Sam Jacob to convert former London pub into house and nursery
Architect Sam Jacob has unveiled plans to convert a former east-London pub into a home for himself and a nursery, including curving facades and assorted window shapes. More
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"You can easily be a bad person and a great architect"
Comments update: Pritzker Prize-winning architect Philip Johnson was an impassioned supporter of Nazism, according to a new book, but should this change our appreciation of his architecture? More
Christ & Gantenbein completes new monochrome building for Kunstmuseum Basel
Swiss firm Christ & Gantenbein has added a new gallery building to the Kunstmuseum Basel, featuring a graduated grey-brick facade and a monumental marble staircase (+ slideshow). More
Jasper Morrison presents "super-normal" furniture collection for Vitra
Milan 2016: British designer Jasper Morrison's new collection for Swiss brand Vitra includes a modular sofa, a cubic-looking armchair and a simple plastic chair (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid Architects to carry on without its founder
Zaha Hadid Architects has announced it will continue to practice without its late founder and figurehead, who died suddenly last month. More
US architecture school intends to ban use of styrene in model-making
The architecture college at Washington University in St Louis has announced it plans to prohibit students from using styrene in their models, citing health risks related to the chemical that is used to make foam boards. More
Officina29 Architetti builds garden living room without cutting down any trees
Towering oak trees surround this addition to a family residence in Sardinia, which is raised up on concrete feet to minimise its impact on the wild landscape (+ slideshow). More
Magis celebrates 40th anniversary with Milan furniture and accessory launches
Milan 2016: Italian furniture brand Magis has launched furniture and accessories by designers Konstantin Grcic, the Bouroullec brothers and Jerszy Seymour in Milan to mark the company's 40th anniversary (+ slideshow). More
Zen House is a home for three Buddhists organised around a light-filled atrium
Vietnamese studio HA has completed a monastery-inspired home for a Buddhist family, featuring concrete-brick walls that are animated by patterns of light and shadow (+ slideshow). More
Candela light by Francisco Gomez Paz combines eco-friendly fuel with LEDs and a phone charger
Milan 2016: this cordless lamp generates its own electricity from bio ethanol, creating enough power to additionally charge a smartphone. More
Zaha Hadid's car park project in Miami Beach will not get built
The late Zaha Hadid's designs for a spiralling car park and public plaza in Miami have been rejected by city officials, five years after the architect was hired for the project. More
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Architect Philip Johnson's Nazi past detailed in new book
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Philip Johnson was an impassioned supporter of Nazism, in which he found a "new international ideal", according to a new book by American journalist Marc Wortman. More
Cornelia Parker installs Hitchcock-influenced PsychoBarn on Met museum rooftop
British artist Cornelia Parker has created an installation based on the mansion from Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho for this year's Roof Garden commission at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (+ slideshow). More
ÉCAL students and Punkt update and simplify everyday electronic items
Milan 2016: product design students at Swiss university ÉCAL have collaborated with technology brand Punkt to make basic household electronics, such as a radio and a power plug, more intuitive (+ slideshow). More
Hella Jongerius creates Colour Machine installation inside CasaVitra
Milan 2016: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has arranged pieces of Vitra furniture by shade to create a rainbow-hued installation displaying the brand's colour and material library (+ slideshow). More
Atelier Kukka's House U is designed to frame a nearby cherry tree in Tokyo
Red cedar provides a golden-hued exterior for this small gabled house, designed by local studio Atelier Kukka for a Tokyo street featuring a Japanese cherry tree (+ slideshow). More
Sydney calls for artists and designers to submit ideas for city Christmas lights
Dezeen promotion: Sydney invites artists and designers to submit concepts for its city-wide Christmas decorations, including lighting, large-scale outdoor installations and a tree in Martin Place (+ slideshow). More
John Pawson completes bright white holiday home on Japan's Okinawa island
This clifftop holiday home by British designer John Pawson presents white windowless facades to its guests, but at the rear large windows and a roof terrace face towards the sea (+ slideshow). More
Joshua Florquin uses angular joinery to create bespoke furnishings for doctor's surgery
Architect Joshua Florquin has used wooden panels to create angular furniture elements inside a doctor's surgery in Belgium, ranging from a multi-level reception desk to a series of boxy cubby holes (+ slideshow). More
Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk present line-drawn design at Physical exhibition
Milan 2016: Dutch designers Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk's Physical exhibition showcases five new collections, including furniture that looks like drawings and products bolted together like Meccano (+ slideshow). More