architectures
Architecture
UR22 by Vincent Snyder Architects
Rainwater slides down into the central folds of a plunging roof at this Dallas house, draining into a collection tank for reuse. More about UR22 by Vincent Snyder Architects
Architecture
Musevi by Enrique Norten and TEN Arquitectos
A boomerang-shaped museum in Mexico is balanced on stilts and stabilised in the air by tensile cables, allowing it to bridge a road and cantilever over a lake. More about Musevi by Enrique Norten and TEN Arquitectos
Architecture
Dezeen archive: bunkers
Dezeen archive: following the riots in the UK this week and our popular recent story about a steel-plated house (bottom left), which one reader though might come in handy in a zombie apocalypse, we've compiled a selection of stories about bunkers and other fortified buildings. See all the stories »
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Design
Change the Record by Paul Cocksedge
In this interview filmed at Dezeen Space, London designer Paul Cocksedge explains the ideas behind Change the Record, a project where vinyl records are moulded into amplifiers for smartphones. More about Change the Record by Paul Cocksedge
One year ago...
This time last year our most popular story featured electricity pylons shaped like giants striding across the Icelandic landscape. More about One year ago...
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
Our most popular and most controversial story this week featured a redesign of the London tube map that's more geographically accurate than the 1931 classic - read both sides of the argument and have your say here. More about This week on Dezeen
Architecture
Garden Unique interview: architecture and garden design
In this second movie filmed by Dezeen for trade show Garden Unique, British garden designer Andrew Wilson talks about successful collaborations between architects and garden designers, including The High Line in New York and Peter Zumthor's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London (below). More about Garden Unique interview: architecture and garden design
Design
Competition: five copies of China Granite Project II by Max Lamb to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with London designer Max Lamb to give readers the chance to win one of five signed copies of his new book China Granite Project II. More about Competition: five copies of China Granite Project II by Max Lamb to be won
Architecture
London Aquatics Centre 2012 by Zaha Hadid photographed by Hufton + Crow
Here are some more photographs of Zaha Hadid's recently completed aquatics centre for the London 2012 Olympic Games, taken by UK photographers Hufton + Crow. More about London Aquatics Centre 2012 by Zaha Hadid photographed by Hufton + Crow
Design
With Robots by Diego Trujillo Pisanty
How might our homes change if they had to accommodate robots too? More about With Robots by Diego Trujillo Pisanty
Interiors
Jaffa Flat by Pitsou Kedem
Wall coverings have been peeled away to reveal a vaulted stone ceiling that's several hundred years old inside this refurbished apartment in Tel Aviv. More about Jaffa Flat by Pitsou Kedem
Architecture
Barcode House by David Jameson
A sequence of horizontal steel rods resemble a barcode on the glass facade of a house extension in Washington DC. More about Barcode House by David Jameson