Elizabeth de Portzamparc completes Musée de la Romanité alongside Roman...
Franco-Brazilian architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc has completed a museum of Roman history in the French city of Nîmes featuring glazed facades intended to recall the draped fabric of a toga. Read more
View ArticleProject Circleg uses recycled plastic to build low-cost prosthetics in Kenya
Two Zurich-based graduates have created a low cost lower-limb prosthetic made of recycled plastic waste that is collected and processed in local factories in Kenya. Read more
View ArticleHyundai's NEXO campaign demonstrates new design-focused approach
Dezeen promotion: Hyundai's first hydrogen-powered SUV – featured in the brand campaign Because of You – is a "sublimely futuristic" vehicle that purifies air rather than pollutes it. Read more
View ArticleJean Nouvel renovates 17th-century palazzo for Rooms of Rome guest suites
French architect Jean Nouvel has carried out a subtle update of an old palazzo in Rome to form a series of guest rooms with dilapidated surfaces. Read more
View ArticleDezeen's top 10 architecture and design movies of 2018
The top 10 movies produced by Dezeen in 2018 include our first documentary, exploring how drones with transform cities, plus exclusive video interviews with architects and designers like Kengo Kuma,...
View ArticleBerlin nightclubs to open doors to homeless over the winter
Two nightclubs in Berlin are planning to provide an overnight respite for homeless people this winter, when temperatures can drop to below zero in the city. Read more
View ArticleVideo reveals Zaha Hadid's Qatar World Cup stadium nearing completion
The 40,000 seat Al Wakrah Stadium, designed by the late Zaha Hadid for the FIFA World Cup 2022, is taking shape in a town just south of Doha in Qatar. Read more
View ArticleTrees envelop Stepping Park House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has filled the interiors of a house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with plants and trees to maximise its connection with a neighbouring park. Read more
View ArticleCounter-drone measures "don't work" say experts following Gatwick airport...
The shutdown of London Gatwick airport highlights the weakness of existing measures to protect vital infrastructure against drone attacks, according to designers and experts. Read more
View Article"If you think 2018 was the year that women architects emerged from the...
From allegations of sexual harassment against Richard Meier to the homelessness crises, 2018 has been a depressing year, says Archiboo founder Amanda Baillieu. Read more
View ArticleForm Hotel in Dubai invites guests to "curate their own experience"
Form Hotel founder Tarek Daouk explains how the new boutique hotel in Dubai allows guests to customise their stay, in this movie Dezeen filmed for AHEAD. Read more
View ArticleZaha Hadid Architects wins approval for pair of London skyscrapers
Zaha Hadid Architects' Vauxhall Cross Island towers, which caused controversy at the planning stage, have received planning approval in south London. Read more
View ArticleUber reveals redesigned Jump electric share bikes
Uber-owned bike rental company Jump has unveiled the design for its latest electric bicycles, which have a phone dock for easy navigation and a retractable lock to discourage vandalism. Read more
View ArticleTree bark covers Christian Louboutin boutique in Miami Design District
Christian Louboutin and design firm 212box have used materials "straight out of nature's library" for the luxury shoe brand's new flagship store in the Miami Design District. Read more
View ArticlePuddle completes concrete coffee shop at Hong Kong's Star Ferry terminal
Japanese studio Puddle has designed a coffee shop inside a ferry terminal building in Hong Kong's Kowloon area, with white, concrete and light wood surfaces to match the existing structure. Read more
View ArticleRoar's Nursery of the Future is a high-tech learning space for children in Dubai
UAE-based studio Roar has completed a nursery school in Dubai that features integrated technologies to encourage active play and introduce children to computer coding. Read more
View ArticleThis week, Europe's homelessness crisis came into focus
This week on Dezeen, the UK government launched a network of homelessness hubs, we spoke to London's rough sleepers, and Berlin's nightclubs opened their doors to rough sleepers. Read more
View ArticleLuken flat-pack furniture is made from recycled plastic bottles in Mexico
Mexican architecture firm Paola Calzada Arquitectos produces its line of robust flat-pack furniture using recycled plastic bottles and wood-fibre material valchromat. Read more
View ArticlePlanter Box House by Formzero is a concrete home covered in edible plants
Large concrete boxes filled with edible plants form the facade of this house in Kuala Lumpur by locally based studio Formzero. Read more
View ArticlePablo Gagliardo builds long concrete Casa CA in Argentina
Argentinian architect Pablo Gagliardo has designed a family dwelling around its rear garden and topped with a slab of concrete, which juts out to form a double-height patio. Read more
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