Architecture
OMA completes Shenzhen Stock Exchange
News: OMA has completed the Shenzhen Stock Exchange - a skyscraper with a skirt at the heart of the city's Central Business District (+ slideshow). More about OMA completes Shenzhen Stock Exchange
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Architecture
Holiday House Vindö by Max Holst Arkitektkontor
This wooden holiday house by Swedish studio Max Holst Arkitektkontor is perched on the edge of a gorge in Vindö, an island on the Stockholm archipelago (+ slideshow). More about Holiday House Vindö by Max Holst Arkitektkontor
Furniture
Twin Bench by Andrea Rekalidis
Curved elements attach under the legs of this wooden bench by Italian designer Andrea Rekalidis to turn it into a see-saw (+ slideshow). More about Twin Bench by Andrea Rekalidis
Architecture
New Funeral Home in Sant Joan Despí by Batlle i Roig Arquitectes
Corten steel columns alternate with floor-to-ceiling glass to bring stripes of light and shadow into this funeral home outside Barcelona by Spanish firm Batlle i Roig Arquitectes (+ slideshow). More about New Funeral Home in Sant Joan Despí by Batlle i Roig Arquitectes
Design
Bola Service Table by Antoni Pallejà Office
Product news: this ping pong table by Barcelona studio Antoni Pallejà Office has been pared down to look at home in a domestic interior (+ movie). More about Bola Service Table by Antoni Pallejà Office
Architecture
Library and Learning Centre in Vienna by Zaha Hadid Architects
Here are the first photographs of Zaha Hadid's Library and Learning Centre at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, which opened last week in the city's second district. More about Library and Learning Centre in Vienna by Zaha Hadid Architects
Design
Cumulo by Liliana Ovalle
Mexican designer Liliana Ovalle has created a carafe and set of tumblers printed with fine black lines that overlap to create a moiré effect when the pieces are clustered together. More about Cumulo by Liliana Ovalle
Architecture
DEM Power Engineering Demonstration Centre by NAPUR Architect
This engineering research facility at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, by NAPUR Architect has a steel-panelled facade that can fold open to let daylight penetrate the laboratories inside (+ slideshow). More about DEM Power Engineering Demonstration Centre by NAPUR Architect
Furniture
Bumper Bed by Marc Newson for Domeau & Pérès
Product news: Australian designer Marc Newson has surrounded this bed for French brand Domeau & Pérès with chunky bumpers. More about Bumper Bed by Marc Newson for Domeau & Pérès
Architecture
Mayfair House by Squire and Partners
A pattern of bronze leaves covers the facade of this house in Mayfair, London, by British architecture firm Squire and Partners (+ slideshow). More about Mayfair House by Squire and Partners
Furniture
Tricom table by Shigeichiro Takeuchi for COMMOC
Product news: this glass table by Japanese designer Shigeichiro Takeuchi balances on legs formed from a single steel pipe. More about Tricom table by Shigeichiro Takeuchi for COMMOC
Architecture
House in the Woods by hayakawa/kowalczyk
This house in Józefów, Poland, has randomly positioned windows each framing different views of the surrounding trees (+ slideshow). More about House in the Woods by hayakawa/kowalczyk
Architecture
Employment Academy by Peter Barber Architects
London studio Peter Barber Architects has added an L-shaped wing to an Arts & Crafts-style building in south-east London to create an advice and training centre for unemployed people (+ slideshow). More about Employment Academy by Peter Barber Architects
Lighting
BLOWN lamp by Samuel Wilkinson for &tradition
Product news: London designer Samuel Wilkinson has launched a blown-glass lamp with a digitally created lozenge pattern for Danish brand &tradition (+ movie). More about BLOWN lamp by Samuel Wilkinson for &tradition
Architecture
New Pinterest board: WAF and Inside Festival 2013
Our new Pinterest board features all the winning projects of this year's World Architecture and Inside festivals, including the Auckland Art Gallery voted as the World Building of the Year and a tiled Barcelona apartment named as the World Interior of the Year. See our new WAF and Inside Festival 2013 Pinterest board»
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Interiors
Sjötorget Kindergarten by Rotstein Arkitekter
Coloured storage units that double as cubby-holes and hiding places for children feature in this Stockholm kindergarten by Swedish firm Rotstein Arkitekter. More about Sjötorget Kindergarten by Rotstein Arkitekter
Architecture
Botanical garden in Australia wins World Landscape of the Year 2013
World Architecture Festival 2013: this year's award for the best landscape project at the World Architecture Festival has gone to a botanical garden at a former quarry in Australia. More about Botanical garden in Australia wins World Landscape of the Year 2013
Furniture
Gergeti Coffee Table by NVDRS
Product news: Milan design studio NVDRS has designed a coffee table with a removable wooden top that doubles as a tray. More about Gergeti Coffee Table by NVDRS
Architecture
S3H House by all(zone)
Bangkok architects all(zone) rearranged the forms found in typical standardised housing to create this family home in the Thai capital (+ slideshow). More about S3H House by all(zone)
Lighting
LEM wall lamps by Daniel Becker
Product news: German designer Daniel Becker has created a series of wall lamps based on the patterns of crystalline structures. More about LEM wall lamps by Daniel Becker