Interiors
Vertical Loft by Shift
Dutch architects Shift ripped out the walls of this central Rotterdam townhouse and replaced them with a three-storey bookshelf. More about Vertical Loft by Shift
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Architecture
Slideshow: Plaza Espana by Menis Arquitectos
World Architecture Festival 2012: this slideshow of images features the Plaza Espana, a public square above an underground museum in Tenerife by Menis Arquitectos, which won the award in the new and old category at the World Architecture Festival this week. More about Slideshow: Plaza Espana by Menis Arquitectos
Architecture
Slideshow: Solarge Town and Community Building by Arcau
World Architecture Festival 2012: architects Arcau won the civic and community category at the World Architecture Festival this week for a community building in the French town of Pornic that references traditional local storehouses for salt. More about Slideshow: Solarge Town and Community Building by Arcau
Architecture
The UK can "learn lessons from school-building in Brazil" - Aberrant Architecture
News: following this week's news that the UK government is restricting curved and glass walls on new school buildings, Aberrant Architecture's Kevin Haley and David Chambers are urging the Department of Education to look to the standardised schools designed by Oscar Niemeyer for Brazil in the 1980s, which the architects are presenting in the British Pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about The UK can "learn lessons from school-building in Brazil" - Aberrant Architecture
Dezeen archive: houses in houses
Dezeen archive: after featuring a Japanese home with four tiny houses inside (bottom left) this week, we've compiled all the projects we've published that include small houses sitting within larger ones. See all the stories »
More about Dezeen archive: houses in houses
Architecture
Slideshow: Fazenda Boa Vista Golf Clubhouse by Isay Weinfeld
World Architecture Festival 2012: here's a slideshow of images of the Fazenda Boa Vista Golf Clubhouse by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld, which was named World's Best Sport Building at the World Architecture Festival this week. More about Slideshow: Fazenda Boa Vista Golf Clubhouse by Isay Weinfeld
Design
Thonet Concept Bike by Andy Martin Studio
Product news: London designer Andy Martin has designed a wooden road bicycle for Thonet using the steam-bending processes the German furniture company first employed in 1859 for its classic cafe chair. More about Thonet Concept Bike by Andy Martin Studio
Architecture
Slideshow: Shearer's Quarters by John Wardle Architects
World Architecture Festival 2012: here's a slideshow of the winner in the villa category at the World Architecture Festival, which is a house on a working sheep farm on North Bruny Island, Tasmania, by John Wardle Architects. More about Slideshow: Shearer's Quarters by John Wardle Architects
Design
"China needs to slow down" - Beijing Design Week creative director Aric Chen
Beijing Design Week: as a Chinese company announces plans to build the world’s tallest skyscraper in just seven months, Beijing Design Week creative director Aric Chen says that contemporary China should "slow down" and look to "craft thinking" to tackle both small and large-scale design challenges the country is facing. More about "China needs to slow down" - Beijing Design Week creative director Aric Chen
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week the UK government's new guidelines preventing any curved or glass walls on new schools in a bid to cut costs caused a furious reaction from our readers, who called the idea "idiotic", a "very false economy" and "an absolute insult to the architecture, design and construction industry." More about This week on Dezeen
Architecture
Movie: Wilkinson Eyre Architects on winning World Building of the Year
World Architecture Festival 2012: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Wilkinson Eyre Architects' Paul Baker in this interview filmed just moments after the firm's Gardens by the Bay project in Singapore was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival today. More about Movie: Wilkinson Eyre Architects on winning World Building of the Year
Architecture
Landscape of the Year announced at World Architecture Festival
World Architecture Festival 2012: the Kallang River Bishan Park in Singapore by landscape designers Atelier Dreiseitl has been given the title Landscape of the Year at the World Architecture Festival (+ slideshow). More about Landscape of the Year announced at World Architecture Festival
Design
UFO by Ross Lovegrove
British designer Ross Lovegrove has installed a silver spaceship in the rafters of a railway station in Lille, France. More about UFO by Ross Lovegrove
Architecture
Future Project of the Year winner announced at World Architecture Festival
World Architecture Festival 2012: Heart of Doha, a 31-hectare masterplan designed by AECOM for the gateway to Inner Doha has been named Future Project of the Year at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore. More about Future Project of the Year winner announced at World Architecture Festival
Architecture
World's tallest skyscraper to be built with ready-made 'Meccano' pieces
News: a Chinese company plans to build the world's tallest skyscraper in just seven months using pre-fabricated components slotted together like a Meccano toy. More about World's tallest skyscraper to be built with ready-made 'Meccano' pieces
Architecture
World Building of the Year winner announced
World Architecture Festival 2012: the Gardens by the Bay tropical garden in Singapore has been awarded the World Building of the Year prize at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore. More about World Building of the Year winner announced
Design
Bye Bye Laundry by Lisa Marie Bengtsson
London Design Festival: these clothes hangers by designer and recent graduate Lisa Marie Bengtsson use charcoal to soak up bad smells so clothes need washing less often (+ movie). More about Bye Bye Laundry by Lisa Marie Bengtsson
Design
Bird Song with a Found Feather by Martin Smith/Laikingland
London Design Festival: this mechanical contraption by artist Martin Smith and his design company Laikingland will wake you up by chirping like a bird (+ movie). More about Bird Song with a Found Feather by Martin Smith/Laikingland
Architecture
World Architecture Festival 2012 day two winners announced
World Architecture Festival 2012: it's day two of the World Architecture Festival in Singapore and today 17 more award winners have been announced, including a house for New Zealand, a school with caged balconies and three projects by architects Hassell. More about World Architecture Festival 2012 day two winners announced
Architecture
"Architecture is a discipline that speaks to all your senses" - Pierre de Meuron
To coincide with the final weeks of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, here's an interview we filmed at the opening in May with Pierre de Meuron of architects Herzog & de Meuron, in which he talks to Dezeen about how the pavilion was realised in cork to appeal to all the senses and "not only your eyes". More about "Architecture is a discipline that speaks to all your senses" - Pierre de Meuron