Design
Lady Gaga pilots "first flying dress"
News: Lady Gaga wore the world's "first flying dress" at the launch party for her latest album last night. More about Lady Gaga pilots "first flying dress"
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Design
Sibling's wifi-blocking ON/OFF installation creates a disconnected "cold spot"
This temporary event space by Australian design collective Sibling features a Faraday cage that blocks mobile reception and Wi-Fi signals, creating the "ultimate disconnection space" (+ slideshow). More about Sibling's wifi-blocking ON/OFF installation creates a disconnected "cold spot"
Architecture
La Ascensión del Señor by AGi architects looks more like a factory than a church
The industrial materials used to construct this church in Seville, Spain, make it look more like an edge-of-town manufacturing plant than a place for worship (+ slideshow). More about La Ascensión del Señor by AGi architects looks more like a factory than a church
Architecture
British architecture "showing a clear recovery"
News: British architects are enjoying their busiest period since the financial crisis began in 2008, while the Italian market looks set to decline by 14% this year, according to new industry research from Arch-Vision. More about British architecture "showing a clear recovery"
Architecture
Ta đi Ôtô mini-skyscraper on a tricycle by Bureau A
Swiss architecture firm Bureau A created a seven-storey mobile performance space and street kitchen, mounted it on a tricycle and rode it round the streets of Hanoi in Vietnam (+ movie). More about Ta đi Ôtô mini-skyscraper on a tricycle by Bureau A
Architecture
Secondary School Ergolding with quadruple-height assembly hall by Behnisch Architekten
This secondary school in Germany by Behnisch Architekten features a spectacular combined quadruple-height atrium and assembly hall (+ slideshow). More about Secondary School Ergolding with quadruple-height assembly hall by Behnisch Architekten
Architecture
Jørn Utzon's unbuilt Schauspielhaus digitally resurrected by Virtual Design Unit
News: Swiss studio Virtual Design Unit has created a computer model of an unbuilt Zurich theatre designed by Jørn Utzon in 1964, to show that the building "could be built now" (+ slideshow + interview). More about Jørn Utzon's unbuilt Schauspielhaus digitally resurrected by Virtual Design Unit
Pinterest
New Pinterest board: bridges
Our new Pinterest board features a proposal for a wavy pedestrian bridge in China, British designer Thomas Heatherwick's proposed Garden Bridge across London's River Thames and a bridge in Denmark that has a musical instrument made out of hanging metal pipes from the underside. More about New Pinterest board: bridges
Interiors
Swedish shopping centre's swooping entrances "drag people inside" says architect
Movie: in this exclusive video interview from Inside Festival, Joakim Lyth of Wingårdhs explains how the Swedish architecture firm used brightly-coloured curved glass to draw customers inside its Emporia shopping centre. More about Swedish shopping centre's swooping entrances "drag people inside" says architect
Design
Animated music video for Japanese band SOUR created using spinning CDs
Dezeen Music Project: designers Masashi Kawamura and Kota Iguchi made all the animations in this music video for Japanese band SOUR's single Music Is Life using rotating compact discs. More about Animated music video for Japanese band SOUR created using spinning CDs
Architecture
ArboSkin pavilion made from bioplastic by ITKE
The spiky modules used to build this curving pavilion in Stuttgart, Germany, are made from a bioplastic containing over 90 percent renewable materials (photography by Roland Halbe). More about ArboSkin pavilion made from bioplastic by ITKE
Design
3D-printed perfume tools by Unfold and Barnabé Fillion
Belgian design studio Unfold has created a set of 3D-printed ceramic tools for diluting and diffusing the scents of French perfumer Barnabé Fillion (+ slideshow). More about 3D-printed perfume tools by Unfold and Barnabé Fillion
Design
Zaha Hadid to exhibit work by her favourite fashion designer
Architect Zaha Hadid's gallery space in London is to host a show of work by fashion designer Elke Walter, who creates many of the statement pieces worn by the architect. More about Zaha Hadid to exhibit work by her favourite fashion designer
Design
Door handles from Lina Bo Bardi's 1951 house go into production
Door handles created by late Modernist architect Lina Bo Bardi for her home in São Paulo have gone into production 62 years after she designed them. More about Door handles from Lina Bo Bardi's 1951 house go into production
Design
Shreddies underwear that stops farts smelling
This underwear by British company Shreddies is designed to stop farts from smelling (+ slideshow). More about Shreddies underwear that stops farts smelling
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
Both wearable technology and 3D printing have been hitting the headlines this week. Our Dezeen Music Project track of the week, plus more architecture and design news from the past seven days follows. More about This week on Dezeen
Technology
World’s first 3D-printed metal gun successfully fired
News: an American company has built and successfully fired the world's first metal 3D-printed gun. More about World’s first 3D-printed metal gun successfully fired
Architecture
Rem "Kill the skyscraper" Koolhaas wins tall building award
News: ten years after declaring he wanted to "kill the skyscraper", architect Rem Koolhaas has accepted an award for the best tall building of the year and joked: "my campaign was completely unsuccessful". More about Rem "Kill the skyscraper" Koolhaas wins tall building award
Architecture
Kutaisi International Airport by UNStudio
One corner of this airport terminal in Kutaisi, Georgia, by Dutch firm UNStudio is coloured bright red to aid orientation (+ slideshow). More about Kutaisi International Airport by UNStudio
Job of the week: architects at Adjaye Associates
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a call for architects at David Adjaye's firm in Shanghai, China. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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