The brutalist Salters' Hall is enclosed by white fluted concrete
The penultimate video tour published in collaboration with Open House London documents Salters' Hall, the white brutalist livery hall near the Barbican Estate. More
Watch Doug Aitken's mirrored Mirage Gstaad pavilion change with the seasons
Mirage Gstaad, a mirrored building created by American artist Doug Aitken, reflects the shifting landscape of the Alps in this exclusive video for Dezeen. More
Leadenhall Market has "survived plagues, great fires and two world wars"
One of the oldest marketplaces in London, Leadenhall Market, is the focus of this short film published in collaboration with Open House London. More
Undulating roof of Siobhan Davies Dance Studio echoes movements of its users
This video tour published in collaboration with Open House London offers a look inside the dynamic and tactile Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, designed by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects. More
The Phoenix Garden is a green retreat in London's West End
The Phoenix Garden, a green space and community building tucked into London's West End, takes centre stage in the next short film published with Open House London. More
Neasden Temple is built from over 5,000 tonnes of hand-carved stone
The next Open House London documentary offers a glimpse of Neasden Temple, a place of worship in northwest London that was built using ancient Hindu texts and 26,000 pieces of stone. More
Ernö Goldfinger's Glenkerry House is a brutalist "vertical village"
This short film, published in collaboration with Open House London, focuses on Glenkerry House, a tower block that marries brutalism with architect Ernö Goldfinger's utopian housing ideals. More
Dalston Curve Garden is an urban oasis on Hackney's disused railway
This video tour published as part of our collaboration with Open House London explores Dalston Curve Garden, a community green space hidden within one of London's most built-up boroughs. More
Skateparks are "one of the world's great kinds of public space" says Iain Borden
In the first in a series of daily videos about London buildings and spaces during Open House London, architecture historian and skateboarding fan Iain Borden sheds light on the design of Crystal Palace Skatepark. More
World's longest glass-bottomed bridge opens in China
Chinese studio Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University has completed a 526-metre-long glass-bottomed bridge in the Huangchuan Three Gorges Scenic Area of southern China. More
ON-A proposes covering Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium with Nou Parc
Barcelona studio ON-A has envisioned a 26-hectare park in the city that would rise up to cover FC Barcelona football stadium to the west. More
Zaha Hadid Architects unveils Chinese football stadium with "garden terraces"
Plant-filled terraces, a translucent roof and palatial columns adorn the Xi'an International Football Centre stadium that Zaha Hadid Architects is developing for central China. More
BIG reveals masterplan for "urban lilypads" off coast of Penang Island
BiodiverCity is a masterplan by BIG that will see three artificial islands built off the shore of Penang Island, Malaysia, connected by an autonomous transport network. More
Linear brick wall conceals earthy and tactile interiors of Devon Passivhaus
A linear red-brick wall obscures the textured interiors and art-filled courtyard hidden inside McLean Quinlan's low-rise Passivhaus home in Devon, UK. More
Omer Arbel Office films concrete tree-like forms that will become House 75.9
Designer Omer Arbel's Vancouver studio has made a film documenting the concrete forms of House 75.9, which is being built on a hay farm near Surrey in British Columbia, Canada. More
Kitrvs winery's facades built from 13,596 individually rotated bricks
Researchers from Swiss university ETH Zürich have created the facades of a winery in Greece from 13,596 individually placed bricks using a technology they have named "augmented bricklaying". More
Virtual Design Festival's top 10 most popular videos
Since VDF launched on 15 April, we have broadcast nearly 200 videos, which have been viewed more than two million times. Here are the 10 most-watched movies. More
BIG designs furniture factory for Vestre in Norwegian forest
Danish architecture studio BIG has designed a factory for furniture manufacturer Vestre in a Norwegian forest, which the brand claims will be the "world's most eco-friendly furniture factory". More
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University of Indonesia architecture students investigate relationship between environmental crises and global economy
This VDF school show curated by the Architecture Department of the University of Indonesia includes a conceptual city masterplan modelled on neurons, and a museum memorial in Wuhan for reflecting on the coronavirus pandemic. More
"Diamond in the Desert" stadium completes ahead of 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Fenwick-Iribarren Architects and Pattern Design have unveiled the Education City Stadium near Doha, which is the third and largest of the venues for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be completed so far. More
