Hotels
Shigeru Ban unveils coastal wellness retreat on Awaji Island
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has completed a wellness hotel on Awaji Island, Japan. More about Shigeru Ban unveils coastal wellness retreat on Awaji Island
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Design
Cella Collective and Mitre & Mondays cloak tower with thatched walls at Houghton Festival
Design studios Cella Collective and Mitre & Mondays have designed a timber-framed installation for this year's Houghton Festival in Norfolk, England, covering its walls with thatch sourced from sustainable reedbeds. More about Cella Collective and Mitre & Mondays cloak tower with thatched walls at Houghton Festival
Interiors
Yarlington Lodge at The Newt in Somerset blends "little snippets of history with life today"
British studio Richard Parr Associates has renovated a trio of 19th-century buildings at The Newt in Somerset hotel in England, restoring their interiors to nod to the site's past. More about Yarlington Lodge at The Newt in Somerset blends "little snippets of history with life today"
Architecture
Rough drystone walls frame sunken home on Greek island by Alexandre Pavlidis
Architect Alexandre Pavlidis has completed Within the Earth, a house on the Greek island of Sifnos contained within a series of sunken stone walls that step down a coastal hillside. More about Rough drystone walls frame sunken home on Greek island by Alexandre Pavlidis
Mobile phones
Five innovative smartphones and dumbphones that put design first
For this roundup, we've collected five smartphones and dumbphones with exciting designs, ranging from a phone with a robot arm to a keyboard phone built for messaging. More about Five innovative smartphones and dumbphones that put design first
Interiors
KTGY revamps interiors of Fairmont Hotel in Chicago
US architecture studio KTGY has revamped the interiors of the HOK-designed Fairmont Hotel off of Chicago's Millennium Park. More about KTGY revamps interiors of Fairmont Hotel in Chicago
Interiors
Estúdio Campana creates "woven jewellery box" for Tiffany & Co in São Paulo
Brazil's Estúdio Campana has wrapped a pop-up Tiffany & Co store inside a São Paulo shopping mall in a woven wicker skin. More about Estúdio Campana creates "woven jewellery box" for Tiffany & Co in São Paulo
Architecture
"Light and sea breeze shape the viewing" of exhibits at open-air art gallery in Mexico
Local studio Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos has completed the Arte Abierto Baja in Mexico, an open-air exhibition space wrapped by monolithic walls of exposed concrete and stone. More about "Light and sea breeze shape the viewing" of exhibits at open-air art gallery in Mexico
Design
Seven basketball courts that score design points
From outdoor courts that act as flood-water-draining bioswales to an indoor court under a concrete dome in Chile, here are seven basketball courts that integrate good design to expand their presence beyond the game. More about Seven basketball courts that score design points
This week on Dezeen
This week we unveiled an IKEA collection that makes collectible design affordable
This week on Dezeen, IKEA shared a first look at its Konstrunda collection, which elevates "everyday objects into art pieces" with contributions from seven designers, including Andu Masebo and Lisa Hilland. More about This week we unveiled an IKEA collection that makes collectible design affordable
Design
Heinz adjustable ketchup lid allows for "perfect squeeze"
US food company Kraft Heinz has created an adjustable cap for its ketchup bottles that allows users to snap it into different positions to control the rate of flow. More about Heinz adjustable ketchup lid allows for "perfect squeeze"
School Shows
Colourful cultural artefact storehouse among projects from London School of Architecture
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for a storehouse in Brent, UK, that keeps cultural artefacts is among the student projects from the London School of Architecture. More about Colourful cultural artefact storehouse among projects from London School of Architecture
Architecture
UUfie organises renovated Ontario chalet "like a hike"
Toronto architecture studio UUfie has expanded and renovated a 1970s chalet in Ontario to conform to its steep, wooded site with a net that serves as an internal barrier and a hammock. More about UUfie organises renovated Ontario chalet "like a hike"
Architecture
Iterare Arquitectos inserts stark white home into shell of old Spanish building
A crisp white cube has been nested within the old brick shell of an existing building to create Casa Nido, a Spanish house designed by local studio Iterare Arquitectos. More about Iterare Arquitectos inserts stark white home into shell of old Spanish building
Architecture
Photos reveal world's tallest hotel in Dubai
Photographer Ahmad Alnaji has captured the Ciel Dubai Marina, a supertall skyscraper by architecture studio NORR that was recently completed as the tallest hotel in the world. More about Photos reveal world's tallest hotel in Dubai
News
ZHA proposes interconnected forest neighbourhoods for Baku Expo City masterplan
Architecture studio ZHA has unveiled its masterplan for Baku Expo City in Azerbaijan, where overlapping stacked homes with green roofs will flank an extension to the city's exhibition centre. More about ZHA proposes interconnected forest neighbourhoods for Baku Expo City masterplan
Design
Waka Waka curls colourful metal into curved shapes for Ribbon furniture collection
Los Angeles studio Waka Waka has designed Ribbon, an undulating furniture collection made from steel and aluminium decorated with saturated colours, for Japanese manufacturer Benex's Eetal project. More about Waka Waka curls colourful metal into curved shapes for Ribbon furniture collection
Promotion
Visualisation has become more than creating "a single visual output" says Chaos
Promotion: according to software company Chaos, AI-assisted tools, advances in rendering technologies, and shifting client expectations are transforming the architecture industry's visualisation workflows into a flexible communication tool. More about Visualisation has become more than creating "a single visual output" says Chaos
News
Studio Barnes and Ch_studio to convert former KKK building in Texas into arts centre
A team including Studio Barnes and Ch_studio has revealed designs to transform the 1920s building once used by the white supremacist group the Ku Klux Klan in Fort Worth, Texas, into a "catalyst for community and restoration". More about Studio Barnes and Ch_studio to convert former KKK building in Texas into arts centre
School Shows
Chapati vending machine among projects from University of Nottingham
Dezeen School Shows: a vending machine distributing fresh, hot chapatis in corporate canteens in India is among the projects from the University of Nottingham. More about Chapati vending machine among projects from University of Nottingham