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Architecture

Architecture

OMA now preoccupied with "the countryside and preservation" says Rem Koolhaas

Movie: Rem Koolhaas explains how his preoccupations have shifted from urbanism and the city to preservation and the countryside in this second movie filmed by Dezeen at the launch of OMA's new Rotterdam skyscraper. "It's a cliche that everybody is living in the city," the architect says. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about OMA now preoccupied with "the countryside and preservation" says Rem Koolhaas

Interiors

Interiors

Norwegian medical training facility designed "not to look like a hospital"

Movie: in our next exclusive interview from Inside Festival, Per Anders Borgen of Ratio Architects explains how the design team used raw materials to "remove the institutional look" from the interior of a student facility at St. Olav's Hospital in Trondheim, Norway. More about Norwegian medical training facility designed "not to look like a hospital"

Design

Design

Sandwichbike flat-pack wooden bicycle by PedalFactory goes into production

A flat-pack wooden bicycle that can be assembled in less than an hour has gone into production (+ slideshow). More about Sandwichbike flat-pack wooden bicycle by PedalFactory goes into production

Architecture

Architecture

Gehry presents new proposal for site opposite his Walt Disney Concert Hall

News: architect Frank Gehry has submitted new plans for a hotel and apartment complex to be located across the road from his Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. More about Gehry presents new proposal for site opposite his Walt Disney Concert Hall

Promotion

Promotion

Ventura Lambrate 2014 call for entries

Dezeen promotion: Dutch company Organisation in Design is calling for designers and brands to show at the Ventura Lambrate 2014 exhibition during the Salone del Mobile design event in Milan next April. More about Ventura Lambrate 2014 call for entries

Architecture

Architecture

De Rotterdam represents "a new ambition in architecture" says Rem Koolhaas

At the launch of his giant De Rotterdam building last week, architect Rem Koolhaas discussed his home city and his latest contribution to it. "This building is not the same from any angle," he said. "We consider that not so much an innovation but a new ambition in architecture" (+ transcript). More about De Rotterdam represents "a new ambition in architecture" says Rem Koolhaas

Interiors

Interiors

Ippolito Fleitz Group installs metal trees in natural foods restaurant

Undulating branches emerge from the centre of a dining table at this Swiss natural foods restaurant by Ippolito Fleitz Group (+ slideshow + photographs by Zooey Braun). More about Ippolito Fleitz Group installs metal trees in natural foods restaurant

Interiors

Interiors

Rome apartment modernised with faceted ceilings and minimalist staircase

Italian architects Scape have modernised an apartment in one of Rome's oldest neighbourhoods by adding faceted ceilings and a boxy wooden staircase. More about Rome apartment modernised with faceted ceilings and minimalist staircase

Design

Design

Floor tiles made of coloured snail poo by Lieske Schreuder

Dutch designer Lieske Schreuder fed coloured paper to snails and then collected their vibrant-hued poo to make floor tiles (+ slideshow). More about Floor tiles made of coloured snail poo by Lieske Schreuder

Interiors

Interiors

Nook's Barcelona apartment refurb removes walls but leaves original tiled floors intact

Spanish architects Nook have renovated a small apartment in Barcelona's gothic quarter, leaving decorative floor tiles in place to reveal the original layout of the flat (+ slideshow). More about Nook's Barcelona apartment refurb removes walls but leaves original tiled floors intact