Kengo Kuma urges architects to "be humble"
Interview: on the anniversary of the Japanese tsunami of 2011, Japanese architect Kengo Kuma explains how the catastrophe made him rethink his attitude to architecture. More
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Angular wooden extension to a house in Paris by MIR architectes and Nicolas Hugoo
This wooden extension to a house in Paris by MIR architectes and Nicolas Hugoo has an angular roofline that frames a window at the front and wraps around a terrace at the rear (+ slideshow). More
Iris van Herpen curates a fashion magazine
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen has become the latest guest editor of Belgian fashion publication A Magazine Curated By. More
Perforated metal pavilions by Martha Schwartz Partners rise above Fengming Mountain Park
Faceted four-legged metal structures line the route through this landscaped park in the Chinese city of Chongqing by landscape architects Martha Schwartz Partners (+ slideshow). More
Venice Biennale 2014 will "sever connections with contemporary architecture" says Rem Koolhaas
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas has released more details of the Venice Architecture Biennale he is curating this year and revealed his aim to disconnect the exhibition from the current state of architecture, which he says "is not in good health". More
The Current Table by Marjan van Aubel features a solar panel for charging mobile phones
News: this desk with a solar panel in the writing surface by Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel generates electricity to recharge gadgets using a process similar to photosynthesis. More
Industrial-style offices by DH Liberty mix reclaimed objects with minimal aesthetic
London architecture firm DH Liberty has added an installation of reclaimed bottles to this figure-of-eight shaped office in a converted Shoreditch warehouse (+ slideshow). More
Kichi Architectural Design completes cube-shaped House of Kubogaoka
This cube-shaped house in Ibaraki Prefecture with small square windows dotted around its facades is the second project we've featured by Japanese studio Kichi Architectural Design (+ slideshow). More
Toilet paper tube converted into 3D-printed pen holder by Aleksandar Dimitrov
French designer Aleksandar Dimitrov has created a 3D-printed accessory for the humble toilet-paper tube, allowing users to effortlessly convert it into a pen holder (+ slideshow). More
Renovated Japanese barn contains home and office by Kichi Architectural Design
Japanese studio Kichi Architectural Design has converted a farmyard barn in Ibaraki Prefecture to create a simple home and office featuring exposed wooden ceilings and an angular partition wall (+ slideshow). More