3XN completes Copenhagen hospital building featuring slanted stone walls
Angled stone surfaces create zigzags across the facade of this hospital building in Copenhagen by Danish firm 3XN (+ slideshow). More
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Plywood artist's studio by Ruetemple combines areas for storage, seating and sleeping
A plywood partition separates working and relaxation areas inside this artist's studio in Moscow, incorporating both furniture and shelves for tidying away art supplies (+ slideshow). More
Jean Jullien's Peace for Paris illustration becomes symbol of unity in wake of terror attacks
An image created by French designer Jean Jullien in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris yesterday has gone viral, becoming the most-shared symbol of unity with the French city. More
Fantastical plants bloom and dance in Hideki Inaba's video for Beatsofreen
Music: Japanese animator Hideki Inaba has designed an imaginary ocean world of plants and squid-like creatures for the video of Beatsofreen track Slowly Rising. More
Carolin Pertsch's stools feature seats made from washed-up seagrass
German designer Carolin Pertsch has used bundles of seagrass to create an eco-material that forms the seats for a collection of stools. More
Site Specific Arquitectura converts Portuguese warehouse into monastery chapel
Portuguese studio Site Specific Arquitectura has transformed a warehouse at a Lisbon monastery into a minimalist chapel featuring simple furnishings and a lime-green confession booth (+ slideshow). More
This week, architects embraced "the timber age" and heralded the rise of "broken-plan" living
This week on Dezeen: the trend for open-plan living may be coming to an end, according to architects we interviewed this week, while other industry insiders told us that wood is taking over from concrete and steel as the architectural wonder material of the 21st century. More
Inês Brandão installs black box of rooms inside converted barn home
A black box built from oriented strand board houses the kitchen and bathrooms of this converted barn home in Portugal, and also integrates a staircase leading to the mezzanine floor above (+ slideshow). More