Comments
"People laughed at iPhone too, remember?"
In this week's comment update, readers are weighing up the environmental impact of Elon Musk's Cybertruck and a Seattle after-death facility. More about "People laughed at iPhone too, remember?"
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Architecture
Works Progress Architecture creates triangular Portland Flatiron building for unusual site
Protruding corner windows that are set at different angles front this timber-framed, three-sided building in northern Portland designed by American firm Works Progress Architecture. More about Works Progress Architecture creates triangular Portland Flatiron building for unusual site
High-tech architecture
Renzo Piano is the Italian high-tech architect
Renzo Piano designed one of high-tech architecture's seminal buildings – the Centre Pompidou. Continuing our high-tech architecture series, we profile the Italian architect who was a key figure in the largely British-led movement. More about Renzo Piano is the Italian high-tech architect
Opinion
"The creative industries are misreading the public"
By voting for Brexit, the British people have shown a greater appetite for risk than the creative sector, which needs to take the public more seriously or risk becoming irrelevant, says Martyn Perks of the Dissenters Design Network. More about "The creative industries are misreading the public"
Architecture
Gate of Bright Lights by Space Popular is a portal to a digital world
Design practice Space Popular has inserted a video installation in the gate of a historic palace in Seoul to show viewers the past and the future. More about Gate of Bright Lights by Space Popular is a portal to a digital world
Architecture
Odile Decq unveils sinuous Antares tower for Barcelona
Odile Decq has revealed visuals of a tower wrapped with sinuous red and white balconies in Barcelona, Spain, which will be her first residential tower. More about Odile Decq unveils sinuous Antares tower for Barcelona
Technology
V&A Dundee curator selects five designs that map the evolution of robotics
An exhibition at the V&A Dundee explores the evolving relationship between humans and robots. From 1920s sci-fi films to brain-controlled exoskeletons, curator Kirsty Hassard picks five highlights. More about V&A Dundee curator selects five designs that map the evolution of robotics
Interiors
IKEA prioritises space for overhaul of living pod in Mars Desert Research Station
IKEA has redesigned the tiny living pod on the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, filling its interior with space-saving furnishings. More about IKEA prioritises space for overhaul of living pod in Mars Desert Research Station
Design
Pelle's aluminium DVN Table is held together by friction
New York studio Pelle has created a low table made from pieces of solid aluminium that are milled to a tolerance of one thousandth of an inch and fixed together using traditional Japanese joinery techniques. More about Pelle's aluminium DVN Table is held together by friction
Architecture
Flow Architecture lines stairwell of London house conversion with timber slats
Flow Architecture and Maria Grazia Savito Architects have wrapped timber slats around the lightwell of a Victorian house conversion in Kensington, London. More about Flow Architecture lines stairwell of London house conversion with timber slats
News
SCI-Arc founding director and "unparalleled" architect Ray Kappe dies aged 92
SCI-Arc founding director and celebrated Californian modernist Ray Kappe has passed away aged 92, leaving behind "a body of architecture of the highest level". More about SCI-Arc founding director and "unparalleled" architect Ray Kappe dies aged 92
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Design
Tesla divides opinion with Cybertruck "dropped from a sci-fi movie"
The radical design of Tesla's electric Cybertruck, which was unveiled last week, has caused a storm on social media, with some people calling it "courageous" and others "ridiculous". More about Tesla divides opinion with Cybertruck "dropped from a sci-fi movie"
Architecture
Atelier Masomi designs raw-earth-brick cultural centre in Niger
Atelier Masomi has designed a cluster of five raw-earth buildings that will become the Niamey Cultural Center in the capital of Niger. More about Atelier Masomi designs raw-earth-brick cultural centre in Niger
News
Hong Kong design events cancelled due to ongoing protests in the city
Four design industry events that were set to take place in Hong Kong over the coming weeks have been cancelled due to continuing clashes between protestors and police in the city. More about Hong Kong design events cancelled due to ongoing protests in the city
Interiors
Dark oak and aged copper create cosy atmosphere in Samara bistro by Mutuus Studio
Architecture practice Mutuus Studio used rustic materials and earth tones to create a "sense of timelessness and comfort" within a Seattle farm-to-table restaurant. More about Dark oak and aged copper create cosy atmosphere in Samara bistro by Mutuus Studio
Architecture
Hutong Bubble 218 by MAD gives "new life" to ageing Beijing hutong
MAD has transformed a vacant courtyard house in one of Beijing's ancient hutongs by adding two bubble-like workspaces to its roof. More about Hutong Bubble 218 by MAD gives "new life" to ageing Beijing hutong
High-tech architecture
Stansted Airport "challenged all the rules of terminal design"
Norman Foster's studio turned the typical airport layout upside down with its 1991 Stansted Airport, which saw the high-tech architecture style applied to aviation for the first time. More about Stansted Airport "challenged all the rules of terminal design"
Video
Watch our talk on the power of design with Aritco
Fernando Mastrangelo, Lina Ghotmeh, Ashiesh Shah and Sanna Åkerlund Gebeyehu speak to Marcus Fairs about the power of design in this talk filmed by Dezeen for Aritco in Dubai. More about Watch our talk on the power of design with Aritco
Interiors
Gold palm trees adorn the monochromatic interior of Darial concept store in Barcelona
Towering gold pillars shaped like palm trees, ivory carpets and black lacquer screens fill this dramatic concept store in Barcelona, which has been designed by haute couturier Djaba Diassamidze. More about Gold palm trees adorn the monochromatic interior of Darial concept store in Barcelona
News
Dezeen Weekly newsletter now has over 300,000 subscribers
More than 300,000 people are now signed up to receive Dezeen Weekly, our curated newsletter sent every Thursday. More about Dezeen Weekly newsletter now has over 300,000 subscribers