Blackened wood is an ever-popular choice of material for architects in recent times. Here are 10 of the most eye-catching examples, including a nine-square-metre Muji Hut and a tar-coated Californian ski chalet.
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A sliding screen offers glimpses to the living room beneath this plant-filled wall, which architecture firm Nauturehumaine has added to a 1940s house in Montreal. More
Brussels' €125 million (£109 million) Centre Pompidou is to be designed by noAarchitecten, EM2N and Sergison Bates architects. More
For our latest competition, we're giving away two sets of flash cards documenting contemporary residential blocks designed for compact city living. More
Brazilian architect Felipe Rodrigues has created a split-level house, with a glazed living area between thin concrete planes that project from a hillside. More
Dezeen promotion: Ventura Projects has revealed details of its inaugural Ventura Future exhibition, which will showcase work by emerging designers to tackle important world issues. More
Luxury watch brand Hublot has released its first smartwatch, which will be worn by referees at the FIFA World Cup in Russia this June. More
Independent spatial research group Forensic Architecture is seeking footage of the fatal fire at Grenfell Tower to create a 3D video to help understand how the disaster unfolded. More
Toronto designer Adam Pickard has turned paper IKEA manuals into an augmented reality app that shows users life-size instructions on how to build their furniture. More
A number of academic institutions are looking for staff to join their departments. We've selected five of the best roles available via Dezeen Jobs, including opportunities at Columbia University, Harvard University and Aarhus School of Architecture. More
In this movie produced by Dezeen for Made.com, Simone Alberto Gerbino explains how his design for a hat-inspired lamp was shortlisted for TalentLab, the brand's platform for emerging designers. More
Chinese architecture studio Wutopia Lab painted a pair of houses pink and blue, filling one with meat and the other with flowers, to explore constructs around gender and food for an architecture biennale in Shenzhen. More
Designer Es Devlin created an all-blue stage set for the Girls & Boys play at London's Royal Court Theatre, which charts the dissolution of a woman's marriage through different video projections. More
London nightclub Ministry of Sound is opening a Squire and Partners-designed co-working space and members' club with a bar at its centre to appeal to the "next generation of rebel creatives". More