Gehry unveils design for mixed-use development on LA's Sunset Strip
Architect Frank Gehry has conceived five distinct but interrelated buildings for a prominent site along LA's famous Sunset Strip. More
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"When I said architects should get involved in humanitarian issues, people laughed at me"
Exclusive interview: Architecture for Humanity co-founder Cameron Sinclair describes the work he is conducting in Syria with his latest venture, and tells Dezeen that he'll "die happy" knowing that he will never win the Pritzker Prize (+ transcript). More
Ariane Prin mixes metal dust into Rust homeware range
London Design Festival 2015: London product designer Ariane Prin has launched her debut homeware collection, which includes pots, trays, vases and jewellery boxes with a rusty tinge. More
Greek Orthodox chapel in Cyprus by Michail Georgiou features a two-humped profile
Architect Michail Georgiou merged two forms typical in Byzantine church architecture to create the unusual curved shape of this chapel in Cyprus (+ slideshow). More
Vipp partners with Annemette Kissow to launch first ceramics line
Homeware retailer Vipp has partnered with Danish ceramicist Annemette Kissow to launch a seven-piece breakfast range (+ slideshow). More
Singapore mosque by Formwerkz Architects features latticework based on Islamic patterns
Singapore studio Formwerkz Architects took references from traditional Islamic design to create the intricately patterned and moulded surfaces of this mosque (+ slideshow). More
Katsutoshi Sasaki's House in Yamanote features sleeping platforms raised over an indoor terrace
A corridor functions as an indoor garden for this small house in Toyota, Japan, above which architect Katsutoshi Sasaki has installed a series of wooden sleeping platforms. More
GamFratesi pairs bent wood and rattan for Gebrüder Thonet furniture line
Danish design duo GamFratesi has incorporated patterned cane panels into a collection of steam-bent furniture for Gebrüder Thonet. More
Kennedy & Violich adds copper-clad volume to the top of a Harvard building
Kennedy & Violich Architecture has enlarged a 1970s brick building at Harvard University by creating two new levels topped with a pitched roof. More
Postmodern architecture: TV-am television studios, London by Terry Farrell
Pomo summer: as one of the few architects that didn't shy away from being labelled a Postmodernist, Terry Farrell is responsible for some of the UK's first and most important examples of the style. In the latest instalment from our Postmodernism series, we look at his television studios for TV-am, which featured a Japanese temple, a Mesopotamian ziggurat and 11 rooftop eggcups (+ slideshow). More
Foster + Partners and Nissan to redesign electric car fuel stations
London architecture firm Foster + Partners is working with car brand Nissan to develop a concept for a charging station for electric vehicles. More
Neri Oxman's new glass printing technique could lead to 3D-printed glass building facades
Designer and researcher Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab have developed a technique for 3D-printing molten glass, meaning that transparent glass objects can be printed for the first time (+ movie). More
Zaha Hadid Architects launches campaign to reinstate scrapped Tokyo stadium design
Zaha Hadid Architects has released a new movie detailing its design for its scrapped Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium, which it describes as "the only way to achieve value for money in the market" (+ movie). More
Cecilie Manz designs canvas and wood version of a hotel mini-bar
Danish designer Cecilie Manz has partnered with 145-year-old Danish furniture brand Rud Rasmussen to reimagine the hotel mini-bar. More
Casa Rana is a colourful foster home in India for HIV-positive children
A bamboo screen surrounds the five colourful volumes that make up this foster home for 15 HIV-positive children in a village in India (+ slideshow). More
Zelf Koelman's Ferrolic clock uses magnetic ferrofluid to tell the time
This clock by Dutch designer Zelf Koelman spells out the time with magnetic fluid under the control of electromagnets (+ movie). More
StudioMilou converts Singapore city hall into national art gallery
StudioMilou has merged Singapore's former city hall and courthouse to create a new national art gallery, with a sculptural entrance sheltered by a curving canopy made from golden filigree and glass (+ slideshow). More
SO-IL unveils design for Brooklyn's Artes Amant art gallery
New York architecture studio SO-IL's design for a new Brooklyn art gallery features a sculpted form that is meant to "exist in tension" with the building's interiors. More
MVRDV's Markthal in Rotterdam "monumentalises food" says Winy Maas
In the 10th and final instalment from our exclusive MVRDV movie series, architect Winy Maas explains how the firm's huge arch-shaped market hall in Rotterdam has become a place for meeting and celebration (+ movie). More
Alessi celebrates Michael Graves' 9093 kettle anniversary with dragon-shaped whistle
Pomo summer: for the 30th anniversary of his 9093 kettle, the late Michael Graves created a special edition for Italian design brand Alessi that replaces the bird-shaped whistle with a dragon. More