Architecture
Music School Louviers extension by Opus 5
French architects Opus 5 have built a concert hall on top of a former seventeenth century convent in northern France (+ slideshow). More about Music School Louviers extension by Opus 5
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Architecture
Covering of the Runic Stones in Jelling by NOBEL Arkitekter
These bronze and glass chambers by Danish studio NOBEL Arkitekter protect two ancient runestones in Jelling, Denmark, from the elements. More about Covering of the Runic Stones in Jelling by NOBEL Arkitekter
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Architecture
Embassy of Belgium by Buerger Katsota Architects
Folding steel shutters and bullet-proof glass protect the new reception of the Belgian Embassy in Athens by Buerger Katsota Architects. More about Embassy of Belgium by Buerger Katsota Architects
Architecture
Five years ago...
It was a busy time for architects OMA this week five years ago, as they released designs for major projects that included a large urban development in the United Arab Emirates (above) and a 300-metre skyscraper in Mexico City (below). More about Five years ago...
Architecture
Tabasco 127 by JSa
Glass-fronted apartments are set behind sheltered balconies at this concrete residential block in Mexico City by architects JSa (+ slideshow). More about Tabasco 127 by JSa
Design
Swiss Poster Generator by Ben and Clark DuVall
Instantly generate your own iconic Swiss-style poster with this website by Californian graphic designer Ben DuVall and his brother Clark DuVall. More about Swiss Poster Generator by Ben and Clark DuVall
Design
Mouth Factory by Cheng Guo
These tools by Royal College of Art graduate Cheng Guo are controlled by simple mouth movements like chewing and blowing (+ movie). More about Mouth Factory by Cheng Guo
One year ago...
This time last year designers were going to extreme lengths to devise and manufacture their projects, as an architecture graduate proposed hanging a skyscraper upside-down over a river (above) and another designer created stools using explosions (below). More about One year ago...
Architecture
Zoomlion's shape-shifting exhibition centre features a winged facade
One-minute movie: AmphibianArc's concept exhibition centre for Chinese vehicle manufacturer Zoomlion features a facade with huge flapping wings that open and close in the style of a Transformer. More about Zoomlion's shape-shifting exhibition centre features a winged facade
Architecture
London Festival of Architecture to go annual
Dezeen Wire: the organisers of the London Festival of Architecture have announced that the summer fair will now take place every year.This year's instalment of the formally biennial festival concluded last weekend and featured 16 days of exhibitions, lectures and events that took place in locations across the city. More about London Festival of Architecture to go annual
Design
Airborne by Stéphanie Van Zwam
These pieces of jewellery by Central Saint Martins graduate Stéphanie Van Zwam are made from plastic bubbles and tubes that float around the wearer's body (+ movie). More about Airborne by Stéphanie Van Zwam
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
The rain is still pouring down this week and Londoners have become even more obsessed by the weather than usual, with Troika's board that lets you compare the current situation with the day before (above) and Michael Robinson's souvenir poster (below). More about This week on Dezeen
Architecture
Zoomlion Headquarters Exhibition Center by amphibianArc
Californian architects amphibianArc have designed a shape-shifting "transformer building" for a Chinese machinery company, with a facade that flaps like the wings of a huge insect (+ movie). More about Zoomlion Headquarters Exhibition Center by amphibianArc
Architecture
Hut on Sleds by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
As the tides erode the northern coast of New Zealand, this house on a sled by architects Crosson Clarke Carnachan can be towed off the beach and out of harm's way (+ slideshow). More about Hut on Sleds by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
Design
Bow Bins by Cordula Kehrer for Areaware
These half-plastic, half-wicker waste paper bins by German designer Cordula Kehrer for American brand Areaware are made with the Aeta people of the Philippines. More about Bow Bins by Cordula Kehrer for Areaware
Design
"Design can turn a small company into a large one"- Credit Suisse Research
Dezeen Wire: Zurich financial services company Credit Suisse has published a report on the benefits that successful design brings to businesses, including a case study on Apple. More about "Design can turn a small company into a large one"- Credit Suisse Research
Furniture
Nóize chairs by Estudio Guto Requena
Brazilian designers Estudio Guto Requena used audio recorded on the streets of São Paulo to distort the shapes of these 3D-printed chairs (+ movie). More about Nóize chairs by Estudio Guto Requena
Design
The Weather Yesterday by Troika
London design studio Troika have been poking fun at the British obsession with the weather with their lighting installation in an east London park. More about The Weather Yesterday by Troika
Architecture
International Centre for the Arts Jose de Guimarães by Pitagoras Arquitectos
Shimmering brass walls surround this arts centre that Portuguese firm Pitagoras Arquitectos have just completed in Guimarães. More about International Centre for the Arts Jose de Guimarães by Pitagoras Arquitectos