Architecture
Stork Nest Farm by SGL Projekt
It may look like a giant bird’s nest but this stick-covered dome is actually a horse-riding arena in the Czech Republic. More about Stork Nest Farm by SGL Projekt
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Interiors
Competition: five books by Candy & Candy to be won
Competition: Dezeen and interior designers Candy & Candy have teamed up to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies of their new book The Art of Design, which documents their luxury projects over the last ten years. More about Competition: five books by Candy & Candy to be won
Architecture
Ogimachi Global Dispensing Pharmacy by TKY Japan
This tiny gabled pharmacy is squeezed into a narrow alleyway between two towering apartment blocks in Osaka. More about Ogimachi Global Dispensing Pharmacy by TKY Japan
Design
Plissè by Hay
Paris 2012: get yourself organised with these colourful accordion-pleated document wallets by Copenhagen brand Hay, presented at Maison & Objet in Paris last week. More about Plissè by Hay
Architecture
Temple to Perspective by Tom Greenall and Jordan Hodgson for Alain de Botton
Following last week's announcement that writer Alain de Botton plans to build a series of temples for atheists, here are some more images of the first structure planned for the City of London. More about Temple to Perspective by Tom Greenall and Jordan Hodgson for Alain de Botton
Furniture
Breeze by HawaSoo
Seoul designers HawaSoo have designed a clothes rail, a lamp and a stool that are styled like components of a bicycle. More about Breeze by HawaSoo
Furniture
Object Dependencies Collection by Nendo for Specimen Editions
Paris 2012: this collection of furniture by Japanese designers Nendo is stable only when objects are placed on it. More about Object Dependencies Collection by Nendo for Specimen Editions
Interiors
La Chambre aux Confitures by Noël Dominguez and Agathe Delecourt
Jars of colourful preserves are treated like precious antiques at this Paris jam shop by French architects Noël Dominguez and Agathe Delecourt. More about La Chambre aux Confitures by Noël Dominguez and Agathe Delecourt
Architecture
Murray Mews by Moxon Architects
Climbing plants grow in the recesses of this mysterious steel fence, which conceals the entrance to a renovated coach house in north London. More about Murray Mews by Moxon Architects
Dezeen archive: wallpaper
Dezeen archive: following our story this week on wallpaper for faking a Renaissance palazzo, here's a roundup of all Dezeen's stories about wallpaper. See all the stories »
More about Dezeen archive: wallpaper
Design
Fervency Series by Asaf Weinbroom
The joints of this handcrafted task light by Israeli industrial designer Asaf Weinbroom comprise strips of walnut veneer clamped round the oak base and head. More about Fervency Series by Asaf Weinbroom
Five years ago...
This time five years ago the concrete formwork of Zaha Hadid's MAXXI Museum of XXI Century Arts was only just beginning to take shape in Rome. The building finally completed in 2009 and went on to win the Stirling Prize the following year. More about Five years ago...
Architecture
House at Camusdarach Sands by RAW
London studio (and near-neighbours of Dezeen) Raw Architecture Workshop have designed a partly submerged wooden house for the Scottish Highlands. More about House at Camusdarach Sands by RAW
Architecture
Flight Assembled Architecture by Gramazio & Kohler and Raffaello d’Andrea
Imagine if our cities were built by fleets of flying robots. A group of robot helicopters were programmed to lift and stack 1500 polystyrene bricks into a six metre-high tower at the FRAC Centre in Orléans, France. More about Flight Assembled Architecture by Gramazio & Kohler and Raffaello d’Andrea
One year ago...
This time last year an orchestral academy designed by Frank Gehry opened in Florida, while architects Scott Brownrigg completed the London offices for internet giant Google. More about One year ago...
Architecture
Jameson House by Foster + Partners
Architects Foster + Partners have attached a 35-storey tower onto the side of two renovated 1920s buildings in Vancouver’s financial district. More about Jameson House by Foster + Partners
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
Our most controversial story this week announced writer Alain de Botton's plans to erect temples for atheists across the UK - read the story and join the debate here. It also emerged that Disney were selling a T-shirt inspired by the 1979 album cover of Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division, but don't rush to order one as they've all sold. We also showed a robe made of golden silk harvested from over a million wild spiders and a tower built by flying robots. More about This week on Dezeen
Architecture
Sports Concert Complex by GMP Architekten
Following their Eurovision Song Contest win last summer, Azerbaijan rushed to commission German firm GMP Architekten to design a new stadium that will be complete in time to host this year’s competition. More about Sports Concert Complex by GMP Architekten
Architecture
University of Birmingham Steam Bridge by MJP Architects
This 60 metre-long metal bridge is a route for heating and power pipes, rather than people. More about University of Birmingham Steam Bridge by MJP Architects
News
Tord Boontje to open shop in London
Dezeen Wire: Dutch designer Tord Boontje is to open a shop in London on 1 March. More about Tord Boontje to open shop in London