Design
The new MINI launches
Motor brand MINI has launched the latest incarnation of the iconic car at the firm's production plant in Oxford, UK (+ slideshow). More about The new MINI launches
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Architecture
Zaha Hadid unveils design for Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium
News: Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for the first of several new stadiums that will hold football matches during the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. More about Zaha Hadid unveils design for Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium
Design
I Wanna Deliver A Dolphin... concept for humans giving birth to their food by Ai Hasegawa
This synthetic biology project by designer Ai Hasegawa imagines that a woman could gestate and give birth to a baby from another species, in this case a dolphin, before eating it (+ movie). More about I Wanna Deliver A Dolphin... concept for humans giving birth to their food by Ai Hasegawa
Technology
Robot surgeons to operate on beating human hearts
News: robots could soon be operating on beating human hearts while a surgeon based in a different part of the world directs the procedure remotely, according to a designer working on a new generation of medical equipment. More about Robot surgeons to operate on beating human hearts
Architecture
Museo Jumex by David Chipperfield opens in Mexico City
An art gallery designed by David Chipperfield Architects to showcase the largest private art collection in Latin America opened this weekend in Mexico City (+ slideshow). More about Museo Jumex by David Chipperfield opens in Mexico City
Architecture
"I'd love to design a brothel or a gas station" says Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld
Interview: with a new monograph and an exhibition in New York, Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld talks to Dezeen about his 40-year career, his love of Radiohead, and the buildings he has yet to design (+ slideshow + interview). More about "I'd love to design a brothel or a gas station" says Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld
Architecture
Shirasu house with volcanic soil brickwork by Aray Architecture
Volcanic soil was mixed with cement to create the building blocks of this house in south-west Japan by Tokyo studio Aray Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Shirasu house with volcanic soil brickwork by Aray Architecture
Design
Carafe with a chopped spout by Michael Schoner
These metal carafes by Amsterdam-based designer Michael Schoner look as if they have been chopped to create a spout (+ slideshow). More about Carafe with a chopped spout by Michael Schoner
Architecture
Sant Pere Sacarrera Footbridge made from Corten steel by Alfa Polaris
This Corten steel footbridge arches across a new bypass in Spain to connect the small town of Sant Pere Sacarrera with a network of woodland pathways (+ slideshow). More about Sant Pere Sacarrera Footbridge made from Corten steel by Alfa Polaris
Architecture
Third Wave Kiosk built from weathered steel piles by Tony Hobba Architects
Australian studio Tony Hobba Architects sourced weathered steel piles that had previously been used as flood barriers to build this kiosk beside a surfers' beach in Torquay, Australia (+ slideshow). More about Third Wave Kiosk built from weathered steel piles by Tony Hobba Architects
Design
Sounds of Threads music visualisation using strands of wool by Bertrand Lanthiez
Dezeen Music Project: French artist Bertrand Lanthiez created this audiovisual installation by projecting white light along criss-crossing woollen threads (+ movie). More about Sounds of Threads music visualisation using strands of wool by Bertrand Lanthiez
Architecture
New Pinterest board: UNStudio
Following the popularity of UNStudio's recent skyscraper in Singapore, our latest Pinterest board is filled with dozens of projects by the Dutch architecture studio, including a colourful airport terminal in Georgia and a concept for a giant Ferris wheel in Japan. See our new UNStudio board »
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Interiors
GreeM hair salon with artifical light and shadow by Takara Space Design
White and black painted patches create artificial shafts of light and shadows on the walls of this salon in Japan by Tokyo studio Takara Space Design. More about GreeM hair salon with artifical light and shadow by Takara Space Design
Architecture
Golden public toilet by Gort Scott aims to "inspire confidence"
This golden public toilet in Wembley, London aims to evoke the days when lavatories were "civic buildings that aimed to inspire confidence and pride in a place". More about Golden public toilet by Gort Scott aims to "inspire confidence"
Architecture
Keperra House built around a sheltered deck by A-CH
A sheltered deck separates the bedroom from the living spaces of this tiny home in a suburb of Brisbane (+ slideshow). More about Keperra House built around a sheltered deck by A-CH
Interiors
De Burgemeester office with an angular wooden staircase by Studioninedots
An angular wooden staircase ascends the lobby of this office renovation in the Dutch town of Hoofddorp by Amsterdam architects Studioninedots (+ slideshow). More about De Burgemeester office with an angular wooden staircase by Studioninedots
Interiors
Singapore hotel covered with plants was "inspired by rock formations"
Movie: Wong Mun Summ of WOHA explains how the Singapore studio tried to recreate geological forms in the architecture of PARKROYAL on Pickering, which won the Hotels category at last month's Inside Festival. More about Singapore hotel covered with plants was "inspired by rock formations"
Design
Jaime Hayón says his Groninger Museum exhibition is full of "all kinds of crazy products"
A giant chess set and a hot-dog-shaped rocking horse are on show at a retrospective of work by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón at the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands (+ slideshow + interview). More about Jaime Hayón says his Groninger Museum exhibition is full of "all kinds of crazy products"
Interiors
Business Playground meeting room by Mathieu Lehanneur
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a meeting room in a London hotel where guests can relax beneath a canopy with an image of trees projected onto its surface (+ slideshow). More about Business Playground meeting room by Mathieu Lehanneur
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
Synthetic biology projects made it a weird week on Dezeen, as we featured new creatures that could save existing species and floors embedded with bacteria that could clean feet. Click through for more top content from the past seven days plus our Dezeen Music Project featured track. More about This week on Dezeen