Architecture
Casa El Pangue by Elton + Léniz
Panoramic Pacific views can be enjoyed from terraces created by the tiered levels of this hillside house in Chile by architects Elton + Léniz (+ slideshow). More about Casa El Pangue by Elton + Léniz
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Architecture
Orchard House by Studio Octopi
This courtyard house in the south-west of England by architects Studio Octopi integrates flush thresholds and wide doorways as subtly as possible, so that no one would notice it was specifically designed for a resident in a wheelchair (+ slideshow). More about Orchard House by Studio Octopi
Furniture
Nonsystem by Su Jung-Cheng
ECAL graduate Su Jung-Cheng has designed a collection of boxes and flat surfaces that clip together to make stools, shelves or whatever's needed at the time. More about Nonsystem by Su Jung-Cheng
Design
Calvert Brody typeface by Margaret Calvert, Neville Brody and Henrik Kubel
Graphic designer Neville Brody has reworked the Royal College of Art's house font by Margaret Calvert as part of the London institution's rebrand. More about Calvert Brody typeface by Margaret Calvert, Neville Brody and Henrik Kubel
Design
Strand installation by Stuart Haygarth
Combs, lighters and babies' dummies are among the hundreds of objects found washed up on British beaches and then hung in the atrium of a new London cancer centre by designer Stuart Haygarth. More about Strand installation by Stuart Haygarth
Architecture
Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 closes
As the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 draws to a close, we take a look back at the five exhibitions and pavilions that were most popular with Dezeen readers, as well as the biggest news stories to come out of the event. More about Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 closes
Design
Black Tree by Miloš Milivojevic
Serbian designer Miloš Milivojevic has installed a tree-like mobile phone charger powered by the sun in a park in Belgrade. More about Black Tree by Miloš Milivojevic
Furniture
Stencil furniture by Julien Carretero
This aluminium furniture and lighting was cast inside sheets of heat-resistant fabric in a process developed by French designer Julien Carretero. More about Stencil furniture by Julien Carretero
Architecture
Chilean Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
The Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 closes this weekend and this movie by Cristobal Palma shows how visitors to the Chilean Pavilion had to walk over a bed of salt while viewing proposals for Chile's public spaces on glowing boxes suspended from the ceiling. More about Chilean Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
Piles of buildings featured heavily on Dezeen this week, including Edouard François' stack of townhouses, apartment blocks and bungalows (above), plus we've picked out our favourite Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Architecture
"The western media likes to portray China as this big behemoth" - Neri&Hu
Interest in conservation and small scale development is growing in China, according to Shanghai architects Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, whose conversion of a former colonial police station opened in the city this month (+ movie). More about "The western media likes to portray China as this big behemoth" - Neri&Hu
Architecture
The Blue Planet by 3XN
Danish studio 3XN has revealed the first photographs of its whirlpool-shaped aquarium under construction in Copenhagen. More about The Blue Planet by 3XN
Design
Yves Behar's "denigrating" SodaStream ad banned in UK
News: industrial designer Yves Behar believes his revamped SodaStream can save 2000 bottles a year - but a TV advert promoting its green credentials has been banned in the UK for alleged "denigration" of rival products (+ watch the ad). More about Yves Behar's "denigrating" SodaStream ad banned in UK
Design
Omote 3D Shashinkan by Party
Customers visiting a pop-up 3D photo booth in Tokyo from tomorrow can take home miniature colour models of themselves (+ slideshow). More about Omote 3D Shashinkan by Party
News
Maurizio Ribotti acquitted of drug trafficking
Italian prosecutors have dropped charges against the former CEO of Milan's Zona Tortona design district, two years after he was arrested at his office on suspicion of receiving a parcel containing cocaine. More about Maurizio Ribotti acquitted of drug trafficking
News
Dezeen highly commended for digital service of the year at IBP Journalism Awards
News: Dezeen has been highly commended in the digital service of the year award at the International Building Press National Journalism Awards. More about Dezeen highly commended for digital service of the year at IBP Journalism Awards
Architecture
Casablanca Sustainable Market Square by TomDavid Architecten
Dutch studio TomDavid Architecten has won a competition to design a market square in Casablanca, Morocco, with plans for a canopy of leaf-like structures. More about Casablanca Sustainable Market Square by TomDavid Architecten
Design
"East London has a thriving community of creative people" - Nicolas Roope
In this final movie in the series filmed by Dezeen for the Stepney Green Design Collection, London design brand Hulger's creative director Nicolas Roope talks about the "thriving community of creative people" in east London. More about "East London has a thriving community of creative people" - Nicolas Roope
Architecture
Cornelius Vermuyden School by Nicholas Hare Architects
London studio Nicholas Hare Architects used a palette of yellow brick, bronzed aluminium and unfinished timber to construct this secondary school in Essex, England (+ slideshow). More about Cornelius Vermuyden School by Nicholas Hare Architects
Design
Shivering Bowls by Nendo
These delicate bowls by Japanese design studio Nendo are so thin they quiver in the wind (+ movie). More about Shivering Bowls by Nendo