Synth[e]tech[e]cology by Chang-Yeob Lee
Royal College of Art graduate Chang-Yeob Lee has developed a concept to transform the BT Tower in London into a pollution-harvesting high rise (+ movie). More
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Google Street View captures inside the world's tallest skyscraper
News: Google Street View has captured the inside of its first skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, allowing users to virtually explore the tallest building in the world. More
#OccupyGezi Architecture by Herkes Icin Mimarlik
Turkish architects are creating line drawings of protest shelters and structures following the recent occupation of Istanbul's Gezi Park. More
"It's easy for designers today to produce and sell their own work"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our penultimate movie recorded at the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan, New York designer Stephen Burks discusses the importance of having a design identity and journalist Henrietta Thompson explains why designers are starting to expand into retail. More
Reflet by Claire Lavabre
French designer Claire Lavabre has made a mirror that only works when it's placed in front of a dark shape painted on the wall. More
(No)where (Now)here: Two Gaze-activated Dresses by Ying Gao
Fashion designer Ying Gao has fabricated a pair of dresses that writhe around and light up when someone stares at them (+ movie). More
Henning Larsen 1925-2013
News: Danish architect Henning Larsen has died in Copenhagen at the age of 87. More
Harmonie Hall by Takenaka Corporation
Huge clerestory windows reveal the exposed timber frame of this school sports hall in Kobe, Japan, by architecture firm Takenaka Corporation (+ slideshow). More
Mercato at Three on the Bund by Neri&Hu
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has unmasked the
I-beamsstructure of the oldest steel-framed building in Shanghai to create an Italian restaurant with a raw industrial interior (+ slideshow). More