Architecture
Henning Larsen to extend Paris' largest opera house
Danish studio Henning Larsen is set to add a new foyer, performance space and workshop to the Opéra Bastille in Paris. More about Henning Larsen to extend Paris' largest opera house
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Interiors
10 restaurants for pigging out in style during Chinese New Year
To celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Pig, we've collected examples of Chinese restaurants with mouth-watering interiors from around the world. More about 10 restaurants for pigging out in style during Chinese New Year
Architecture
World's longest 3D-printed concrete bridge opens in Shanghai
A team led by professor Xu Weiguo at the Tsinghua University School of Architecture in Beijing has 3D-printed a 26.3-metre-long concrete bridge, which they claim is the world's longest. More about World's longest 3D-printed concrete bridge opens in Shanghai
Interiors
A Little Design creates 17.6-square-metre micro flat in Taiwan
Taiwanese studio A Little Design has converted a former piano studio in Taipei, Taiwan into a tiny apartment with built-in, space-saving furniture. More about A Little Design creates 17.6-square-metre micro flat in Taiwan
News
Black 3.0 is a "black hole in a bottle" that challenges Anish Kapoor's Vantablack pigment
Stuart Semple has released the "flattest, mattest, black acrylic paint in the world" and banned Anish Kapoor from using it, as the latest development in an ongoing feud between the two British artists. More about Black 3.0 is a "black hole in a bottle" that challenges Anish Kapoor's Vantablack pigment
Architecture
IM Interior turns garage in Lithuania into Corten-clad micro home
IM Interior has transformed a garage in Vilnius into a 21-square-metre micro home clad in Corten steel in order to demonstrate "another way of life". More about IM Interior turns garage in Lithuania into Corten-clad micro home
Design
Yield's Architect Candle Collection includes Frank Lloyd Wright scent
A scent based on architect Frank Lloyd Wright can waft through your spaces thanks to this collection of candles and incense sticks, created by Florida design studio Yield. More about Yield's Architect Candle Collection includes Frank Lloyd Wright scent
Architecture
Taller Paralelo turns abandoned Mexico City building into Cachai House
Architecture studio Taller Paralelo has overhauled an abandoned building in Mexico City to create this residence, which is arranged around a courtyard with a reflective pool. More about Taller Paralelo turns abandoned Mexico City building into Cachai House
Design
Zara logo gets controversial revamp by Baron & Baron
Letters overlap one another in the new logo for Spanish fashion retailer Zara, designed by French agency Baron & Baron, prompting criticism from fellow designers. More about Zara logo gets controversial revamp by Baron & Baron
Dezeen hosts party and talks at Stockholm Design Week 2019
Dezeen is launching this year's edition of Dezeen Awards and hosting a series of talks with leading architects and designers at Stockholm Design Week 2019. More about Dezeen hosts party and talks at Stockholm Design Week 2019
Architecture
Shubin Donaldson wraps wooden screens around Skyline Residence in Santa Barbara
Stacked volumes made of steel, concrete, wood and glass form this family home in California, which architecture firm Shubin Donaldson created for an industrial designer. More about Shubin Donaldson wraps wooden screens around Skyline Residence in Santa Barbara
News
Selldorf Architects' visitor centre will open Forbidden City palace to public for first time
Selldorf Architects will design the Qianlong Garden Interpretation Center within a palace of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, which has never been opened to the public. More about Selldorf Architects' visitor centre will open Forbidden City palace to public for first time
Architecture
Shigeru Ban designs boutique hotel that winds through woodland in Japan
A "seamless flow" of spaces including a library, 250-tree garden and a shared social space form the heart of the Shigeru Ban-designed Shishi-Iwa House boutique hotel in Japan. More about Shigeru Ban designs boutique hotel that winds through woodland in Japan
News
David Adjaye curates Making Memory exhibition at the Design Museum
David Adjaye has created a "provocation or a question" for the public with an exhibition on his monuments and memorials at the Design Museum in London. More about David Adjaye curates Making Memory exhibition at the Design Museum
Technology
"Metallic wood" is as strong as titanium but five times lighter
University of Pennsylvania engineers have altered a sheet of nickel to produce a material they call "metallic wood", which is extremely strong and light. More about "Metallic wood" is as strong as titanium but five times lighter
Interiors
Grzywinski + Pons transforms 19th-century cotton mill into Whitworth Locke hotel
New York-based practice Grzywinski + Pons looks to overcast skies and industrial posters from the 1800s to design the interiors of this Locke hotel in Manchester, England. More about Grzywinski + Pons transforms 19th-century cotton mill into Whitworth Locke hotel
Five of the best job opportunities this week including roles at Sou Fujimoto Architects and Adjaye Associates
We've selected five of the top positions available this week on Dezeen Jobs, including roles at London-based architecture firm Adjaye Associates and Japanese practice Sou Fujimoto Architects. More about Five of the best job opportunities this week including roles at Sou Fujimoto Architects and Adjaye Associates
Design
Jordi Canudas' Dipping Light features layers of translucent colour
London-based designer Jordi Canudas has dipped glass spheres into layers of semi-translucent paint to create a colourful lighting series for Spanish brand Marset, debuting at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week. More about Jordi Canudas' Dipping Light features layers of translucent colour
Architecture
Visitor centre on England's coast built to withstand a century of rising seas
The Lookout on the English seaside, designed by Hampshire County Council, has a slender mono-pitched roof and concrete fins that shelter it from the "beautiful and brutal" elements and rising sea levels. More about Visitor centre on England's coast built to withstand a century of rising seas
Video
Watch the Super Bowl 2019 stadium roof close "like a camera aperture"
This time-lapse footage shows the petals atop Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is hosting the 53rd Super Bowl game today, slide past each other to cover the American football pitch below. More about Watch the Super Bowl 2019 stadium roof close "like a camera aperture"