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
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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
Design
VOID at Interiors UK
In his second of four interviews with some of the designers that Dezeen Watch Store are taking to Interiors UK in Birmingham from 22 January, David Ericsson of Hong Kong watch brand VOID talks about his collection. More about VOID at Interiors UK
Furniture
Listen to Your Hands by Lee Sanghyeok
Cologne 2012: closing one drawer of Lee Sanghyeok's table causes another to shoot out at random. The project won second prize at the [D3] Contest at imm cologne this week. More about Listen to Your Hands by Lee Sanghyeok
Design
New Basics by Alain Berteau for Objekten
Paris 2012: Brussels designer Alain Berteau presents a series of oak products including this simple iPad dock at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about New Basics by Alain Berteau for Objekten
Furniture
Gravity stool by Jólan van der Wiel wins [D3] Contest at imm cologne
Dezeen Wire: designer Jólan van der Wiel has won the €3000 first prize in the [D3] Contest for young designers at trade fair imm cologne in Germany for his Gravity Stool shaped by magnets. He showed the machine used to make the pieces at Dezeen Platform in September and you can watch it in action in our movies on Dezeen Screen.The second prize of €2000 was awarded to Lee Sanghyeok for his Listen to Your Hands Table and the third prize of €1000 went to Marc Bell & Robin Grasby for the Apollo lamp.
Read more about Jólan van der Wiel here and more about Cologne 2012 here.
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Architecture
Gymnastics building by Heams & Michel
A windowless yellow facade shrouds the interior of this concrete gymnasium in southern France by architects Heams & Michel. More about Gymnastics building by Heams & Michel
Design
Peye and Olive by Numéro 111 for Ligne Roset
Cologne 2012: these oversized lamps by French studio Numéro 111 for design brand Ligne Roset are illuminated by strips of LEDs around the back of the shade. More about Peye and Olive by Numéro 111 for Ligne Roset