LGA transforms warehouse into community for homeless youths in Toronto
Canadian firm LGA Architectural Partners has created a neighbourhood within an old Toronto industrial building, to provide accommodation for homeless young people. More
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Lim + Lu transforms Hong Kong warehouse into home for two artists, four dogs and a cat
Hong Kong studio Lim + Lu has converted a former printing press into a loft apartment for an artist couple, featuring white walls, sliding steel partitions and bright red pipes. More
Pentatonic turns smartphones, cans and cigarette butts into flat-pack furniture
Start-up company Pentatonic is aiming to "radically transform consumption culture" with a range of furniture and products created from food, electrical, plastic and textile waste. More
New Mexico home by Mollhaus takes cues from adobe architecture and desert terrain
In an arid region known for its traditional adobe architecture, American studio Mollhaus has created a home for an artist with exterior walls that are coated in earthen-hued stucco. More
Shortlist revealed for inaugural AHEAD Middle East and Africa hospitality awards
Dezeen promotion: a hotel overlooking the Hajar Mountains in Oman and a Botswanan lodge located on a UNESCO World Heritage site are among the shortlisted projects for the inaugural AHEAD Middle East and Africa awards for hospitality experience and design. More
Extremely pointed garden room features a treehouse-like design and a climbing wall
A climbing wall, a study and a bedroom are all contained within this Brisbane house extension, designed by Phorm Architecture + Design to be reminiscent of a treehouse. More
Tree-shaped structure shows how mushroom roots could be used to create buildings
While some architects have been experimenting with mushroom mycelium as a cladding material, architect Dirk Hebel and engineer Philippe Block have gone one step further – by using fungi to build self-supporting structures. More
Growmore is a modular building kit for urban gardeners
Planting boxes can be bolted together to create mini gardens and farms, with this simple construction system devised by Danish architects Sine Lindholm and Mads-Ulrik Husum. More
Top five architecture and design jobs this week include positions with Studio Gang and Marcel Wanders
Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects and Dutch designer Marcel Wanders. More
AUM builds curving concrete and glass residence on the surface of a lake
Full-height glazed walls are sandwiched between the meandering concrete floor slab and roof of this house built on a French lake, which can only be reached using a retractable bridge. More
TNA's dream holiday home is an upside-down concrete pyramid
Takei Nabeshima Architects has released new renderings of its design for an extravagant concrete holiday home, which forms part of French developer Christian Bourdais' Solo Houses series. More