Villa Topoject by AND
A cedar-clad house near Seoul by Korean architects AND spirals up from beneath the ground. More
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One year ago...
One year ago OMA, Foster + Partners and local firm Rocco Design Architects were competing to to create a master plan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. More
Atrium by Studio RHE
Rotating walls with acid green edges slot together like jigsaw pieces between a London lighting showroom and its window display. More
Draughtsman's Arms by Gundry & Ducker
Architects Gundry & Ducker created a pub inside a cardboard box inside the crypt of a London church. More
The Shard: "a lunatic attack on London" - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: as Renzo Piano's Shard takes shape in London, art critic Jonathan Jones decries it as "a flashing warning sign of disease" - The Guardian
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This week on Dezeen
Our biggest story this week is Apple's new headquarters by Foster + Partners (above, top left) which sparked some hilarious comments and tweets. More
Kiss by Z-A Studio
Pop-up shops might be commonplace in retail but would you consider getting married in a pop-up chapel made of cardboard? More
Movie: interview with Maarten De Ceulaer
This movie by Brussels gallerist Victor Hunt reveals the story and process behind Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer's bowls shaped by balloons. More
COD by Rami Tareef
Young designer Rami Tareef creates chairs with geometric patterns by wrapping and weaving cords around spare, steel frames. More
Pasarela del Arganzuela by Dominique Perrault
Ribbons of mesh spiral around two conical bridges by French architect Dominique Perrault that cross a river and park in Madrid. More
The Sea Chair by Alexander Groves, Azusa Murakami and Kieren Jones
What if plastic polluting the seas could be harvested by a retired fishing trawler, then transformed into chairs by an onboard factory? More
Junya Ishigami at the Barbican
Here's a movie about the almost invisible installation by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami that's on show at the Barbican art gallery in London. More
Air Heads by Héctor Serrano
London designer Héctor Serrano presents a series of paper accessories for turning balloons into animal heads at the New York Gift Fair this week. More
Will Alsop and Scott Lawrie announce new practice name
Dezeen Wire: architects Will Alsop and Scott Lawrie have announced the name of their new practice: Alsop Lawrie Ltd, trading as ALL Design.The announcement follows their decision to leave architects RMJM and set up a new design studio in London, as reported on Dezeen Wire last week.
Médiathèque Romain Rolland by Philippe Gazeau
Criss-crossing metal beams surround a first floor reading room at a multimedia library near Paris. More
Casa Talia by Marco Giunta and Viviana Haddad
Furniture-filled caves can be found inside a guesthouse in Modica, Sicily. More
Boscombe Beach Huts by ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis
UK studio ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis of AEREA Design have redesigned the traditional English beach hut to be accessible for wheelchair users. More
Interview with Kwangho Lee
In this movie by Brussels gallerist Victor Hunt, Korean designer Kwangho Lee explains how growing up on a farm outside Seoul has influenced his work. The movie is part of a series of interviews called Tales of the Hunt. More
Martin Luther Church by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Steel whirlpools spiral into skylights in the roof of a church in Austria by architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More
Lupin Research Park by Malik Architecture
A terracotta-coloured earth wall bounding the edge of a research complex in Pune, India, vanishes into a hillside. More
