Architecture
"Every kind of architectural definition has an in-between space" - Sou Fujimoto
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in this movie Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto discusses his philosophy of designing structures that are "in between" opposing concepts such as nature and architecture, and says the approach could work just as well on a skyscraper as a small private house. More about "Every kind of architectural definition has an in-between space" - Sou Fujimoto
Technology
Competition: 50 tickets for Wearable Futures to be won
Competition: as media partner for the Wearable Futures event taking place in London in December, Dezeen is giving away 50 tickets to attend the two-day exhibition and conference dedicated to technology for the body. More about Competition: 50 tickets for Wearable Futures to be won
Architecture
Villa at Sengokubara by Shigeru Ban
This timber house in Kanagawa by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has a square plan with a teardrop-shaped courtyard at its centre (+ slideshow). More about Villa at Sengokubara by Shigeru Ban
Architecture
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture to design Astana Expo 2017
News: Chicago firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has seen off competition from Zaha Hadid, UNStudio, Snøhetta and more to land the design commission for the World Expo 2017 exhibition in Astana, Kazakhstan. More about Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture to design Astana Expo 2017
Architecture
Casa Cumbres by Taller Hector Barroso
This house in Mexico City by local firm Taller Hector Barroso is built around a courtyard to bring in more natural light and to make up for a shortage of exterior views (+ slideshow). More about Casa Cumbres by Taller Hector Barroso
Architecture
Mukou Leimondo Nursery School by Archivision Hirotani Studio
A playground covering the roof of this kindergarten in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, is dotted with wooden obstacles that function as light wells for the nurseries underneath (+ slideshow). More about Mukou Leimondo Nursery School by Archivision Hirotani Studio
Architecture
Immanuel Church and Parish Centre by Sauerbruch Hutton
Diagonally laid timber planks create zig-zagging patterns across the exterior of this church in Cologne by German architects Sauerbruch Hutton (+ slideshow). More about Immanuel Church and Parish Centre by Sauerbruch Hutton
Architecture
The Volcano Project by Kieren Jones
Welsh designer Kieren Jones has devised a concept for harnessing the destructive power of erupting volcanoes by using lava flows to cast components for buildings. More about The Volcano Project by Kieren Jones
Interiors
Aesop Mitte by Weiss—heiten
Design studio Weiss—heiten used emerald-coloured tiles to cover the walls, floors and surfaces of the new Berlin store for skincare brand Aesop (+ slideshow). More about Aesop Mitte by Weiss—heiten
Architecture
New Pinterest board: Foster + Partners
Our latest Pinterest board features some of the best proposed and completed projects by Foster + Partners from the pages of Dezeen, including the world's first space terminal, 3D-printed buildings on the moon and tech-giant Apple's future headquarters. See our new Fosters + Partners Pinterest board »
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Architecture
Cais Bagaúste by Belém Lima Arquitectos
Portuguese studio Belém Lima Arquitectos has perched a pair of gabled cabins on the edge of a dam in northern Portugal to provide a public boathouse and cafe (+ slideshow). More about Cais Bagaúste by Belém Lima Arquitectos
Design
Toren van Uitwierde staircase by Onix
Dutch Design Week 2013: architecture studio Onix has inserted a wooden staircase inside a medieval Dutch church to provide access to the apex of the bell tower (+ slideshow). More about Toren van Uitwierde staircase by Onix
Architecture
Museum De Fundatie by Bierman Henket architecten
Dutch Design Week 2013: Dutch firm Bierman Henket architecten has added an extension shaped like a rugby ball on top of a neo-classical museum in the city of Zwolle (+ slideshow). More about Museum De Fundatie by Bierman Henket architecten
Design
The knitting collection of Loes Veenstra by Christien Meindertsma
Dutch Design Week 2013: designer Christien Meindertsma has compiled photographs of hundreds of jumpers knitted by an elderly woman into a book and organised a flashmob in her honour (+ movie). More about The knitting collection of Loes Veenstra by Christien Meindertsma
Design
Geology of Shoes by Barbora Veselá
London College of Fashion graduate Barbora Veselá has layered-up leftover scraps of leather to create striations based on rock formations on the surface of these shoes (+ movie). More about Geology of Shoes by Barbora Veselá
Interiors
"There was all this potential but it was being held back by the architecture"
Movie: architect David Kohn explains how his studio transformed a neglected Barcelona apartment into World Interior of the Year 2013 in this exclusive video interview Dezeen filmed at Inside Festival in Singapore. More about "There was all this potential but it was being held back by the architecture"
Interiors
Przystanek Piekarnia Bakery by Maciej Kurkowski
Wire-encased lights are suspended above oak-topped counters at this bakery in Poland by designer Maciej Kurkowski (+ slideshow). More about Przystanek Piekarnia Bakery by Maciej Kurkowski
Furniture
VIK lounge chair by Arian Brekveld for Spectrum
Product news: Dutch designer Arian Brekveld based the design of this lounge chair on the shapes of seats in cars. More about VIK lounge chair by Arian Brekveld for Spectrum
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
A smog-removal machine and a modular phone concept (pictured) are among the highlights from Dutch Design Week, which we've been covering for the past seven days. More from Eindhoven, plus this week's architecture and design news and our Dezeen Music Project featured track follow. More about This week on Dezeen