Architecture
Outside (Outside) ((Outside)) by a.a.+H
This house by Japanese architects a.a.+H has two roofs and four more tiny houses inside (+ slideshow). More about Outside (Outside) ((Outside)) by a.a.+H
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Dezeen Mail #121
The latest issue of Dezeen Mail leads with our coverage of the World Architecture Festival in Singapore this week, including the award winners from the first day, plus all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Architecture
Book Mountain by MVRDV
A tower of books is encased inside a glass pyramid at this public library that Dutch firm MVRDV have completed in Spijkenisse, the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about Book Mountain by MVRDV
Competition: tickets for the Memory Marathon at the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion to be won
Competition: we're giving readers a chance to win one of two pairs of tickets to the Memory Marathon, a series of talks and discussions taking place from 12 to 14 October close to the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (above) in London's Kensington Gardens. More about Competition: tickets for the Memory Marathon at the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion to be won
Interiors
Aesop Tiquetonne by Ciguë
Glass bottles rest on rows of hand-made iron nails along the walls of this Aesop skin and haircare shop in Paris by French designers Ciguë (+ slideshow). More about Aesop Tiquetonne by Ciguë
Design
Decanterlight by Lee Broom for the Stepney Green Design Collection
East London designer Lee Broom is contributing one of his lights made from crystal decanters to the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More about Decanterlight by Lee Broom for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Design
Rain Room by rAndom International at the Barbican
Visitors can play in the rain without getting wet in this installation by interactive designers rAndom International at the Barbican in London (+ slideshow). More about Rain Room by rAndom International at the Barbican
Design
Mobile kitchen wins the first NWW Design Award
News: a mobile kitchen designed by Anna Rosinke and Maciej Chmara has won the top prize at the inaugural NWW Design Awards at Vienna Design Week. More about Mobile kitchen wins the first NWW Design Award
Design
Dezeen's photos from Beijing Design Week on Facebook
Beijing Design Week: this week Dezeen has been at Beijing Design Week and you can check out a selection of the best projects, exhibitions and installations in our Facebook album, including a sculpture made from metal rods with a walk-through tunnel (shown above). See all the photos »
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Architecture
Foster + Partners to build Park Avenue skyscraper for Lehman Brothers
News: Foster + Partners has won a competition to design a 200-metre skyscraper for collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings and partner L&L Holding Company on Park Avenue in New York. More about Foster + Partners to build Park Avenue skyscraper for Lehman Brothers
Furniture
Pelt by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada
Industrial designer Benjamin Hubert's latest chair features a T-shirt-shaped piece of plywood curled smoothly into its solid ash frame. More about Pelt by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada
Architecture
World Architecture Festival 2012 day one winners announced
World Architecture Festival 2012: Dezeen is in Singapore for the fifth annual World Architecture Festival and today the winning projects in 12 of the awards categories have been announced, including a library clad with firewood, a house covered in plants and three projects in Singapore. More about World Architecture Festival 2012 day one winners announced
Architecture
Plassen Cultural Centre by 3XN
Stone bleachers climb onto the roof of this cultural centre in Molde, Norway, by Danish architects 3XN, creating open-air seating for visitors to the jazz festival hosted there each year (+ slideshow). More about Plassen Cultural Centre by 3XN
Design
3D printers could "print ammunition for an army"
News: advances in 3D printing could allow people to "print ammunition for an army", according to Ronen Kadushin (pictured above), one of the pioneers of the open design movement. More about 3D printers could "print ammunition for an army"
Architecture
UK government bans curved school buildings
News: there will be no curved or glass walls on any new school buildings constructed in the UK, thanks to a set of government guidelines released this week. More about UK government bans curved school buildings
Design
Cadbury wins court battle over trademark Pantone 2658C purple wrappers
News: Cadbury has won the right to stop rival chocolate makers using its signature colour, Pantone 2685C purple, on their wrappers. More about Cadbury wins court battle over trademark Pantone 2658C purple wrappers
Architecture
H House by Budapesti Műhely
This gabled farmhouse by architects Budapesti Műhely is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional Hungarian peasant house (+ slideshow). More about H House by Budapesti Műhely
Interiors
Prayer Chapel by Gensler
A wave-like wooden ceiling undulates above the heads of students at this chapel by architects Gensler in the basement of a Los Angeles university. More about Prayer Chapel by Gensler
Architecture
Dacha's Origami by Peter Kostelov
This all-white summer house outside Moscow by architect Peter Kostelov has sunbeds and a see-saw but no windows or doors. More about Dacha's Origami by Peter Kostelov
Architecture
Khor I temporary theatre by TAAT
Visitors to this temporary theatre in the Netherlands designed by TAAT perform their own play by reading from wooden cubes based on Buddhist prayer wheels. More about Khor I temporary theatre by TAAT