I-da Arquitectos sinks holiday apartments into the Portuguese countryside
The two main buildings of this Portuguese holiday complex by I-da Arquitectos are dug into a hillside, partly burying them in the sloping terrain (+ slideshow). More
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This week on Dezeen
This week Frank Gehry responded to criticism of his architecture by wielding his middle finger to gathered journalists (pictured), and we reported on the Chinese president's call for an end to "weird architecture" in China. Read on for more architecture and design highlights, plus our track of the week. More
Biennale Interieur 2014 award winners realise bar concepts at Kortrijk Xpo
Interieur 2014: the winners of the spaces category at this year's Interieur Awards have built their concept bar proposals in the halls of Kortrijk Xpo for the biennial design event. More
Future tourists could "travel the virtual world instead of the physical"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: advances in 3D-scanning technology could enable virtual tourism by providing a "life-like experience" of faraway places says architect Pernilla Ohrstedt (+ movie). More
Barber and Osgerby's Science Museum gallery is their "most important" architecture project
Barber and Osgerby's architecture firm Universal Design Studio has completed a gallery for London's Science Museum dedicated to communications technology (+ slideshow). More
Job of the week: eyewear designer at Ron Arad Associates
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an eyewear designer at Ron Arad Associates, whose founder launched a range of 3D printed spectacles and sunglasses in Milan last year (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Marc Newson designs a shotgun for Beretta
News: Marc Newson, the industrial designer who joined Apple in September, is working with Italian gun brand Beretta to launch a new version of the 486 Parallelo hunting shotgun next month (original version pictured). More
Biennale Interieur 2014 aims to provide "a deeper insight into what design means"
Interieur 2014: Interieur president Lowie Vermeersch and curator Joseph Grima explain why they took a "research-driven" approach to Biennale Interieur 2014 in this movie produced by Dezeen for the fair. More
Grooming retreat in Mallorca offers "ritual of self-cleansing" before and after horse riding
This wooden platform that rises up from a barley field in Mallorca gives a young equestrian a space for contemplation and grooming before and after horse riding (+ slideshow). More
"98% of what gets built today is shit" says Frank Gehry
News: Frank Gehry has responded to criticism of his own architectural style by giving an audience of journalists the middle finger and saying that most architecture today has "no sense of design". More
Studio MK27's "bookstore of the 21st century" was designed as a social meeting place
The vast open-plan interior of this São Paulo bookshop by Studio MK27 was designed to encourage shoppers to stay and read the books they've purchased or to simply hang out with friends (+ movie). More
Aluminium bowls by Fort Standard stand on fin-like legs
Fort Standard's aluminium Standing Bowls are raised on slim piers that reference the structural supports used to elevate buildings above the ground (+ slideshow). More