MIT researchers to 3D print a pavilion by imitating silkworms
Researchers at MIT plan to 3D print a pavilion by imitating the way a silkworm builds its cocoon. More about MIT researchers to 3D print a pavilion by imitating silkworms
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BIG to restructure Smithsonian Institution campus
News: Danish studio BIG has been appointed to lead a team of architects and engineers to redesign the campus of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. More about BIG to restructure Smithsonian Institution campus
Nike Free Trainer 5.0 by Nike
The criss-crossing bands of these running shoes by Nike are inspired by a Chinese finger trap. More about Nike Free Trainer 5.0 by Nike
Skyhouse by David Hotson and Ghislaine Viñas
A tubular steel slide plummets through four storeys inside this penthouse apartment in New York by architect David Hotson (+ slideshow). More about Skyhouse by David Hotson and Ghislaine Viñas
Frank Gehry-designed Maggie's Centre opens in Hong Kong
News: the latest Maggie's cancer care centre designed by Frank Gehry opened in Hong Kong yesterday, becoming the first of the charity's units outside the UK. More about Frank Gehry-designed Maggie's Centre opens in Hong Kong
Field Trip app by Google now available for iOS
Google's Field Trip app, which provides contextual information about your surroundings via your smartphone, is now available to download for Apple iOS and features content from Dezeen. More about Field Trip app by Google now available for iOS
Domino Sugar by SHoP Architects and James Corner Field Operations
Manhattan studio SHoP Architects has designed a masterplan of hollow skyscrapers surrounded by gardens for the site of the former Domino Sugar refinery in Brooklyn. More about Domino Sugar by SHoP Architects and James Corner Field Operations
Ocean Avenue Project by Frank Gehry
Architect Frank Gehry has revisited the rippled form of his recent New York skyscraper for the design of a 22-storey tower in his hometown of Santa Monica, California. More about Ocean Avenue Project by Frank Gehry
See-through computer allows users to "grab" digital content
News: a transparent computer that allows users to reach "inside" the screen and manipulate content with their hands was unveiled at the TED conference in Los Angeles last week. More about See-through computer allows users to "grab" digital content
Nike Vapor Laser Talon 3D printed football boot studs
Sports brand Nike has unveiled the first boots for American football players with 3D-printed studs (+ slideshow). More about Nike Vapor Laser Talon 3D printed football boot studs
Blaffer Art Museum renovation by WORKac
New York architecture studio WORKac has reorganised the galleries of the Blaffer Art Museum in Houston, Texas, by adding a glazed entrance pavilion in front (+ slideshow). More about Blaffer Art Museum renovation by WORKac
Saint Louis Art Museum East Building by David Chipperfield
British architect David Chipperfield has completed a new gallery building at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri (+ slideshow). More about Saint Louis Art Museum East Building by David Chipperfield
Architectural Drawings by Daniel Libeskind at Ermanno Tedeschi Gallery
An exhibition of drawings by architect Daniel Libeskind will go on show at the Ermanno Tedeschi Gallery in Rome next month. More about Architectural Drawings by Daniel Libeskind at Ermanno Tedeschi Gallery
Frank Lloyd Wright house could be shipped from US to Italy
News: a house in New Jersey designed in 1954 by the influential American architect Frank Lloyd Wright could be sold and moved as far away as Italy in order to save it from flood damage. More about Frank Lloyd Wright house could be shipped from US to Italy
Google reveals plans for vast new California campus
News: Google has teamed up with global architecture firm NBBJ to design a new 100,000-square-metre campus for San Francisco Bay, California. More about Google reveals plans for vast new California campus
Libeskind rails at architects who build "gleaming towers for despots"
News: Daniel Libeskind has spoken out against architects who create "morally questionable" buildings in undemocratic countries, calling on them to consider whether their projects are "legitimate". More about Libeskind rails at architects who build "gleaming towers for despots"
BIG & small House by Anonymous Architects
This tiny house in northeast Los Angeles by local studio Anonymous Architects contains only three rooms and is lifted off the hillside on a set of concrete pilotis (+ slideshow). More about BIG & small House by Anonymous Architects
Movie: Sliced Porosity Block by Steven Holl Architects
The second of two movies in this series about Steven Holl's Sliced Porosity Block in Chengdu, China, is a walk through the spaces of the mixed-use complex. More about Movie: Sliced Porosity Block by Steven Holl Architects
"This isn't just some iconic skyscraper" - Steven Holl on Sliced Porosity Block
New York architect Steven Holl describes how he designed the mixed-use Sliced Porosity Block complex in Chengdu, China, as a container for public space in the first of two movies by architectural filmmakers Spirit of Space. More about "This isn't just some iconic skyscraper" - Steven Holl on Sliced Porosity Block
Apple files patent for video "slap bracelet"
News: Apple has applied for a patent for a slap bracelet with a video display that could be a blueprint for its much-anticipated "iWatch" concept. More about Apple files patent for video "slap bracelet"