Raumlabor builds a grass-covered enclosure around a Montreal fountain
This pavilion featuring green walls and a colonnade was designed by Berlin studio Raumlabor to surround a small fountain in the centre of Montreal (+ slideshow). More
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Ettore Sottsass' penis-shaped Shiva Vase now comes in gold
News: Spanish design brand BD Barcelona has released a limited-edition gold version of the suggestively shaped Shiva Vase by late Italian Postmodernist designer Ettore Sottsass. More
Renzo Piano reconfigures Harvard Art Museums around a grand courtyard atrium
Italian architect Renzo Piano has upgraded the facilities of the Harvard Art Museums in Boston, Massachusetts, by adding a new gallery wing and transforming a former courtyard into a top-lit atrium (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid's gold bracelet is embedded with 1,048 diamonds
News: architect Zaha Hadid has designed an 18-carat white gold cuff for Lebanese jewellery house Aziz and Walid Mouzannar. More
Clive Wilkinson's office for The Barbarian Group is "one huge table through a room"
Inside Festival 2014: architect Clive Wilkinson explains why his studio arranged a New York office around a huge looping desk in our next movie from this year's Inside Festival. More
Frank Gehry's Sydney business school completed ahead of 2015 opening
News: Frank Gehry has completed his first building in Australia – the Dr Chau Chak Wing building at Sydney's University of Technology, set to open in early 2015 (photos by Peter Bennetts). More
Martha Stewart launches 3D printing products with MakerBot
News: 3D printing company MakerBot has enlisted the help of American lifestyle guru Martha Stewart to develop a range of custom printable designs and new filament colours with "artisanal character". More
Herzog & de Meuron's triangular tower rejected by Paris councillors
News: Herzog & de Meuron's proposal for the first new skyscraper in Paris for over 40 years has been rejected by councillors in a controversial decision that has been declared invalid by the city's Socialist Party mayor.
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XLMS extends 19th-century stone house in Mallorca to create a holiday home
Wooden walls concertina across open-plan living areas to subdivide this renovated stone house and extension by Spanish office XLMS (+ slideshow). More
Geometric panels create textured walls inside monochrome penthouse by Pitsou Kedem
White metal panels imprinted with a geometric pattern line the walls of this penthouse apartment in Tel Aviv by Israeli studio Pitsou Kedem Architects (+ slideshow). More
Koz Susani Design imagines food of the future
Istanbul Design Biennial 2014: Chicago studio Koz Susani Design has designed five conceptual appliances that would turn flavoured pills into ready-to-eat meals by simply adding water. More