This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
Our biggest story this week is Apple's new headquarters by Foster + Partners (above, top left) which sparked some hilarious comments and tweets. More about This week on Dezeen
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Architecture
Kiss by Z-A Studio
Pop-up shops might be commonplace in retail but would you consider getting married in a pop-up chapel made of cardboard? More about Kiss by Z-A Studio
Design
Movie: interview with Maarten De Ceulaer
This movie by Brussels gallerist Victor Hunt reveals the story and process behind Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer's bowls shaped by balloons. More about Movie: interview with Maarten De Ceulaer
Furniture
COD by Rami Tareef
Young designer Rami Tareef creates chairs with geometric patterns by wrapping and weaving cords around spare, steel frames. More about COD by Rami Tareef
Architecture
Pasarela del Arganzuela by Dominique Perrault
Ribbons of mesh spiral around two conical bridges by French architect Dominique Perrault that cross a river and park in Madrid. More about Pasarela del Arganzuela by Dominique Perrault
Design
The Sea Chair by Alexander Groves, Azusa Murakami and Kieren Jones
What if plastic polluting the seas could be harvested by a retired fishing trawler, then transformed into chairs by an onboard factory? More about The Sea Chair by Alexander Groves, Azusa Murakami and Kieren Jones
Interiors
Junya Ishigami at the Barbican
Here's a movie about the almost invisible installation by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami that's on show at the Barbican art gallery in London. More about Junya Ishigami at the Barbican
Design
Air Heads by Héctor Serrano
London designer Héctor Serrano presents a series of paper accessories for turning balloons into animal heads at the New York Gift Fair this week. More about Air Heads by Héctor Serrano
Architecture
Will Alsop and Scott Lawrie announce new practice name
Dezeen Wire: architects Will Alsop and Scott Lawrie have announced the name of their new practice: Alsop Lawrie Ltd, trading as ALL Design.The announcement follows their decision to leave architects RMJM and set up a new design studio in London, as reported on Dezeen Wire last week.
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Architecture
Médiathèque Romain Rolland by Philippe Gazeau
Criss-crossing metal beams surround a first floor reading room at a multimedia library near Paris. More about Médiathèque Romain Rolland by Philippe Gazeau
Interiors
Casa Talia by Marco Giunta and Viviana Haddad
Furniture-filled caves can be found inside a guesthouse in Modica, Sicily. More about Casa Talia by Marco Giunta and Viviana Haddad
Architecture
Boscombe Beach Huts by ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis
UK studio ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis of AEREA Design have redesigned the traditional English beach hut to be accessible for wheelchair users. More about Boscombe Beach Huts by ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis
Design
Interview with Kwangho Lee
In this movie by Brussels gallerist Victor Hunt, Korean designer Kwangho Lee explains how growing up on a farm outside Seoul has influenced his work. The movie is part of a series of interviews called Tales of the Hunt. More about Interview with Kwangho Lee
Architecture
Martin Luther Church by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Steel whirlpools spiral into skylights in the roof of a church in Austria by architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More about Martin Luther Church by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Architecture
Lupin Research Park by Malik Architecture
A terracotta-coloured earth wall bounding the edge of a research complex in Pune, India, vanishes into a hillside. More about Lupin Research Park by Malik Architecture
Architecture
Just K by Architekten Martenson und Nagel Theissen
The roof and upper walls of a house in Tübingen, Germany, are covered in rubber, like a fisherman's hat pulled low over his eyes. More about Just K by Architekten Martenson und Nagel Theissen
Architecture
Bao'an Stadium by GMP Architekten
Reed-like steel columns surround another stadium designed by German studio GMP Architekten for the World University Games in Shenzhen. More about Bao'an Stadium by GMP Architekten
Architecture
Dezeen Screen: Folly for a Flyover
Dezeen Screen: here's a movie by architectural photographer David Vintiner of vintiner/ap about Folly for a Flyover, a temporary canal-side cinema under a London motorway flyover. Watch the movie »
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Architecture
Universiade 2011 Sports Centre by GMP Architekten
Faceted glass triangles create glowing crowns around a trio of stadiums for the World University Games currently taking place in Shenzhen. More about Universiade 2011 Sports Centre by GMP Architekten
Design
Competition: five copies of Pasta by Design to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with publishers Thames & Hudson to give away five copies of Pasta by Design. More about Competition: five copies of Pasta by Design to be won