Museo Jumex by David Chipperfield opens in Mexico City
An art gallery designed by David Chipperfield Architects to showcase the largest private art collection in Latin America opened this weekend in Mexico City (+ slideshow). More
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"I'd love to design a brothel or a gas station" says Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld
Interview: with a new monograph and an exhibition in New York, Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld talks to Dezeen about his 40-year career, his love of Radiohead, and the buildings he has yet to design (+ slideshow + interview). More
Shirasu house with volcanic soil brickwork by Aray Architecture
Volcanic soil was mixed with cement to create the building blocks of this house in south-west Japan by Tokyo studio Aray Architecture (+ slideshow). More
Carafe with a chopped spout by Michael Schoner
These metal carafes by Amsterdam-based designer Michael Schoner look as if they have been chopped to create a spout (+ slideshow). More
Sant Pere Sacarrera Footbridge made from Corten steel by Alfa Polaris
This Corten steel footbridge arches across a new bypass in Spain to connect the small town of Sant Pere Sacarrera with a network of woodland pathways (+ slideshow). More
Third Wave Kiosk built from weathered steel piles by Tony Hobba Architects
Australian studio Tony Hobba Architects sourced weathered steel piles that had previously been used as flood barriers to build this kiosk beside a surfers' beach in Torquay, Australia (+ slideshow). More
Sounds of Threads music visualisation using strands of wool by Bertrand Lanthiez
Dezeen Music Project: French artist Bertrand Lanthiez created this audiovisual installation by projecting white light along criss-crossing woollen threads (+ movie). More
New Pinterest board: UNStudio
Following the popularity of UNStudio's recent skyscraper in Singapore, our latest Pinterest board is filled with dozens of projects by the Dutch architecture studio, including a colourful airport terminal in Georgia and a concept for a giant Ferris wheel in Japan. See our new UNStudio board »
GreeM hair salon with artifical light and shadow by Takara Space Design
White and black painted patches create artificial shafts of light and shadows on the walls of this salon in Japan by Tokyo studio Takara Space Design. More
Golden public toilet by Gort Scott aims to "inspire confidence"
This golden public toilet in Wembley, London aims to evoke the days when lavatories were "civic buildings that aimed to inspire confidence and pride in a place". More
Keperra House built around a sheltered deck by A-CH
A sheltered deck separates the bedroom from the living spaces of this tiny home in a suburb of Brisbane (+ slideshow). More
De Burgemeester office with an angular wooden staircase by Studioninedots
An angular wooden staircase ascends the lobby of this office renovation in the Dutch town of Hoofddorp by Amsterdam architects Studioninedots (+ slideshow). More
Singapore hotel covered with plants was "inspired by rock formations"
Movie: Wong Mun Summ of WOHA explains how the Singapore studio tried to recreate geological forms in the architecture of PARKROYAL on Pickering, which won the Hotels category at last month's Inside Festival. More
Jaime Hayón says his Groninger Museum exhibition is full of "all kinds of crazy products"
A giant chess set and a hot-dog-shaped rocking horse are on show at a retrospective of work by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón at the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands (+ slideshow + interview). More
Business Playground meeting room by Mathieu Lehanneur
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a meeting room in a London hotel where guests can relax beneath a canopy with an image of trees projected onto its surface (+ slideshow). More
This week on Dezeen
Synthetic biology projects made it a weird week on Dezeen, as we featured new creatures that could save existing species and floors embedded with bacteria that could clean feet. Click through for more top content from the past seven days plus our Dezeen Music Project featured track. More
Dezeen Music Project: Viva La Noche by Chamber Bot
Here's a no-nonsense house track by New Mexico DJ duo Chamber Bot to get you in mood for the weekend.
Viva La Noche comes from Chamber Bot's debut EP of the same name, released this month on Immoral Music.
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"You'll probably need an aspirin" after my Design Museum show, says Paul Smith
In this exclusive interview, British fashion designer Paul Smith shows Dezeen his new exhibition at London's Design Museum, which contains a room "nicknamed the paracetamol room, because by the time you come out you'll probably need an aspirin". Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12 (+ movie). More
Snøhetta unveils new staircase for San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
News: architecture firm Snøhetta has unveiled the design for a new staircase linking the existing San Francisco Museum of Modern Art with the 21,000 square-metre extension currently under construction. More
Schmidt Hammer Lassen wins competition for Danish theatre complex
News: Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has won a competition to design a theatre and cultural centre in Hjørring, Denmark, with plans for a series of buildings clad in Corten steel (+ slideshow). More