Alfonso Arango builds tiny black cabin next to his childhood home
Architect Alfonso Arango has designed himself a 24-square-metre weekend retreat next to his childhood home overlooking the Andes mountains in Colombia. More
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Drone footage offers aerial vantage of Bogotá's major architectural projects
Graphic designer Camilo Monzón Navas has used a drone to capture architectural sites across Colombia's capital city Bogotá, including projects by notable architect Rogelio Salmona, a bullring and a domed planetarium. More
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Coffee-drinking customs influence Samaná furniture and homeware range
Designers from Mexico and Colombia have collaborated on a set of objects, created to facilitate coffee-drinking customs from the two countries. More
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David Del Valle's mortar and pestle combine to resemble ancient Colombian artefact
Colombian designer David Del Valle and studio Tu Taller Design have created a mortar and pestle using shapes taken from an ancient local relic, which fit together seamlessly. More
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Eight of the best design weeks that are off the beaten track
With the first ever design week underway in the giant industrial city of Shenzhen in China, Dezeen takes a look at some of the newer and more unexpected additions to the calendar – including Riyadh, Medellín and Amman. More
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Victor Enrich superimposes New York's Guggenheim onto a troubled Colombian suburb
Photo essay: these images by Spanish photographer and artist Victor Enrich show Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum transported to a Colombian city neighbourhood suffering from an identity crisis (+ slideshow). More
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OMA to masterplan civic centre in Colombia's capital
News: architecture firm OMA has won an international competition to masterplan a 275-hectare mixed-use development in the Colombian capital, Bogotá (+ slideshow). More
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Justin McGuirk reflects on twoColombian cities - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: design critic Justin McGuirk examines the politically driven design and development that has taken place in Colombian capital Bogotá in recent years and reflects on the successes and failures when compared to the advancement of second city Medellín - The GuardianWatch a movie about the Coliseos sports centre in Medellín here, which is one the buildings mentioned in the article.
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Timayui Kindergarten by el Equipo de Mazzanti
The monochrome, mosaic-clad classrooms at this preschool in Santa Marta, Colombia, are grouped into modular clusters around triangular courtyards. More
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Museo Casa de la Memoria
A collective of Colombian architects have designed a memorial museum for Medellín, Colombia, to commemorate victims of conflict. More
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Movie by Cristobal Palma: Flor del Campo by Giancarlo Mazzanti and Felipe Mesa
DezeenTV: here is architectural photographer Cristobal Palma's second video featuring collaborations between architects Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos and Felipe Mesa of Plan B (see the first in our earlier post), this time the Flor del Campo school in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. More
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Movie by Cristobal Palma: Coliseos by Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos and Felipe Mesa
DezeenTV: here's architectural photographer Cristobal Palma's first movie, featuring the Coliseos sports centre in Medellín, Colombia, designed by Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos and Felipe Mesa of Plan:B. More
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Modern Art Museum of Medellin by 51-1 Arquitectos
Peru studio 51-1 Arquitectos and Colombian architects Ctrl G have won a competition to design an extension to the Modern Art Museum of Medellin, Colombia. More
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Villanueva Public Library, Colombia
Four young architects from Javeriana University in Bogotá have completed Villanueva Public Library in Casanare, Colombia. More