Architecture
Messner Mountain Museum Peoples by EM2
Italian architects EM2 have converted a castle into a mountain museum. More about Messner Mountain Museum Peoples by EM2
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Design
Max Fraser at Lab Craft
this next movie in our series filmed at the London Design Festival 2010 features curator Max Fraser talking about Lab Craft, an exhibition of work that marries craftsmanship with digital technology. More about Max Fraser at Lab Craft
Architecture
Office Building and Logistic Centre by Modostudio
The top floor of this office block in Italy by architects Modostudio is screened by faceted concrete panels that resemble Inca stonework. More about Office Building and Logistic Centre by Modostudio
Design
Semi-Rigid Car by Emergent
This concept car by Los Angeles architects Emergent is made of cartilage and makes its own fuel from algae. More about Semi-Rigid Car by Emergent
News
Fanny Aronsen 1956-2011
Dezeen Wire: Swedish textile designer Fanny Aronsen has died of cancer aged 55. More about Fanny Aronsen 1956-2011
Architecture
Parc des Expositions by OMA
OMA have won a competition to design a gateway building for Toulouse, France, with a 40,000 square metre column-free exhibition hall. More about Parc des Expositions by OMA
Architecture
Extension to the Serlachius Museum Gösta by MX_SI
Spanish architects MX_SI have won a competition to design an extension to a Finnish museum of art with this proposal that features recessed zigzagging windows. More about Extension to the Serlachius Museum Gösta by MX_SI
Furniture
Interview with Jaime Hayón
While Dezeen prepares for the 2011 London Design Festival, here's a previously unseen interview we filmed with Spanish designer Jaime Hayón during last year's festival. More about Interview with Jaime Hayón
Furniture
Folding Stool by Jack Smith
Show RCA 2011: to continue our series of graduate projects from the Royal College of Art, here's a stool by Jack Smith that collapses when its seat is lifted. More about Folding Stool by Jack Smith
Architecture
Neighbourhood Centre by Colboc Franzen & Associés
Visitors can climb a staircase over the roof of this spiralling community centre in Lille by French architects Colboc Franzen & Associés. More about Neighbourhood Centre by Colboc Franzen & Associés
Design
P-Tree by Aandeboom
Unable to prevent revellers urinating against their trees, Roskilde Festival in Denmark installed tree-mounted urinals by Dutch designers Aandeboom. More about P-Tree by Aandeboom
Design
Interview with Jens Martin Skibsted
Danish designer Jens Martin Skibsted talks about his bicycle brand Biomega and the future of urban cycling in this previously unseen video filmed by Dezeen during the London Design Festival 2010. More about Interview with Jens Martin Skibsted
Furniture
NSEPS by Silo
Show RCA 2011: Royal College of Art graduates Attua Aparicio and Oscar Wanless have invented a new manufacturing process that involves steaming polystyrene beads inside fabric moulds. More about NSEPS by Silo
Architecture
Indian Ocean Tsunami Memorial by Carmody Groarke
British architects Carmody Groarke have completed this granite monolith outside London's Natural History Museum to commemorate victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. More about Indian Ocean Tsunami Memorial by Carmody Groarke
Design
From Here For Here by Ariane Prin
Show RCA 2011: Royal College of Art graduate Ariane Prin uses waste from college workshops as the raw material for her on-site pencil factory More about From Here For Here by Ariane Prin
Competition: five sets of The Play of Combinations by Cibicworkshop to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with designers Cibicworkshop to give away five construction games based on iconic buildings by renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. More about Competition: five sets of The Play of Combinations by Cibicworkshop to be won
News
"New York Times names Michael Kimmelman to be new architecture critic" - Chicago Tribune
Dezeen Wire: The New York Times is set to name its art critic and columnist Michael Kimmelman as its new architecture critic, following the departure last month of Nicolai Ouroussoff - Chicago Tribune.
More about "New York Times names Michael Kimmelman to be new architecture critic" - Chicago Tribune
Architecture
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by Peter Zumthor photographed by Hufton + Crow
Here are some more photographs of Peter Zumthor's recently-opened Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London, taken by UK photographers Hufton + Crow. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by Peter Zumthor photographed by Hufton + Crow
Architecture
Folly for a Flyover by Assemble
Non-profit organisation Assemble have constructed a temporary canal-side cinema under a London motorway flyover. More about Folly for a Flyover by Assemble
Architecture
Torre Telefónica Diagonal ZeroZero by EMBA
Criss-crossing lengths of aluminium cover the glass facade of this Barcelona skyscraper by Spanish architects EMBA. More about Torre Telefónica Diagonal ZeroZero by EMBA