Research Centre for Université Pierre et Marie Curie by BIG and OFF
Danish architects BIG and Paris studio OFF have won a competition to design a research centre for Sorbonne Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris. More
-
Dezeen is five: most memorable festivals
Dezeen launched five years ago this week and we're celebrating our birthday by looking back at our favourite stories, parties and projects over the last five years. We've travelled all over since launching in 2006 and here we've compiled the most memorable design weeks and festivals we've attended. More
Latest issue of Colors magazine dedicated to "shit"
Dezeen Wire: apparently, tomorrow is World Toilet Day and the latest issue of Colors magazine focuses on all things faecal, including the taboos, dangers and practical applications of excrement – Colors magazine
Inside awards: Football Training Centre Soweto by RUFproject
Inside awards: as part of our series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Andy Walker from Nike Football and Sean Pearson from RUFproject about the Football Training Centre in Soweto, which won the culture and civic category. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen we celebrated our fifth birthday! We picked some of our favourite parties, stories and projects since 2006 and published a selection of the lovely tweets we received. More
-
"Private housing sector forecast recovers strongly" – RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeen Wire: The latest RIBA Future Trends Survey shows that the private housing sector is benefiting from all-time low interest rates but overall confidence about future workloads remains low. More 
The City in the Building by ADEPT and Luplau & Poulsen
Danish architects ADEPT and Luplau & Poulsen have won a competition to design harbour-side housing blocks in their hometown of Aarhus. More
Attic by Studio Chad Wright
American designer Chad Wright stretched the archetypal birdhouse shape to create penthouse nest boxes with varying heights. More
-
"Cities are machines for innovation" - Financial Times
Dezeen Wire: in his latest article for the Financial Times architecture critic Edwin Heathcote analyses how some cities have successfully reinvented themselves as hubs of creativity and commerce – Financial TimesHeathcote states that "the city stands out as an engine of progress and modernity," using examples from urban centres such as San Francisco, Milan, Turin, Pittsburgh and London to demonstrate how intelligent state funding can encourage creative vitality and economic growth.
Bombay-Nouveau by Urban Nouveau
Architect Filipe Balestra of Urban Nouveau has sent us his proposal for a series of towers built in the swamps surrounding Mumbai, sketched out on a napkin. More