Long Studio by Saunders Architecture
Saunders Architecture of Norway have recently completed the first of six artists' studios on Fogo Island off the coast of Canada (photographs by Bent René Synnevåg). More
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Dezeen archive: Mexico
Dezeen Archive: the Museo Soumaya by FREE Fernando Romero EnterprisE (top left) in Mexico City is one of our most hotly-debated recent stories so we've compiled all our posts from the Dezeen archives about projects in Mexico. See all the stories »
Oberkirch Media Centre by Wurm + Wurm
This curled staircase is at the heart of a media centre by German studio Wurm + Wurm, in Germany. More
Garden of 10,000 Bridges by West 8
This park in Xi'an, China, by international architects West 8 recently opened to the public and contains red bridges offering vantage points. More
Dezeen archive: banks
Dezeen archive: the Sugamo Shinkin Bank in Tokyo by Emmanuelle Moureaux is one of our most popular recent stories so here's a roundup of all our stories about banks. See all the stories »
House Meijer by Van der Jeugd Architecten
This cast-concrete house in Almelo, in the Netherlands by Dutch practice Van der Jeugd Architecten has balconies that appear as extrusions of the walls. More
Habit Makes Us Blind by Espai MGR
These conceptual images by Spanish studio Espai MGR show impossible Lego structures filling vacant neighbourhood plots in Valencia. More
Dezeen Screen: Landgrab City by Joseph Grima and Jeffrey Johnson
Dezeen Screen: in this fourth movie filmed by Dezeen in 2009 at the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Architecture Biennale, designers Joseph Grima and Jeffrey Johnson explain their urban farm project Landgrab City. Watch the movie »
Competition: five copies of STILLS by Wiel Arets Architects to be won
Competition: we’ve teamed up with Wiel Arets Architects to give away five copies of their new book STILLS: A Timeline of Ideas, Articles and Interviews 1982-2010. More
Matières à Chaud by 5.5 Studio
This pane of glass supported by wood, metal and marble sticks is a sculptural radiator designed by 5.5 Designers of Paris for French company Saazs. More
The Souk, Abu Dhabi Central Market by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners have completed a new shopping centre that combines high-end boutiques with independent local food and craft markets on the site of a historic city marketplace in Abu Dhabi. More
Dezeenmail #72
We’ve just sent the latest issue of Dezeenmail – take a look at it here. Dezeenmail contains a selection of Dezeen’s best stories and comments, along with all our latest competitions, jobs and highlights from Dezeenwire, Dezeen Screen and Dezeen Watch Store. You can subscribe here.
Plug-In by MAP Studio
MAP Studios of Madrid have designed this table with an integrated mirror, vase and candle sticks. More
Nigel Coates retires from Royal College of Art
Dezeenwire: architect Nigel Coates is to retire from his role as head of architecture at the Royal College of Art in London after 16 years. More
No Picnic by Elding Oscarson
Swedish design duo Elding Oscarson have completed this office for design consultants No Picnic in Stockholm, divided in two by a reflective aluminium wall. More
Une Architecture at the Mobile Art Pavilion by Zaha Hadid
An exhibition of work by London architect Zaha Hadid has opened inside her Mobile Art Pavilion (see our earlier story), which has found its permanent home in Paris having toured New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong since 2008. More
Neville Mars and Marco Casagrande at Shenzhen architecture biennale
In the third movie made by Dezeen in 2009 at the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Architecture Biennale, architects Neville Mars and Marco Casagrande explain their projects. More
Comic and Animation Museum by MVRDV
Dutch studio MVRDV have won a design competition to build a Comic and Animation Museum in Hangzhou, China, formed of eight giant balloon-shaped forms. More
Cultural centre in Tirana by BIG
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won a competition to design a mosque, Islamic centre and museum in Tirana, Albania. More
EDF Archives Centre by LAN Architecture
Photographer Julien Lanoo has sent us these pictures of an archives centre designed by Paris studio LAN Architecture, which has an exterior of stainless steel studs set into earth-coloured concrete to reflect the colour and texture of the surrounding French landscape. More