ZGF Architects transforms historic Portland bank building into Expensify office
A swinging chaise and a hidden salon are among features in this tech company headquarters, housed inside a century-old bank in Portland, Oregon. Read more
View ArticleCharred timber performing arts centre built by Studio Seilern in parkland campus
Studio Seilern Architects' performing arts centre is intended to look as if it is emerging from the woods at Wellington College in Berkshire, England. Read more
View ArticlePedro Venzon's "sinful" stools blur the line between sculpture and furniture
Brazilian designer Pedro Venzon has introduced a trio of sculptural wooden stools inspired by sinful bodies. Read more
View ArticleNendo creates fungi-like tableware and a tea set with an oversized lid
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a set of bowls that appear "as if one is growing out of the other" for Chinese lifestyle brand Zens, along with a "seemingly unbalanced" tea set that hides under its...
View ArticleStudio Joanna Laajisto designs The Way bar in Helsinki to reflect its organic...
Studio Joanna Laajisto has used red and cream floor tiles, ash wood carpentry and marble table tops to create a relaxed interior for an organic bakery, coffee shop and wine bar in Helsinki. Read more
View ArticleOMA unveils plans for largest football stadium in the Netherlands
OMA is planning to build a 63,000-seat stadium in its home city for football club Feyenoord Rotterdam. Read more
View ArticleSeattle Granny Pad by Best Practice provides living space in unused garage
Seattle firm Best Practice Architecture has converted an unused garage on a property in the city into a black house for the owners' elderly relative. Read more
View Article10 architecture breakthroughs you might have missed in 2018
From a floating university to a network of black female architects, Phineas Harper offers an alternative guide to the year's most important happenings in architecture. Read more
View ArticleKaikaya sushi restaurant in Valencia fuses Japanese and Brazilian design
Creative consultancy Masquespacio has completed a tropical sushi restaurant in Valencia, Spain, that mixes Japanese and Brazilian-inspired design elements. Read more
View ArticleGuilio Cappellini reflects on 30 years of furniture designs with Jasper Morrison
Italian furniture brand Cappellini and British designer Jasper Morrison celebrated three decades of collaboration in 2018. Creative director Guilio Cappellini looks back at designs the pair have...
View ArticleTim Teven creates Recycling Reject furniture from paper-recycling waste
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tim Teven has developed a process for making furniture and building blocks using the waste separated from paper fibre during the recycling process. Read more
View ArticleOkana Centre for Change is a bamboo centre for a rural Kenyan community
TU Delft students Laura Katharina Strähle and Ellen Rouwendal's community centre for the rural community of Okana, close to Lake Victoria in Kenya, was named Dezeen Awards Small Building of the Year...
View ArticleLeandro Garcia renovates compact flat in Curitiba for hosting guests
Brazilian architect Leandro Garcia has renovated an apartment in Brazil for a journalist, making room for entertaining despite the limited space. Read more
View ArticleSimple vegan cuisine inspires serene Tel Aviv restaurant interior
A glass-enclosed kitchen at the entrance to this Tel Aviv restaurant by Vered Kadouri and Craft & Bloom turns the food preparation into an art performance. Read more
View ArticleBeer Holthuis designs 3D printer that uses recycled paper
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Beer Holthuis created the Paper Pulp Printer in an effort to combat the amount of waste plastic being created through 3D-printing. Read more
View ArticleCarlo Ratti develops Livingboard prefab housing system for rural India
Architect Carlo Ratti has worked with Indian non-profit WeRise to develop a system of low-cost housing with a prefabricated core that homeowners can build any structure they like on top of. Read more
View ArticleBower Studios' arched mirror alludes to doorway in Gray Matters shoe showroom
A series of trompe l'oeil mirrors designed by New York City firm Bower Studios make shoe brand Gray Matters' showroom in Brooklyn look much bigger than it actually is. Read more
View ArticleGranite boulders feature in jewellery showroom by Richard Stampton Architects
Granite boulders skewered on metal poles are used to display jewellery in this Melbourne showroom designed by Richard Stampton Architects. Read more
View ArticleErika Emeren uses Swedish spit-cake technique to create decorative vases
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Erika Emeren has turned a traditional cake-making technique into a method for forming unique ceramic vases. Read more
View ArticlePablo Pita's geometric Forja House nestles amongst trees in Portuguese valley
This compact holiday home in Portugal's Alto Douro region is partially embedded in its sloping site and features large openings that frame views of the surrounding nature. Read more
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