Twin Peaks House by Apparat-C has a zigzagging roof profile
The zigzagging roof of this family residence in South Korea prompted architecture studio Apparat-C to name it Twin Peaks House (+ slideshow). More
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Ken Nakagaki's Comppass draws simple shapes from digital files
Design student Ken Nakagaki has adapted a traditional stationery implement to work with Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, creating a tool that enables users to replicate digital files on paper (+ movie). More
São Paulo bookstore walls are "clad with books" from floor to ceiling
Inside Festival 2014: architect Mariana Simas explains how Studio MK27 transformed a former São Paulo cinema into a bookshop that won the Retail category at this year's Inside Festival (+ movie). More
Dezeen turns eight: happy birthday to us!
Today is Dezeen's eighth birthday! From chocolate penises to houses with slides instead of stairs, we've pretty much written about everything architecture and design related over the years. To celebrate, we're looking back at the most popular story from each year of our existence. More
Thomas Heatherwick to build $130 million "treasure island" on New York's Hudson River
News: first it was a garden bridge to span London's River Thames, now British designer Thomas Heatherwick is proposing a floating island park for the Hudson River in New York (+ slideshow). More
Melbourne floats proposal for artificial surf park
News: Melbourne surfers could ride 1.5-metre-high waves within a heated salt-water pool in plans set out by local firm Damian Rogers Architecture for the city's docklands. More
Assen Station redesign by Powerhouse Company and De Zwarte Hond to feature triangular roof
News: Dutch studios Powerhouse Company and De Zwarte Hond have won a competition to redesign the railway station in Assen, north-east Netherlands, with plans for a structure with a triangular latticed roof. More
Inga Sempé's modular pinboard for Hay tidies away small items
French designer Inga Sempé created this pinboard for Danish brand Hay from metal mesh so users can add extra storage components and accessories to make it more useful (+ slideshow). More
Six inverted arches outline the roof of Shonan Christ Church by Takeshi Hosaka
Gaps in the upside-down barrel-vaulted ceiling of this Japanese church by Takeshi Hosaka funnel slices of light into the concrete-lined hall (+ slideshow). More
Copper-clad chapel in Finland has a curving wooden frame like a ship's hull
An arched framework of curving pine ribs gives this chapel in Finland by Sanaksenaho Architects a shape more akin to a boat than a building (+ slideshow). More
Arne Jacobsen's Munkegaard chair reintroduced by Howe
Danish brand Howe is relaunching a chair designed by Modernist architect Arne Jacobsen for his 1950s Munkegaard School. More