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Five years ago...

Five years ago this week an all-star lineup of architects comprising Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel and Tadao Ando released proposals for a cultural complex on an island off the coast of Abu Dhabi. Hadid's designs were for a performing arts centre projecting towards the harbour while Gehry put forward plans for a Guggenheim contemporary art museum, Nouvel proposed a Louvre classical art gallery and Ando designed a maritime museum. All four are currently still in development. More about Five years ago...

Amy Frearson | 5 February 2012 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Dezeen archive: red buildings

Dezeen archive: one of our most controversial stories this week was a strikingly red psychiatric centre, so we've grouped together all of our stories about bright red architecture. See all the stories »

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Dan Howarth | 4 February 2012 | 1 comment
Design

18 Feet & Rising by Studio Octopi

These desks by London architects Studio Octopi were designed to look like miniature basketball courts. More about 18 Feet & Rising by Studio Octopi

Amy Frearson | 4 February 2012 | 3 comments
One year ago...

This time last year Zaha Hadid unveiled concept proposals for two luxury villas at a golf resort and residents of a Paris neighbourhood complained so much about the noisy construction of a Frank Gehry-designed civic building that construction had to stop for the next month. More about One year ago...

Amy Frearson | 4 February 2012 | Leave a comment
Architecture

House in Nakameguro by Yoritaka Hayashi Architects

Translucent windows create a glowing frame around the facade of this Tokyo townhouse when the lights are turned on inside. More about House in Nakameguro by Yoritaka Hayashi Architects

Amy Frearson | 4 February 2012 | 6 comments
Architecture

Reflections at Keppel Bay by Daniel Libeskind

Architect Daniel Libeskind has completed a family of curved towers beside a bay in Singapore. More about Reflections at Keppel Bay by Daniel Libeskind

Amy Frearson | 3 February 2012 | 60 comments
This week on Dezeen

This week on Dezeen

This week Marc Newson unveiled the camera he designed for Japanese brand Pentax and Nike launched a wristband that can tell whether you've done any exercise. Meanwhile, Austrian designer Nina Levett caused a stir with a trio of provocative videos that show her at work in her studio. More about This week on Dezeen

Amy Frearson | 3 February 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

Field Dressing by Sruli Recht

The latest menswear collection by fashion designer Sruli Recht of Iceland features leather made from dolphin skin, fabric woven from horse hair and silk extracted from a spider's gland implanted in a goat. More about Field Dressing by Sruli Recht

Rose Etherington | 3 February 2012 | 24 comments
Interiors

Chalet Béranger By Noé Duchaufour Lawrance

Designer Noé Duchaufour Lawrance has fitted out an alpine ski lodge in the French Alps with a trunk-like hearth, curved fir walls and a floating bed. More about Chalet Béranger By Noé Duchaufour Lawrance

Amy Frearson | 3 February 2012 | 9 comments
Architecture

Zaha Hadid to design headquarters for Central Bank of Iraq

Dezeen Wire: architect Zaha Hadid is to design new headquarters for the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad. More about Zaha Hadid to design headquarters for Central Bank of Iraq

Amy Frearson | 3 February 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

Dezeen Platform: Ariane Prin

Dezeen Platform: design graduate Ariane Prin uses an extruding machine to press pencils from waste materials she finds at the Royal College of Art workshops in her project From Here to Here, presented and filmed at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform. More about Dezeen Platform: Ariane Prin

Amy Frearson | 3 February 2012 | Leave a comment
Interiors

Sweet Alchemy by Kois Associated Architects

Sugary treats are arranged like ingredients for potions inside this dimly lit patisserie in north Athens. More about Sweet Alchemy by Kois Associated Architects

Amy Frearson | 3 February 2012 | 4 comments
Design

Faceture by Phil Cuttance

London designer Phil Cuttance has built a machine to cast faceted vases that are unique every time. More about Faceture by Phil Cuttance

Rose Etherington | 2 February 2012 | 10 comments
Design

K01 by Marc Newson for Pentax

Australian designer Marc Newson has launched a camera for Japanese brand Pentax. More about K01 by Marc Newson for Pentax

Rose Etherington | 2 February 2012 | 19 comments
Interiors

Singel by Laura Álvarez Architecture

A staircase at the centre of this Amsterdam apartment has risers that are almost but not quite at right angles to the treads. More about Singel by Laura Álvarez Architecture

Amy Frearson | 2 February 2012 | 16 comments
News

Charles Walker and Ab Rogers to head up architecture and interior design at RCA

Dezeen Wire: architect and structural engineer Charles Walker has been appointed head of architecture at the Royal College of Art in London, while designer Ab Rogers will become head of interior design. More about Charles Walker and Ab Rogers to head up architecture and interior design at RCA

Amy Frearson | 2 February 2012 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Pombal Castle Hill by Comoco Architects

Portuguese architects Comoco have added a weathered steel cafe and a wooden gazebo on the hill of a castle in the town of Pombal. More about Pombal Castle Hill by Comoco Architects

Amy Frearson | 2 February 2012 | 4 comments
Design

REK coffee table by Reinier de Jong

This coffee table by Rotterdam designer Reinier de Jong can be expanded by sliding the middle sections outwards in either direction. More about REK coffee table by Reinier de Jong

Rose Etherington | 2 February 2012 | 2 comments
Architecture

Amazon Science Centre by Marks Barfield Architects

British architects Marks Barfield have designed a research centre for the Amazon Jungle with a bulging bamboo observation tower and over six miles of treetop bridges. More about Amazon Science Centre by Marks Barfield Architects

Amy Frearson | 1 February 2012 | 5 comments
Interiors

ASK Hertford by Gundry & Ducker

London studio Gundry & Ducker have added oak booths and stencilled tree-like graphics to the interior of an Italian chain restaurant in Hertfordshire, England. More about ASK Hertford by Gundry & Ducker

Amy Frearson | 1 February 2012 | 6 comments