Smartphones and tablets spell the end for open-plan living, say UK architects
Greg Haji Joannides restores interior of ruined 17th-century Greek island house
Curvaceous concrete crematorium by Plan 01 offers “dignified and serene setting” for mourners
Keyless Grasp bicycle lock uses fingerprint data to unlock
“Prison Architect is a graveyard for the utopian spirit where noble ambitions go to die”
James Turrell and Schmidt Hammer Lassen unveil extension for ARoS art museum
Raumlabor builds industrial-looking sauna above the waters of Gothenburg port
Peter Marigold’s pocket-sized FORMcard melts into mouldable plastic glue
Today we like: lights
Virtual reality mall lets consumers shop alongside digital giraffes and zebras
Orang+Utan vegetarian cafe features stark white tiling and neon signage
House in Nara by Keiichi Sugiyama boasts a raised cedar terrace
Nendo’s MINIM+AID kit contains emergency supplies for earthquake victims
Today we like: robots
Alloy completes skinny townhouses in Brooklyn’s most expensive neighbourhood
Pininfarina unveils Ferrari-like tractor design for Zetor
Plans for 800 new London art and design studios rejected
Ai Weiwei’s first jewellery collection is cut from a rod of gold rebar
Foster + Partners’ Roman history museum begins construction in south of France
Wave of super-tall towers in Manhattan sparks protests over shadows
Dezeen has reached 250,000 Instagram followers!
Du Besset-Lyon transforms former sanatorium into Clermont-Ferrand School of Architecture
Nendo adds reflective surfaces to offices and cafe in Kenzo Tange’s Tokyo arts centre
