Architecture
Green Box by Act_Romegialli
This glazed garden hideaway by Italian studio Act_Romegialli is disguised inside a dense thicket of bushy plants and blossoming wildflowers. More about Green Box by Act_Romegialli
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Architecture
Construction begins on OMA's Bryghusprojektet in Copenhagen
News: work has begun on the OMA-designed headquarters of Denmark's national centre for architecture in Copenhagen. More about Construction begins on OMA's Bryghusprojektet in Copenhagen
Dezeen Mail #152
The battle between BIG and OMA to redesign the Miami Beach Convention Center leads Dezeen Mail issue 152, plus all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Promotion
Fab calls for entries to its Disrupting Design competition in New York
Dezeen promotion: online design retailer Fab is calling for entries to its Disrupting Design competition in New York on 21 May. More about Fab calls for entries to its Disrupting Design competition in New York
Architecture
Dyson to build cancer centre after his ward redesign improves baby care
News: British inventor James Dyson has donated £4 million towards building a new cancer centre in Bath, UK, based on the principles underlying his successful redesign of a neonatal ward at the same hospital. More about Dyson to build cancer centre after his ward redesign improves baby care
Design
"The Hot Dog Stuffed Crust Pizza is a product of the zeitgeist"
Opinion: a pizza crust stuffed with a hot dog could be the ultimate expression of contemporary design culture, suggests Sam Jacob in this week's opinion column. More about "The Hot Dog Stuffed Crust Pizza is a product of the zeitgeist"
Architecture
Zaha Hadid wins competition for Saudi Arabian metro station
News: Zaha Hadid Architects has won a competition to design a metro station for Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital. More about Zaha Hadid wins competition for Saudi Arabian metro station
Promotion
New products from Arper at Clerkenwell Design Week
Dezeen promotion: the new collection of furniture by Arper will be on show at the Italian design brand's London showroom during Clerkenwell Design Week from 21 to 23 May. More about New products from Arper at Clerkenwell Design Week
World Tour 2013: Milan
"An era is drawing to an end for Italian design"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our second film recorded at the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan last month, MINI head of design Anders Warming describes the centrepiece installation in the space and Joseph Grima, editor-in-chief of Domus magazine, reflects on a difficult period for Italian design. More about "An era is drawing to an end for Italian design"
Architecture
Water-Treatment Plant by AWP
French practice AWP has remodelled a water-treatment plant outside Paris to reveal its industrial processes to the public. More about Water-Treatment Plant by AWP
Furniture
Talma chair by Benjamin Hubert for Moroso
London designer Benjamin Hubert has created a chair that looks like it's wrapped up in a cloak for Italian brand Moroso (+movie) More about Talma chair by Benjamin Hubert for Moroso
Architecture
Création de 4 chambres d'hôtes by Loïc Picquet
This two-storey extension by French architect Loïc Picquet converts an old farm building into a rural guesthouse in the Alsace region of France (+ slideshow). More about Création de 4 chambres d'hôtes by Loïc Picquet
Interiors
Saint Laurent opens new flagship store in Paris
News: Saint Laurent has opened the doors to its new flagship store in Paris, the first to be designed by Hedi Slimane since he became creative director of the fashion house last year. More about Saint Laurent opens new flagship store in Paris
Architecture
Foster + Partners reveals plans for two London skyscrapers
News: British firm Foster + Partners has unveiled plans for two residential skyscrapers as part of a mixed-use development in north London. More about Foster + Partners reveals plans for two London skyscrapers
Architecture
Diving and Indoor Skydiving Centre by Moko Architects
Warsaw studio Moko Architects has unveiled plans to build a diving and indoor skydiving centre outside Warsaw by surrounding a pair of abandoned cement silos with a tower of shipping containers. More about Diving and Indoor Skydiving Centre by Moko Architects
Interiors
Centro Interpretação do Românico Paredes by Spaceworkers
Architecture studio Spaceworkers has inserted a house-shaped cultural centre inside a nineteenth-century schoolhouse in Paredes, northern Portugal. More about Centro Interpretação do Românico Paredes by Spaceworkers
Architecture
Prince Charles' architecture charity under fire over Bahrain housing deal
News: the architectural principles behind the Prince of Wales' controversial Poundbury development (above) will be exported to Bahrain in a move that has angered human rights campaigners. More about Prince Charles' architecture charity under fire over Bahrain housing deal
Interiors
Leegkerk Church by AWG Architecten
Belgian studio AWG Architecten added pivoting golden cabinets and a golden platform to adapt an old church into a cultural centre in the Dutch village of Leegkerk (+slideshow). More about Leegkerk Church by AWG Architecten
Architecture
Xixi Artist Clubhouse by AZL Architects
This family of concrete artist and designers' studios by Chinese office AZL Architects is located amongst the marshes of the Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, China (+ slideshow). More about Xixi Artist Clubhouse by AZL Architects
Furniture
Toshi cabinets by Luca Nichetto for Casamania
Venetian designer Luca Nichetto has created a collection of cabinets carved with geometric patterns for Italian brand Casamania. More about Toshi cabinets by Luca Nichetto for Casamania