Comments
"This is bait to make architects angry"
In this week's comments update, readers are riled up by Christo comparing the creation of his work to building a skyscraper. More about "This is bait to make architects angry"
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Competition: win tickets to the RA's annual architecture lecture with Grafton Architects
For the latest Dezeen competition, we've teamed up with the Royal Academy of Arts to give readers the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to a lecture with Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, founders of Grafton Architects and curators of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018. More about Competition: win tickets to the RA's annual architecture lecture with Grafton Architects
News
Ole Scheeren designs twin Vancouver skyscrapers to be vertical villages
Büro Ole Scheeren has revealed plans for a pair of skyscrapers in Vancouver that would be formed from irregularly stacked glass boxes interlaced with greenery. More about Ole Scheeren designs twin Vancouver skyscrapers to be vertical villages
Architecture
Foster + Partners unveils Apple Store in Macau with translucent stone walls and bamboo
Tall shoots of bamboo rise through the central atrium of a new Apple Store completed by Foster + Partners in Macau, China. More about Foster + Partners unveils Apple Store in Macau with translucent stone walls and bamboo
Architecture
Thomas Heatherwick's vision for London's Olympia revealed in new renderings
Visualisations have been released showing Thomas Heatherwick's plans to transform the Olympia events centre in west London into a major hub for the creative industries. More about Thomas Heatherwick's vision for London's Olympia revealed in new renderings
Design
Ying Wang's tea ceremony installation makes bioplastic using milk and vinegar
Central Saint Martins graduate Ying Wang has recreated a traditional tea ceremony ritual that uses milk and vinegar to produce an alternative to single-use plastic. More about Ying Wang's tea ceremony installation makes bioplastic using milk and vinegar
Interiors
Richard Parr Associates remodels Edwardian house for Rapha founder Simon Mottram
A century-old house in north London has been overhauled by Richard Parr Associates, to create a home for the founder of cycling brand Rapha and his family. More about Richard Parr Associates remodels Edwardian house for Rapha founder Simon Mottram
News
Louis Poulsen becomes latest design brand sold to Investindustrial
Scandinavian lighting brand Louis Poulsen has been acquired by Investindustrial, an Italian investment firm that also owns Flos, B&B Italia and Oka. More about Louis Poulsen becomes latest design brand sold to Investindustrial
Architecture
O-office Architects reinterprets traditional Chinese courtyard house in concrete and steel
This contemporary reinterpretation of a vernacular courtyard house in the Chinese city of Guangzhou features a sequence of living areas and bedrooms arranged around a central pond. More about O-office Architects reinterprets traditional Chinese courtyard house in concrete and steel
Architecture
Penda unveils designs for Tel Aviv tower wrapped in modular arcades
Penda has designed a residential tower in Tel Aviv, with facades made of modular archways and terraces, which aims to complement the city's legacy of Bauhaus architecture. More about Penda unveils designs for Tel Aviv tower wrapped in modular arcades
Competition: win an Eclipse wearable light clip by Bookman
For our latest competition, Dezeen has teamed up with Bookman Urban Visibility to offer readers the chance to win one of five wearable light clips designed for style conscious urban road users. More about Competition: win an Eclipse wearable light clip by Bookman
Interiors
Japanese restaurant in Quebec City combines minimal details and unfinished surfaces
Wood-framed structures create a range of different spaces in Hono Izakaya, a restaurant in Quebec City that was recently refurbished by local designer Charlène Bourgeois. More about Japanese restaurant in Quebec City combines minimal details and unfinished surfaces
Architecture
Former military lookout in Gibraltar transformed into glazed viewpoint
Arc Designs has created a cantilevered viewing platform, and walkway with a glazed floor, perched on one of the highest points of the Rock of Gibraltar. More about Former military lookout in Gibraltar transformed into glazed viewpoint
Promotion
Life Kitchens' first central London showroom features a virtual-reality theatre
Dezeen promotion: retailer Life Kitchens has opened a flagship store in London's Waterloo, which comes complete with a virtual-reality theatre that allows customers to see and modify their suites before purchasing. More about Life Kitchens' first central London showroom features a virtual-reality theatre
Architecture
Estudio Macías Peredo stylises Mayan architecture for Punta Caliza boutique hotel
Guadalajara-based architecture firm Estudio Macías Peredo has created an intimate sanctuary on the remote island of Holbox, Mexico, based on the region's ancient buildings. More about Estudio Macías Peredo stylises Mayan architecture for Punta Caliza boutique hotel
Architecture
Álvaro Siza builds Capela do Monte chapel for off-grid retreat in the Algarve
Architect Álvaro Siza Viera has completed a simple countryside chapel in the south of Portugal, designed to function without electricity, heat or running water. More about Álvaro Siza builds Capela do Monte chapel for off-grid retreat in the Algarve
Technology
MIT engineers create 3D-printed magnetic shape-shifters
Engineers from MIT have designed soft, 3D-printed structures that can transform their shape "almost instantaneously" with the wave of a magnet. More about MIT engineers create 3D-printed magnetic shape-shifters
Architecture
Delfino Lozano transforms traditional Guadalajara house into light-filled family home
Architect Delfino Lozano has modernised a house in the Mexican city of Guadalajara by rearranging the living spaces so they look onto a pair of brick-paved courtyards. More about Delfino Lozano transforms traditional Guadalajara house into light-filled family home
Top five architecture and design jobs this week include IKEA and Allies and Morrison
Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with furniture brand IKEA and architecture firm Allies and Morrison. More about Top five architecture and design jobs this week include IKEA and Allies and Morrison
Design
Smarin stacks cushions to create seating that looks like military defences
Recalling the sandbag barricades used in war zones, piles of haphazardly stacked cushions form this public seating installation by French furniture brand Smarin. More about Smarin stacks cushions to create seating that looks like military defences