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Platforms function as tables and shelves inside Tato Architects' House in Miyamoto
Japanese studio Tato Architects designed the interior of this house in Osaka as a single room containing angular platforms that perform multiple functions and are connected by a spiralling sequence of wooden steps. More about Platforms function as tables and shelves inside Tato Architects' House in Miyamoto
David Adjaye and Patrizia Moroso among judges for first-ever Dezeen Awards
David Adjaye, Patrizia Moroso, Rossana Hu and Benjamin Hubert are among the judges of the inaugural Dezeen Awards. More about David Adjaye and Patrizia Moroso among judges for first-ever Dezeen Awards
Plant-filled spheres open at Amazon headquarters in Seattle
Retail company Amazon has completed a set of glass orbs filled with "cloud forest" gardens for its headquarters in Seattle, providing work areas for employees and green space for the public. More about Plant-filled spheres open at Amazon headquarters in Seattle
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Modular furniture allows Shanghai home by RIGI Design to evolve with its family
A 1940s house in Shanghai has been reconfigured by RIGI Design to create a light-filled family home with a steel staircase, adaptable modular furniture and playful house-shaped elements. More about Modular furniture allows Shanghai home by RIGI Design to evolve with its family
Steven Holl completes luminous Maggie's Centre next to Britain's oldest hospital
American architect Steven Holl has unveiled his Maggie's Centre for cancer patients in London, featuring a facade of translucent white glass dotted with coloured panels. More about Steven Holl completes luminous Maggie's Centre next to Britain's oldest hospital
Light Earth Designs creates sustainable cricket pavilion of self-supporting parabolic roofs
Three vaulted structures built using compressed soil-cement tiles form a canopy at this cricket pavilion in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, which looks out across the ground and a wetland valley. More about Light Earth Designs creates sustainable cricket pavilion of self-supporting parabolic roofs
Snøhetta channels Oscar Niemeyer for "futuristic" Aesop store in London's Chelsea
Twelve rose-tinged clay arches fan out over a huge stainless-steel sink in this Snøhetta-designed Aesop store in west London, designed in tribute to Brazilian modernist Oscar Niemeyer. More about Snøhetta channels Oscar Niemeyer for "futuristic" Aesop store in London's Chelsea
Fosters + Partners-designed Bloomberg headquarters is a "vote of confidence in London"
The Norman Foster-designed European headquarters for Bloomberg "sends a clear message to the world" that the UK capital remains a centre for global investment, said Sadiq Khan. More about Fosters + Partners-designed Bloomberg headquarters is a "vote of confidence in London"
Drone footage showcases "floating" roof of OMA's MPavilion
This captioned movie offers a tour of this year's MPavilion, designed by Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten of OMA. Featuring footage shot by a drone, the film gives a closer look at the building's seemingly unsupported roof and its amphitheatre-like interior. More about Drone footage showcases "floating" roof of OMA's MPavilion
Foster + Partner's Bloomberg headquarters is the "world’s most sustainable office"
The first photos have been released of Norman Foster's newly completed European headquarters for Bloomberg in London, which claims to be the world's most sustainable office building. More about Foster + Partner's Bloomberg headquarters is the "world’s most sustainable office"
IKEA lab Space10 creates pop-up hydroponic farm for growing extra-healthy salads
IKEA's innovation lab Space10 presented a pop-up farm during this year's London Design Festival, growing tiny greens that were used to prepare 2,000 nutritional salads. More about IKEA lab Space10 creates pop-up hydroponic farm for growing extra-healthy salads
OMA reveals amphitheatre-like MPavilion complete with rotating grandstand
For this year's edition of the MPavilion, OMA's Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten have installed an amphitheatre in Melbourne's Queen Victoria Gardens, featuring a moveable grandstand spanned by a "floating" roof. More about OMA reveals amphitheatre-like MPavilion complete with rotating grandstand
IKEA's Creative Hub in Malmö features moody library and walls for scribbling
IKEA employees can "go bananas writing on every wall" inside its Creative Hub in Malmö, Sweden, which features interiors designed by Nanna Lagerman. More about IKEA's Creative Hub in Malmö features moody library and walls for scribbling
Tree branches poke through floors of Vo Trong Nghia's Stacked Planters House
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has completed a house in Ho Chi Minh City, featuring a series of stacked concrete slabs punctured by rectangular holes that allow trees to reach up through the floors. More about Tree branches poke through floors of Vo Trong Nghia's Stacked Planters House
White latticed screens encase apartment block in Kenya by Urko Sanchez Architects
White mashrabiya-style screens cover these apartments in Mombasa, Kenya, which Nairobi-based Urko Sanchez Architects designed to provide residents with privacy but also views out to sea. More about White latticed screens encase apartment block in Kenya by Urko Sanchez Architects
Arched bamboo trusses left exposed in Chiang Mai sports hall to create a "feast to the eye"
Chiangmai Life Architects and Construction modelled the segmented and undulating roof of this bamboo sports hall at a school in Chiang Mai in Thailand on the petals of a lotus flower. More about Arched bamboo trusses left exposed in Chiang Mai sports hall to create a "feast to the eye"
Sex shop converted into tiny Japanese art gallery by Persimmon Hills Architects
Persimmon Hills Architects has transformed an illegal sex shop into a dramatic wedge-shaped micro-studio and gallery space in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture. More about Sex shop converted into tiny Japanese art gallery by Persimmon Hills Architects
Ilse Crawford creates dining space with "dignity" for London soup kitchen
Renowned chef Massimo Bottura has opened an Ilse Crawford-designed community kitchen in Kensington, the London borough that's been in the headlines this week for the fire at public housing block Grenfell Tower. More about Ilse Crawford creates dining space with "dignity" for London soup kitchen