"Mexico is a booming growth market for design and architecture" says Luteca
Mexico's luxury resort boom is leading to a surge in demand for locally sourced products, according to Mexican design brand Luteca. More
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Sound-amplifying stadium by Populous provides Lyon venue for Euro 2016
The firm behind the London Olympic stadium has built a new home for French football team Olympique Lyonnais, featuring an enormous fabric roof that amplifies the noise of the fans (+ slideshow). More
"Vote Leave is a vote for a theme park instead of a country"
Opinion: commercialisation of the UK's architectural heritage helped lay the foundations for the false nostalgia that is proving such potent propaganda for Brexiteers, says Sam Jacob. More
Tate Modern releases movie showing construction of Herzog & de Meuron's extension
Tate Modern has released a time-lapse movie showing the building of Herzog & de Meuron's Switch House extension, which has already attracted record visitor numbers (+ movie). More
Steven McCloy presents a futuristic vision for the European Union ahead of the UK referendum
EU referendum: Architecture student Steven McCloy has reimagined the European Union as a nomadic organisation that moves to a new city every five years. More
"Koolhaas is not British, let the UK alone decide"
Comments update: ahead of the EU referendum this Thursday, OMA founder Rem Koolhaas has spoken out against Brexit, prompting readers on both sides to wade into the debate. More
Five Line Projects builds London pavilion filled with spinning propellers
London Festival of Architecture 2016: stainless steel rods support a tactile system of spinning bamboo pinwheels inside this east London pavilion by design studio Five Line Projects (+ slideshow). More
Competition: win a Tangente watch by Nomos Glashütte
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with German watchmaker Nomos Glashütte to give readers the chance to win a Tangente watch, which features a mechanical system, Arabic numerals and tempered blue hands (+ slideshow). More
Suzy Snooze baby monitor uses light and sound to help children sleep
Parenting technology company BleepBleeps has designed a device that combines a baby monitor, sleep trainer and night light, all in the shape of a friendly face wearing a hat (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid features on new Iraqi postage stamp
The Iraqi postal service has paid tribute to the late Zaha Hadid by featuring her on a new stamp – using an image created by combining two separate portraits. More
Xylophone-like pavilion built for London Festival of Architecture
London Festival of Architecture 2016: architecture studio pH+ has created a pavilion in Greenwich that can be played like a giant musical instrument (+ slideshow). More
Today we like: meditation spaces
Today is International Yoga Day, organised by the United Nations to promote worldwide cooperation and harmony through the popular physical, mental and spiritual practice.
To mark the occasion, we've rounded up some of the most serene meditation spaces we've featured on Dezeen – including a wooden room that cantilevers across a lake and the bamboo forest standing in the Venice Giardini. See more meditation spaces »
Project Orange slots mews-inspired development behind a row of west London shops
Architecture studio Project Orange has reinterpreted the traditional London mews to create a row of contemporary brick studio buildings with residences on top (+ slideshow). More
Liam Treanor adds to collection of handcrafted minimal furniture
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: British designer Liam Treanor has expanded his collection of handcrafted wood furniture to include shelves, a side table and a pendant light (+ slideshow). More
SHED transforms Washington horse stable into art studio and living quarters
Sliding barn-style doors inside this pared-back studio space and guesthouse by Seattle-based SHED Architecture and Design hint at the building's past life as a horse stable (+ slideshow). More