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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...

Furniture

Furniture

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

Architecture

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

This week on Dezeen

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

Interiors

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

Dezeen Space

Dezeen Space

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

Design

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

Interiors

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

Architecture

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

Architecture

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