Rise Design Studio adds glazed extension to north London house
Rise Design Studio has added a glazed extension to the rear of a house in London, creating a light-filled kitchen and dining room that opens up to the garden (+ slideshow). More
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OMA's team wins FAB Park competition for Downtown LA
The City of Los Angeles has chosen a design by OMA and landscape architects Mia Lehrer + Associates to transform a site in the Downtown area into a public park (+ slideshow). More
MoMA to stage major Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition in 2017
New York's Museum of Modern Art has announced a major exhibition of work by famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright to coincide with what would have been his 150th birthday. More
"Hardly any British designers have had a style as instantly recognisable as David King"
Opinion: David King, who died in May at the age of 73, secured a place in British design history with album covers for The Who and Jimi Hendrix, the design of the Sunday Times Magazine, and his logo for the Anti-Nazi League. But his legacy is far richer for anyone interested in the political power of the media, says Owen Hatherley. More
Muller van Severen designs rocking wire daybeds for Spanish summer house
Belgian design studio Muller van Severen has crafted curving loungers from wire netting as part of a furniture commission for one of the Solo Houses – a series of architect-designed dream homes in Spain (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen Mail issue 309 features this week's biggest architecture and design stories
Adidas trainers made using waste plastic from the world's oceans, the redesign of Ikea's iconic blue Frakta bag by Danish brand Hay (pictured) and Bjarke Ingels' Serpentine Gallery Pavilion feature in this week's Dezeen Mail.
Sewage-sampling robots could help eliminate diseases in cities, says MIT architect Carlo Ratti
Robots could soon be infiltrating urban sewage systems to identify potential outbreaks of disease before they happen, according to architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti (+ interview). More
Brian Mackay-Lyons adds pre-rusted steel cabin to his Nova Scotia estate
Canadian architect Brian MacKay-Lyons has built a cabin for an architecture intern at his Nova Scotia farmstead, featuring a rough skin of weathering steel, and a rustic but compact interior (+ slideshow). More
Nendo's first major retrospective opens at Design Museum Holon
An exhibition covering the prolific output of Japanese studio Nendo and its founder Oki Sato has opened at Israel's Design Museum Holon (+ slideshow). More
Herman Miller's merger with Design Within Reach called into question
Business news: a lawsuit has uncovered details that suggest the 2014 merger between US furniture brand Herman Miller and retailer Design Within Reach may not have technically happened. More
Alexis Dornier completes co-living complex in Bali with communal areas on its roof
With the trend for co-living continuing to pick up speed, German architect Alexis Dornier has transformed a group of old apartment blocks in Bali into a communal housing development (+ slideshow). More
Leather alternative Piñatex is made from pineapple leaves
Materials company Ananas Anam has developed Piñatex, an animal-friendly alternative to leather made from pineapple waste. More
Samsung's Silicon Valley office by NBBJ features nap pods and music listening rooms
US firm NBBJ has created the largest office in North America for tech company Samsung, incorporating features intended to show how a "legacy brand can play on par with the most-nimble tech startups" (+ slideshow). More