Architecture
Frei Sebastião House by António Fernandez
The architect of this Portuguese residence describes it as a grey house with a black backpack (photos by Fernando Guerra). More about Frei Sebastião House by António Fernandez
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Architecture
Gavroche centre for children by SOA Architectes
Workshops clad in timber batons sit atop this children’s centre outside Paris by French architects SOA. More about Gavroche centre for children by SOA Architectes
Architecture
Crèche Binet by Béal & Blanckaert
A brightly striped facade of colour-coated windows, mirrors and coloured panels encases this nursery in north Paris (photos by Julien Lanoo). More about Crèche Binet by Béal & Blanckaert
Five years ago...
On 17 November 2006 Dezeen published its first ever story about the Design Museum dropping the Designer of the Year award. More about Five years ago...
Architecture
Timber Fin House by Neil Dusheiko
This extension to a north London home comprises three shed-like blocks clad in unfinished larch. More about Timber Fin House by Neil Dusheiko
Design
BoxBag by Casey Ng
This take-away packaging by Casey Ng combines a paper bag top with a rigid carton for the base. More about BoxBag by Casey Ng
One year ago...
This time last year Foster + Partners completed a solar-powered urban development in Abu Dhabi and unveiled plans for a museum in the same city with wing-shaped towers designed to act as thermal chimneys. More about One year ago...
Architecture
Research Centre for Université Pierre et Marie Curie by BIG and OFF
Danish architects BIG and Paris studio OFF have won a competition to design a research centre for Sorbonne Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris. More about Research Centre for Université Pierre et Marie Curie by BIG and OFF
Dezeen is five: most memorable festivals
Dezeen launched five years ago this week and we're celebrating our birthday by looking back at our favourite stories, parties and projects over the last five years. We've travelled all over since launching in 2006 and here we've compiled the most memorable design weeks and festivals we've attended. More about Dezeen is five: most memorable festivals
News
Latest issue of Colors magazine dedicated to "shit"
More about Latest issue of Colors magazine dedicated to "shit"
Dezeen Wire: apparently, tomorrow is World Toilet Day and the latest issue of Colors magazine focuses on all things faecal, including the taboos, dangers and practical applications of excrement – Colors magazine
Architecture
Inside awards: Football Training Centre Soweto by RUFproject
Inside awards: as part of our series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Andy Walker from Nike Football and Sean Pearson from RUFproject about the Football Training Centre in Soweto, which won the culture and civic category. More about Inside awards: Football Training Centre Soweto by RUFproject
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen we celebrated our fifth birthday! We picked some of our favourite parties, stories and projects since 2006 and published a selection of the lovely tweets we received. More about This week on Dezeen
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News
"Private housing sector forecast recovers strongly" – RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeen Wire: The latest RIBA Future Trends Survey shows that the private housing sector is benefiting from all-time low interest rates but overall confidence about future workloads remains low. More about "Private housing sector forecast recovers strongly" – RIBA Future Trends Survey 
Architecture
The City in the Building by ADEPT and Luplau & Poulsen
Danish architects ADEPT and Luplau & Poulsen have won a competition to design harbour-side housing blocks in their hometown of Aarhus. More about The City in the Building by ADEPT and Luplau & Poulsen
Design
Attic by Studio Chad Wright
American designer Chad Wright stretched the archetypal birdhouse shape to create penthouse nest boxes with varying heights. More about Attic by Studio Chad Wright
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News
"Cities are machines for innovation" - Financial Times
Dezeen Wire: in his latest article for the Financial Times architecture critic Edwin Heathcote analyses how some cities have successfully reinvented themselves as hubs of creativity and commerce – Financial TimesHeathcote states that "the city stands out as an engine of progress and modernity," using examples from urban centres such as San Francisco, Milan, Turin, Pittsburgh and London to demonstrate how intelligent state funding can encourage creative vitality and economic growth.
More about "Cities are machines for innovation" - Financial Times 
Architecture
Bombay-Nouveau by Urban Nouveau
Architect Filipe Balestra of Urban Nouveau has sent us his proposal for a series of towers built in the swamps surrounding Mumbai, sketched out on a napkin. More about Bombay-Nouveau by Urban Nouveau
Architecture
Taichung Infobox by Stan Allen
New York architect Stan Allen constructed this pavilion of bamboo scaffolding at a former airport in Taichung, Taiwan. More about Taichung Infobox by Stan Allen
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News
Critics' reactions to Terence Conran: The Way We Live Now at the Design Museum
Dezeen Wire: a new exhibition documenting the career of Terence Conran has provoked a flurry of media interest in the man who founded retail brand Habitat and London's Design Museum. More about Critics' reactions to Terence Conran: The Way We Live Now at the Design Museum 
Architecture
McLaren Production Centre by Foster + Partners
Architects Foster + Partners have completed a production centre for British sports car brand McLaren. More about McLaren Production Centre by Foster + Partners