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Architecture

Architecture

Tasmanian house extension by Preston Lane features faceted wooden window recesses

The windows of this extension to a 1920s bungalow in Tasmania sit within faceted timber reveals, contrasting with the white-painted weatherboard walls (+ slideshow). More about Tasmanian house extension by Preston Lane features faceted wooden window recesses

Design

Design

Azel Phara's Green music video depicts a military chase using brightly coloured geometric shapes

Music: tanks, helicopters and jets chase a group of people across a shifting landscape of colourful circles in this animated music video directed by London duo Bif for electronic artist Azel Phara (+ movie). More about Azel Phara's Green music video depicts a military chase using brightly coloured geometric shapes

News

News

This week, Tokyo Olympics suffered identity crisis and Robin Hood Gardens faced demolition

This week on Dezeen: beleaguered Brutalist housing estate Robin Hood Gardens (pictured) hit the headlines this week as a last-ditch attempt to save it from demolition failed, and Tokyo's 2020 Olympics faced further controversy. More about This week, Tokyo Olympics suffered identity crisis and Robin Hood Gardens faced demolition

Architecture

Architecture

Triangle House in Thailand features gabled walls, a courtyard and a lily pond

Built beside a lily pond on the outskirts of Bangkok, these two adjoining houses both feature prominent gable walls that prompted neighbours to name the property Triangle House (+ slideshow). More about Triangle House in Thailand features gabled walls, a courtyard and a lily pond

US job of the week: designer (project manager) at Montalba Architects

Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a designer and project manager at Montalba Architects, which recently transformed a trailer into a mobile dental clinic (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

Today we like: wedding architecture

Architecture-loving couples can choose from an increasing number of options for their nuptials. Wedding venues from our archives include this spiralling chapel in Japan, a golden beachside "tower of love" in England and a cardboard pop-up chapel in New York's Central Park. See all our stories about wedding architecture »

Design

Design

"Alexander McQueen changed fashion and I changed jewellery" says Shaun Leane

Exclusive interview: jeweller Shaun Leane was one of fashion designer Alexander McQueen's closest friends and collaborators. As the sellout Savage Beauty exhibition closes at the V&A, Leane spoke to Dezeen about how the duo "tried to change people's perceptions of what jewellery and fashion should be". More about "Alexander McQueen changed fashion and I changed jewellery" says Shaun Leane

Architecture

Architecture

Waterside park by MIA Design Studio runs alongside a lake in Vietnam

Vietnamese office MIA Design Studio has transformed a polluted lake in the city of Qui Nhon into a scenic visitor attraction, with the addition of a waterside park that conceals a new sewage system (+ slideshow). More about Waterside park by MIA Design Studio runs alongside a lake in Vietnam

Architecture

Architecture

Paul Archer Design pairs glass with marble for extension to a remodelled London townhouse

A glossy black marble wall divides the glass facade of this extension to a 19th-century townhouse in north London by local architecture office Paul Archer Design (+ slideshow). More about Paul Archer Design pairs glass with marble for extension to a remodelled London townhouse

Furniture

Furniture

Henry&Co's Chayr features a seat made from hay and grass

Italian studio Henry&Co has used a material created by binding hay and grass to form the seat of this untreated beech wood stool. More about Henry&Co's Chayr features a seat made from hay and grass