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Herzog & de Meuron's Pérez Art Museum creates new "vernacular" for Miami

Design Miami 2013: here's a preview of the nearly completed Pérez Art Museum Miami by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, which opens tomorrow to coincide with the Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach collectors' fairs, and which suggests a new "kind of vernacular" for the city according to Jacques Herzog (+ slideshow + photography is by Iwan Baan). More about Herzog & de Meuron's Pérez Art Museum creates new "vernacular" for Miami

Amy Frearson | 3 December 2013
Architecture

Ecological house in a glass box raised above the landscape by Paul de Ruiter Architects

One half of this energy-efficient house in the Netherlands by Paul de Ruiter Architects is raised above the landscape in a glazed box, while the other half is buried underneath a pool of water (+ slideshow). More about Ecological house in a glass box raised above the landscape by Paul de Ruiter Architects

Alyn Griffiths | 3 December 2013
Slideshows

Detailed photos capture exploded sports cars

Classic sports cars appear to be frozen as they explode in this series of images by Swiss artist Fabien Oefner (+ slideshow). More about Detailed photos capture exploded sports cars

Grace Quah | 3 December 2013
Architecture

Portuguese townhouse meets Alpine chalet in this renovation by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos

Portuguese studio Tiago do Vale Arquitectos has renovated a townhouse in Braga that was built as a servants' house in the late nineteenth century and modelled on the style of an Alpine chalet (+ slideshow). More about Portuguese townhouse meets Alpine chalet in this renovation by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos

Amy Frearson | 3 December 2013
Promotion

Design+World event at Luminaire Lab during Design Miami

Dezeen promotion: design brand Luminaire is presenting work by designers Tokujin Yoshioka, Patricia Urquiola and Daniel Widrig at an event in its exhibition space this Thursday evening, to coincide with Design Miami. More about Design+World event at Luminaire Lab during Design Miami

Dan Howarth | 3 December 2013
Dezeen Guide update: December 2013

Dezeen Guide: Dezeen is hitting the beach for Design Miami this month. We've got eight other events listed in December, and have updated the guide to include more festivals and trade shows for 2014. More about Dezeen Guide update: December 2013

Dan Howarth | 3 December 2013
Design

"4D-printed" shape-changing dress and jewellery by Nervous System

Massachusetts design studio Nervous System has developed a method of 3D-printing jewellery and garments with articulated joints so they automatically change shape once removed from the printer (+ movie). More about "4D-printed" shape-changing dress and jewellery by Nervous System

Alyn Griffiths | 3 December 2013
Architecture

Lofty Swedish house with a concrete fireplace by Sandell Sandberg

This house situated in an old fishing village in Sweden features pale pine floors, high ceilings and a wood-burning stove inside a concrete block (+ slideshow). More about Lofty Swedish house with a concrete fireplace by Sandell Sandberg

Grace Quah | 3 December 2013
Interiors

Office in a former strip club featuring concrete cast against bubble wrap

Swedish designers Toki Drobnjakovic and Per Sundberg have renovated an underground strip club in Stockholm to create a workplace where walls are embellished with concrete set against bubble wrap (+ slideshow). More about Office in a former strip club featuring concrete cast against bubble wrap

Amy Frearson | 3 December 2013
Architecture

Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Santiago Calatrava

In the third of our A-Zdvent calendar of architects, C is for Santiago Calatrava, whose projects include the Liège-Guillemins station in Belgium (pictured) and the Fourth Bridge on the Grand Canal in Venice.

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Grace Quah | 3 December 2013
Architecture

Hump-shaped house covered in plants by Patrick Nadeau

A layer of grasses, herbs and flowers blankets the roof of this hump-shaped house near Reims, France, by architect Patrick Nadeau (+ slideshow). More about Hump-shaped house covered in plants by Patrick Nadeau

Amy Frearson | 2 December 2013
Architecture

Timber-clad seaside house with wood-textured concrete interior by Ultra Architects

The concrete walls inside this house in Poland by Ultra Architects were formed against wooden boards, creating a grainy texture that inverts the surface of the timber-clad facade (+ slideshow). More about Timber-clad seaside house with wood-textured concrete interior by Ultra Architects

Amy Frearson | 2 December 2013
Design

Studio Job designs a postage stamp for the new Dutch king

News: Belgian artists Studio Job have designed a postage stamp for Dutch king Willem-Alexander, who took office in April, that features a digitally modelled image of his face. More about Studio Job designs a postage stamp for the new Dutch king

Alyn Griffiths | 2 December 2013
Design

Amazon tests drones that could deliver packages "in less than 30 minutes"

News: online retail giant Amazon has presented a prototype for a service that uses flying robots to deliver packages to customers within half an hour of ordering (+ movie). More about Amazon tests drones that could deliver packages "in less than 30 minutes"

Alyn Griffiths | 2 December 2013
Architecture

British architect claims "first architectural application" of 3D printing

News: British architect Adrian Priestman claims to have designed and installed the first 3D-printed components to be approved for use in the construction industry. More about British architect claims "first architectural application" of 3D printing

Alyn Griffiths | 2 December 2013
Architecture

Glowing glass blocks surround the Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz metro station by Max Dudler

This new metro station in Leipzig, Germany, by Swiss architect Max Dudler comprises a 140 metre-long tunnel made up of illuminated glass blocks. More about Glowing glass blocks surround the Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz metro station by Max Dudler

Amy Frearson | 2 December 2013
Interiors

Signage system designed for hospitals "reduces violence by 50 percent"

News: a redesigned accident and emergency department by London studio PearsonLloyd has been found to reduce aggression and violence by 50 percent. More about Signage system designed for hospitals "reduces violence by 50 percent"

Alyn Griffiths | 2 December 2013
Architecture

Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Bjarke Ingels

In the second of our A-Zdvent calendar of architects, B is for Bjarke Ingels whose projects include the House 8 project (pictured), a power plant that doubles up as a ski slope and the Superkilen park in Copenhagen.

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Grace Quah | 2 December 2013
Architecture

Cafeteria with exposed timber framework by Niji Architects

Exposed timber beams branch out from the tops of columns that support the roof of this cafeteria in the Ushimado district of Setouichi city in Japan by Niji Architects (+ slideshow). More about Cafeteria with exposed timber framework by Niji Architects

Alyn Griffiths | 1 December 2013
Interiors

Victorian post office converted into an apartment by 1508 London

British studio 1508 London has converted a Victorian post office in London into an apartment where perforated concrete shutters can be used to open and close different sections of the interior (+ slideshow). More about Victorian post office converted into an apartment by 1508 London

Ashleigh Davis | 1 December 2013