News
Steven Holl named 2012 AIA Gold Medal Winner
Dezeen Wire: architect Steven Holl has been named as the winner of this year's AIA Gold Medal. See all our stories about his work here. More about Steven Holl named 2012 AIA Gold Medal Winner
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This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week MVRDV caused a commotion by designing two towers engulfed in a pixellated cloud that put readers in mind of the World Trade Centre's destruction on September 11. Meanwhile UNStudio unveiled designs for a Singapore skyscraper with chunks missing from its facade. More about This week on Dezeen
Design
50 projects_25 objects + 25 spaces by Nendo
In this movie filmed at the AXIS Gallery in Tokyo, Japanese studio Nendo exhibit a selection of their projects through a wall of stacked polycarbonate sheets. Viewed through this transparent facade, Nendo's designs become pixelated abstractions which vary as visitors move around the exhibit. More about 50 projects_25 objects + 25 spaces by Nendo
News
Farrells releases alternative proposals for Battersea Power Station
British architect Terry Farrell has unveiled conceptual proposals to convert London’s Battersea Power Station into a park, which oppose existing plans for a mixed-used development by New York architect Rafael Viñoly. More about Farrells releases alternative proposals for Battersea Power Station
Design
Sebastian Bergne at The Temporium
The Temporium 2011: make your Christmas cards and envelopes from any paper with this rubber stamp by British designer Sebastian Bergne, available at our Christmas shop The Temporium. More about Sebastian Bergne at The Temporium
Architecture
House S by Christ Christ
German architects Christ Christ have added box-like rooms and an outdoor cinema to the roof of a house in Wiesbaden. More about House S by Christ Christ
Design
Free Falling by Ezri Tarazi
Dezeen in Israel: this chair by designer Ezri Tarazi is formed when a concrete-filled mannequin is dropped onto it from above. More about Free Falling by Ezri Tarazi
Interiors
Red Bull Amsterdam by Sid Lee Architecture
Faceted metal plates surround cave-like rooms and a winding mezzanine at the new Amsterdam headquarters for drinks brand Red Bull. More about Red Bull Amsterdam by Sid Lee Architecture
News
Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames
Dezeen Wire: in this movie filmed by cultural collective Pacific Standard Time, rapper Ice Cube explains his love of architecture and how the work of renowned architects Charles and Ray Eames inspires him. More about Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames
Design
Unpølished by Dik Scheepers
Dutch designer Dik Scheepers mixed discarded paper with cement to cast this series of furniture. More about Unpølished by Dik Scheepers
Design
Tom Dixon to launch MOST at Milan 2012
Dezeen Wire: British designer Tom Dixon has partnered with Ambra Medda and Martina Mondadori to announce the launch of MOST, a new centre of activity at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next April. More about Tom Dixon to launch MOST at Milan 2012
Architecture
"Entering the era of the megatall" - the 20 tallest buildings by 2020
Dezeen Wire: the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in Chicago have published a report predicting the 20 tallest buildings in the world by the year 2020, including eight over 600 metres high. Read the full online report here. More about "Entering the era of the megatall" - the 20 tallest buildings by 2020
Architecture
The Cloud by MVRDV
Skyscrapers in Seoul: Dutch architects MVRDV have designed two skyscrapers for Seoul, Korea, that will be joined at the hip by a pixelated cluster. More about The Cloud by MVRDV
News
The Portland Building by Michael Graves added to National Register of Historic Places
Dezeen Wire: The Portland Public Service Building by Michael Graves & Associates has been added to the USA's National Register of Historic Places. More about The Portland Building by Michael Graves added to National Register of Historic Places
Promotion
Dezeen at Home: designers and brands wanted for new exhibition
Dezeen is looking for ten upcoming designers and brands to present their products at Home, a new design-led homewares and interiors trade show that takes place in London in January. More about Dezeen at Home: designers and brands wanted for new exhibition
Design
Paper Planes by Glithero and Baddeley Brothers at The Temporium
The Temporium: patterned paper planes crafted by a traditional printing press are behind the eighth window of our Advent calendar of products at The Temporium. More about Paper Planes by Glithero and Baddeley Brothers at The Temporium
Interiors
Capanna by K-studio
Greek architects K-studio have completed a rustic pizzeria modelled on an Italian courtyard in the centre of Athens. More about Capanna by K-studio
Promotion
Thailand International Furniture Fair 2012
Dezeen promotion: the next Thailand International Furniture Fair will take place from 14 to 18 March 2012 in Bangkok. More about Thailand International Furniture Fair 2012
Architecture
RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards 2011
A sci-fi animation in which a downtrodden robot workforce battles with police against a backdrop of dystopian architecture is one of the winners of the RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards, announced this evening. More about RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards 2011
Interiors
Inside awards: the Waterhouse at South Bund by Neri&Hu
As part of the series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Lyndon Neri of Neri&Hu about the Waterhouse at South Bund, a hotel inside a former headquarters of the Japanese army, which won the overall award. More about Inside awards: the Waterhouse at South Bund by Neri&Hu