Architecture
The Nest by a21studio
Climbing plants and vines shoot up over a gridded facade of metal beams and panels at this house in Binh Duong Province by Vietnamese architects a21studio (+ slideshow). More about The Nest by a21studio
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Design
Atmospheric Reentry by Maiko Takeda
Hundreds of colourful bristles emanate from headdresses in Maiko Takeda's millinery collection, presented at the Royal College of Art fashion show earlier this week. More about Atmospheric Reentry by Maiko Takeda
Interiors
Origo Coffee Shop by Lama Architectura
Two hundred and seventy six teacups are suspended from the ceiling of this coffee shop in Bucharest by Romanian studio Lama Architectura (+ slideshow). More about Origo Coffee Shop by Lama Architectura
World Design Guide update: June 2013
We've updated our World Design Guide to feature five new events including Designer's Days in Paris, the AIA Convention in Denver and Beirut Design Week, which all take place this month. More about World Design Guide update: June 2013
This week on Dezeen
This week a museum housing sixteenth century Tudor warship the Mary Rose opened, proposals for transforming New York's Penn station went head-to head and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
expansion broke ground. Scroll on for more highlights and Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Architecture
Schmidt Hammer Lassen breaks ground on former Shanghai Expo site
News: construction has started on a mixed-use development by Danish studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen on the former site of the 2010 Shanghai Expo. More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen breaks ground on former Shanghai Expo site
Architecture
Australian Prime Minister's house by Jack Davies, Nick Roberts and Henry Stephens
A team of New Zealand architects has won a speculative competition to design a new residence for the Australian Prime Minister. More about Australian Prime Minister's house by Jack Davies, Nick Roberts and Henry Stephens
Interiors
"It's just as hard to do a good interior as it is to do a good building"
In our third movie about this year's World Architecture Festival and Inside Festival, architect, designer and Inside Festival jury chair Nigel Coates discusses his breakthrough interiors project Caffè Bongo and explains what he will be looking for when judging the awards. More about "It's just as hard to do a good interior as it is to do a good building"
Architecture
Roaming Market by Aberrant Architecture
A tiny mobile performance venue based on sixteenth century market stalls and Roman fortune tellers will be appearing around the Lower Marsh area of Waterloo in London this summer. More about Roaming Market by Aberrant Architecture
Architecture
Park House by Another Apartment
Japanese studio Another Apartment has completed a house with an asymmetric roof on a narrow site in suburban Tokyo. More about Park House by Another Apartment
Design
Leimu lamps by Magnus Pettersen for Iittala
Clerkenwell Design Week 2013: orange glass shades sit on concrete bases to form these chalice-shaped lamps by London designer Magnus Pettersen. More about Leimu lamps by Magnus Pettersen for Iittala
Architecture
New Fire Island Pines Pavilion by HWKN
New York studio HWKN has resurrected the nightclub of New York's popular gay resort Fire Island Pines inside an asymmetric pavilion with criss-crossing timber braces (+ slideshow). More about New Fire Island Pines Pavilion by HWKN
Dezeen Mail #154
This week's issue of Dezeen Mail leads with the newly unveiled museum for the Tudor warship Mary Rose, and also features all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Architecture
Farrells develops £1 billion Chinese business hub in London docklands
News: British architect Terry Farrell's firm is onboard to masterplan a £1 billion business hub in London's docklands for Chinese and Asian businesses. More about Farrells develops £1 billion Chinese business hub in London docklands
Design
"There's no fun, no risk and no imagination in luxury design"
Opinion: instead of serving up "mundane and predictable" cliches, the world of luxury design should be tempting us with things we never knew we wanted, argues Sam Jacob in his latest column. More about "There's no fun, no risk and no imagination in luxury design"
Architecture
Four architects reimagine New York's Penn Station
News: SHoP Architects and SOM are among four firms putting forward their visions for the future of New York's Pennsylvania Station and Madison Square Garden (+ slideshow). More about Four architects reimagine New York's Penn Station
Architecture
Mary Rose Museum by Wilkinson Eyre and Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will
A museum housing sixteenth century Tudor warship the Mary Rose opens today in an elliptical timber-clad building designed by London office Wilkinson Eyre Architects (+ slideshow). More about Mary Rose Museum by Wilkinson Eyre and Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will
Promotion
Call for entries to the Asia Awards at Tokyo Designers Week 2013
Dezeen promotion: Tokyo Designers Week is calling for design professionals, young creators and design schools to enter the Asia Awards, which will be presented during this year's event from 26 October to 4 November. More about Call for entries to the Asia Awards at Tokyo Designers Week 2013
Design
INAHO by Hideki Yoshimoto and Yoshinaka Ono
Little tubes of golden light gently lean towards approaching visitors in this installation by Japanese design duo Hideki Yoshimoto and Yoshinaka Ono. More about INAHO by Hideki Yoshimoto and Yoshinaka Ono
Architecture
Seascape House by Tomoyuki Sakakida Architect and Associates
An 18-metre-long window offers panoramic views across Tokyo Bay from the living room of this house in Yokosuka by Japanese studio Tomoyuki Sakakida Architect and Associates (+ slideshow). More about Seascape House by Tomoyuki Sakakida Architect and Associates