Claesson Koivisto Rune pays tribute to Donald Judd with first US building
Claesson Koivisto Rune has designed an art gallery in Marfa, Texas, which is the Stockholm studio's first completed project in the USA. More
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveils spiralling design for US Olympic Museum
New York architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has unveiled a preliminary design for a new museum in Colorado Springs dedicated to the legacy of US Olympic and Paralympic athletes (+ slideshow). More
"Elon Musk's Powerwall could change the carbon footprint of entire societies"
Opinion: Elon Musk is a real-life Tony Stark – a billionaire CEO who wants to change the world. With the launch of his energy-storing batteries for powering our homes, he may actually be developing the technology to do it, says Dan Hill. More
Zaha Hadid plans sinuous apartment complex for first project in Mexico
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans to build a high-density housing development in Monterrey, Mexico, despite having been asked to design a series of high-rise towers (+ movie). More
Starchitect experiences offered as auction prizes
A ride in Norman Foster's helicopter, a chance to test Bjarke Ingel's smoke-ring-blowing power plant chimney in Copenhagen, a hot-tub hangout with Charles Renfro, and a birdwatching adventure with Jeanne Gang are among prizes being auctioned off by an American nonprofit organisation. More
Dezeen Mail #253
David Chipperfield's renovation plans for the Royal Academy of Arts, this year's Mies van der Rohe Award winner and a Beijing school featuring a faceted concrete ceiling (pictured) feature in this week's Dezeen Mail. Click through for our pick of the best news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
Fraher Architects completes an extension with a window that stretches up to the roof
A sliver of glazing stretches all the way up from the ground to the roof of this extension to a west London house, which is named The Lantern in reference to the way it glows at night (+ slideshow). More
Hybrids have "changed the constraints" of car design says head of BMW i
Interview: hybrid and electric technologies are changing the way cars are designed after decades of stagnation, according to BMW's Benoit Jacob, speaking exclusively to Dezeen about the i8 sports car (+ slideshow). More
Design Pioneers exhibition showcases Austrian products in Milan
Dezeen promotion: an exhibition of Austrian design was presented beneath a translucent vaulted ceiling at Milan's La Pelota during this year's Salone del Mobile furniture fair (+ movie). More
Tsibi Geva hides Israel's Venice biennale pavilion behind a wall of used tyres
Israeli artist Tsibi Geva has wrapped his country's Venice pavilion in old car tyres and filled it with a mixture of found architectural and household objects to explore ideas about the home (+ slideshow). More
Rugged drystone wall frames Whitehall Road Residence by B.E. Architecture
A drystone wall frames the glazed pavilions that make up this family summer house, which is perched on a hilltop on the southern tip of Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula (+ slideshow). More
Patricia Urquiola straps cushions to Roll chair for Kettal
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has attached two long cushions to the back of this outdoor chair with coloured straps. More