Interiors
East Street by ‘i-am’ Associates
Although it may look a canteen somewhere in south-east Asia, this informal restaurant is actually located in central London. More about East Street by ‘i-am’ Associates
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Five years ago...
Five years ago this week, Zaha Hadid unveiled designs for a private house with a lookout tower in a forest near Moscow and OMA were commissioned to design a 36-storey residential tower in Singapore. More about Five years ago...
Architecture
Dezeen archive: stations
Dezeen archive: following our story about the much awaited western concourse at King's Cross station by John McAslan & Partners, we decided to group together all of our stories about stations for this week's archive feature. See all the stories »
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Interiors
Arroios Apartment by Tiago Filipe Santos
The living room of this apartment renovated by Portuguese architect Tiago Filipe Santos opens onto a tiered courtyard garden. More about Arroios Apartment by Tiago Filipe Santos
One year ago...
One year ago this week we published photos of the completed the Centro Niemeyer by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in Avilés, Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group won a competition to masterplan a new gateway to Stockholm at the intersection of two motorways and our most controversial story featured a Russian Orthodox church and cultural centre for a plot beside the Eiffel Tower in Paris. More about One year ago...
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week John McAslan + Partners unveiled the long-awaited remodelling of King’s Cross Station in London, PayPal launched a device for swiping credit cards to take payments on a smartphone, and readers wondered why the roof of the Enzo Ferrari Museum by Future Systems is yellow rather than red. More about This week on Dezeen
Design
PayPal Here by Fuseproject
Online payment system PayPal have launched PayPal Here, a device designed by San Francisco studio Fuseproject that allows users to make face-to-face transactions by plugging it into the top of a smartphone. More about PayPal Here by Fuseproject
Design
Designed in Hackney: Sugru
Designed in Hackney: Friday's instalment in our showcase of the best design in the London borough of Hackney is Sugru, an ingenious silicone rubber that can be used to fix, strengthen or customise almost any object. More about Designed in Hackney: Sugru
Design
RSA House chandeliers by Troika
These chandeliers by London designers Troika use large fresnel lenses to shape the light from LEDs suspended below them into overlapping geometric patterns on the ceiling of the Royal Society of Arts' headquarters in London. More about RSA House chandeliers by Troika
Design
Movie: The Self-Assembly Line by Skylar Tibbits and Arthur Olson
Movie: architect and MIT fellow Skylar Tibbits has teamed up with molecular scientist Arthur Olson to create a rotating installation that causes components to collide over and over until they assemble themselves correctly into the desired structure. This movie by Karen Eng shows the model, named the Self-Assembly Line, in motion. More about Movie: The Self-Assembly Line by Skylar Tibbits and Arthur Olson
Architecture
Architecture for Humanity call for "Ideas on a postcard, please"
Dezeen Wire: to celebrate the launch of their second book, entitled Design Like You Give a Damn 2, non-profit organisation Architecture for Humanity are calling for ideas to improve London, to be sent on a postcard for exhibition at the book launch from 3 to 9 May at 54 Rivington Street London EC2 A3QN. More about Architecture for Humanity call for "Ideas on a postcard, please"
Interiors
Wood Warm Wight Apartment by Peter Kostelov
Slideshow: Russian architect Peter Kostelov has removed the welded metal walls of an apartment he first completed seven years ago and replaced them with light timber partitions. More about Wood Warm Wight Apartment by Peter Kostelov
Design
Designed in Hackney: The Floating Cinema by Studio Weave
Designed in Hackney: last summer Hackney architects Studio Weave turned an old narrow boat into a floating cinema that toured the canals of east London. More about Designed in Hackney: The Floating Cinema by Studio Weave
Dezeen Mail #94
Check out the latest issue of Dezeen Mail for all the best stories and comments from Dezeen, including a plan to cover Milan in polychrome bird-poo, a Starbucks coffee shop inside a former bank vault in Amsterdam and the launch of our Designed in Hackney initiative.
There's also an update from Dezeen Wire, the latest movies on Dezeen Screen, plus all our new competitions and jobs. Take a look at it here.
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Architecture
Jerwood Gallery by HAT Projects
Slideshow: British architects HAT Projects have completed a seaside gallery in Hastings, England, with a shimmering exterior of black glazed tiles. More about Jerwood Gallery by HAT Projects
Furniture
Textile Sketch by Kiki van Eijk
This collection of furniture by Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk looks like it's made of textiles but is in fact fashioned from solid metal. More about Textile Sketch by Kiki van Eijk
Architecture
Competition: five copies of Writing About Architecture by Alexandra Lange to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with architecture critic Alexandra Lange to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of her new book, Writing About Architecture: mastering the language of buildings and cities. More about Competition: five copies of Writing About Architecture by Alexandra Lange to be won
Promotion
Design Days Dubai 2012
Dezeen promotion: the inaugural edition of Design Days Dubai will take place from 18 to 21 March 2012. More about Design Days Dubai 2012
Architecture
Enzo Ferrari Museum by Future Systems
Slideshow: a Ferrari automotive museum designed by the late Czech architect and Future Systems founder Jan Kaplický has opened in Modena, Italy. More about Enzo Ferrari Museum by Future Systems
PechaKucha Inspire Japan iBook
Highlights from the PechaKucha Inspire Japan project, launched following the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country this time last year, have been compiled in an e-book that's now available to download free from iBookstores. More about PechaKucha Inspire Japan iBook