Sloped walls form Canyon Drive housing complex by LOHA in Los Angeles
American firm LOHA has completed a row of sculptural, metal-clad homes in Los Angeles that is meant to explore possibilities for the "small lot subdivision typology". More
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Fréquence shelf by Jean Couvreur presented at Maison&Objet
Dezeen Showroom: presented at Maison&Objet, Jean Couvreur's minimalist Fréquence shelf for Kataba was created as a multifunctional piece of modular furniture. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix enclosed with polycarbonate walls
American firms 180 Degrees and CoLab Studio have created an educational facility and a greenhouse in the Arizona desert with polycarbonate facades that bring soft daylight indoors. More
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Nebbia Works constructs mono-material pavilion for V&A from low-carbon aluminium
Nebbia Works has created a self-supporting pavilion from simple aluminium sheets at the V&A museum as part of the London Design Festival to highlight the material's sustainable potential. More
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Wutopia Lab and Office ZHU wrap bookstore in perforated facade to mimic clouds
Architecture studio Wutopia Lab and Office ZHU have used layers of perforated metal to transform two disused buildings on the banks of Taizhou's Yongning River into a bright and modern bookshop. More
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Foster + Partners wraps aluminium screens around university laboratory in Jerusalem
Decorative aluminium screens designed to evoke neurons surround the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, completed by architecture studio Foster + Partners in Jerusalem, Israel. More
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Office architecture
Office architecture
Runxuan Textile Office features curvilinear aluminium facade
Design studio Rationale International — Masanori Design Studio has created an office in China with a curvilinear facade and undulating ceiling that draws on the qualities of fabric. More
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Aluminium "wizard hat" tops New York library renovation by Mecanoo
A sculptural aluminium crown tops New York's Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, which has been renovated by Dutch practice Mecanoo and American firm Beyer Blinder Belle. More
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Unit kitchen by Aspekt Office for Reform
Dezeen Showroom: Copenhagen-based kitchen brand Reform has launched Unit, a "kitchen-come-home office" designed by local studio Aspekt Office. More
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Birds can enjoy 300kg Beauty Bath by Frederik Nystrup-Larsen and Oliver Sundqvist
A 300-kilogram aluminium sculpture contains one centimetre of water for a birdbath in Danish artists Frederik Nystrup-Larsen and Oliver Sundqvist's work, showcased in our Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2021 collaboration. More
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Comments update
Comments update
Commenter says Frank Gehry's Luma Arles arts tower is "exciting, daring and brave"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating the Luma Arles arts tower by Frank Gehry and sharing their views on other top stories. More
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Buit outdoor seating by Mayice Studio for Gandia Blasco
Dezeen Showroom: Madrid-based Mayice Studio has fashioned a collection of outdoor seating from curved aluminium mesh for Spanish brand Gandia Blasco. More
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Penda China creates trio of sculptural shell-shaped tunnel entrances in Haikou City
Penda China has built three glazed aluminium-clad entrance canopies to the Haikou Wenming East Road Tunnel in Haikou City, China. More
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Babila outdoor light by Marco Zanuso Jr. for Marset
Dezeen Showroom: Babila is an outdoor lamp and mirror hybrid that was originally created by architect Marco Zanuso Jr. for his own studio and is now being released by Barcelona lighting brand Marset. More
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Oskar Zieta's Ultraleggera is an inflated metal chair that weighs less than two kilograms
Dezeen Showroom: Polish designer Oskar Zieta of Zieta Studio has developed an ultra-light chair by welding together aluminium sheets and blowing them up as if they were balloons. More
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Kurt Hollander photographs "shimmering architecture" in Colombian rainforest city
American photographer Kurt Hollander's latest photo series focuses on the aluminium-clad homes in the Colombian city of Quibdo, which he has termed shimmering architecture. More
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Recycled aluminium cans decorate exterior of Daily Paper's first US store
Over 13,000 flattened aluminium cans decorate the facade of Dutch fashion label Daily Paper's inaugural shop in the US, which has opened in Manhattan, New York. More
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The Wave art gallery in China is wrapped by aluminium scales
Shanghai-based studio Lacime Architects has completed The Wave gallery on the coast of Tianjin, China, which is clad in thousands of aluminium tiles and resembles a giant surge of water. More
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Ornamentum furniture collection is decorated "to the point of being functionless"
A collection of conceptual aluminium furniture by designers Orson Oxo Van Beek and Quinten Mestdagh straddles "the boundary between aesthetic and function" through its excessive decoration. More
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Gonzalez Haase AAS creates minimal interior for Berlin communications office
Architecture studio Gonzalez Haase AAS used aluminium and translucent sheets of polycarbonate to create the few fixtures and furnishings that appear inside this sparse Berlin office. More
