Renzo Piano joins roster of starchitects adding to San Francisco's skyline
Another skyscraper is set for San Francisco's SoMa district, this time by Italian architect Renzo Piano. More
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RCR Arquitectes describe ambitions for "architecture that conveys beauty" in Pritzker Prize movies
In this series of movies, Pritzker Prize 2017 laureates Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta describe how nature, landscape and "atmospheres" influence their approach to architecture. More
Key projects by Pritzker Prize 2017 winner RCR Arquitectes
With the news that little-known Catalan studio RCR Arquitectes has won this year's Pritzker Prize, here's a look at some of the firm's most important projects. More
Space & Interiors announces lightness theme for 2017 exhibition
Dezeen promotion: Space & Interiors will focus on the use of light in interior products for this year's event, which takes place during Milan design week. More
RCR Arquitectes wins Pritzker Prize 2017
Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta of Spanish studio RCR Arquitectes have been named as the 2017 laureates of the Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award. More
Yves Béhar creates unthreatening design for Cobalt security robot
Yves Béhar's studio Fuseproject worked with robotics company Cobalt to create this robot security guard, designed to be in "stark contrast to the Hollywood dystopian Robocop". More
Klein Dytham's Ginza Place features latticed facade inspired by traditional Japanese crafts
Over 5,000 aluminium panels are arranged to create the perforated facade of this commercial building by Klein Dytham Architecture, which overlooks one of Tokyo's most iconic intersections. More
Competition: win furniture designed by Le Corbusier, Eero Saarinen and Achille Castiglioni
Dezeen has teamed up with Aram Store to offer our UK readers a chance to win a lounge chair designed by Le Corbusier, a side table by Eero Saarinen or a table lamp by Achille Castiglioni. More
Jon Danielsen Aarhus creates pine-clad mountain cabin in Norway for himself
Architect Jon Danielsen Aarhus designed this pine-clad cabin in rural Norway for his own family, creating a large glazed living area with mountain and lake views. More
Shaker style is back again as designers celebrate "the first minimalists"
The Shakers are on the verge of extinction following the recent death of one of the sect's three surviving members. So why is their austere style having yet another revival? More
Job of the day: product designer at Studio Piet Boon
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Netherlands-based product designer at Studio Piet Boon, whose recent projects include a villa in the French Alps (pictured) and a restaurant in a converted Belgian chapel. More ›
Lisa Merk's tactile mini urns give mourners one-on-one time to say goodbye
Lund University student Lisa Merk has designed a series of small urns that can be held during funeral ceremonies to reduce the anxieties of bereavement. More
Luxury penthouse to be installed in Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
A penthouse apartment is being built inside Herzog & de Meuron's recently completed philharmonic hall in Hamburg, at a cost of £6.9 million for an anonymous client. More