Geometric lights, tropical wood and greenery accent Elda bar in San Francisco
Caribbean funk and traditional Mexican architecture provided Californian studio ROY with the design cues for this cocktail lounge and eatery in San Francisco. More
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Scientists develop "greenhouse shields" to grow food on Mars
Researchers at Harvard University have devised a way to terraform Mars by placing sheets of silica aerogel on the planet's surface, which would warm it up to make it suitable for growing plants. More
"Schumacher is so spot on"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Patrik Schumacher's suggestion that architecture teachers use students to advance their own agendas rather than teach skills for the real world. More
Explore New York with Virgil Abloh and Louis Vuitton's retro video game Endless Runner
Louis Vuitton has released a retro-style video game called Endless Runner, which was inspired by Virgil Abloh's Autumn Winter 2019 show for the brand. More
Architecture students "considered suicide" over long hours, say #dezeenchat participants
The demands placed on architecture students is leading to burnout, mental-health issues and even thoughts of suicide, according readers participating in a social-media discussion about design education organised by Dezeen. More
Pale wood blends Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann's Chilean house into sandy surrounds
Architecture studio Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann has designed this wooden house in Chile around a central, square-shaped room with a dramatic vaulted ceiling. More
Competition: win an overnight stay at Weymouth Mews in London
In our latest competition, we've teamed up with Living Rooms to offer readers the chance to win an overnight stay for two at Weymouth Mews in Marylebone, London. More
Alex Israel projects Bat Signal from roof of Le Corbusier's Cite Radieuse
Multimedia artist Alex Israel has installed a Bat Signal at the MAMO Arts Centre on the roof of Le Corbusier's brutalist Cité Radieuse apartment block in Marseille, France. More
Cif spray bottles can be refilled with ecorefill cleaning concentrate
Consumer goods company Unilever has launched Cif ecorefill, a concentrated cleaning product that can be diluted at home within a refillable spray bottle, to reduce plastic use. More
WilkinsonEyre designs biodome complex for Iceland
Two gently undulating greenhouses will form the Aldin Biodomes complex, which WilkinsonEyre has designed for Elliðaárdalur valley in Iceland. More
Snøhetta designs bench for Nobel Peace Centre that brings people together
A bench designed by architecture firm Snøhetta for the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo is shaped like a partial circle to encourage people to sit closer together and start conversations. More
Bryan O'Sullivan Studio includes pink snug in The Berkeley Bar & Terrace
Female faces peer out from a pink-hued wall mural that features inside this bar, which Bryan O'Sullivan Studio has created in west London hotel The Berkeley. More
AGo Architects builds skinny house in Indonesia on a 3.5-metre plot
A perforated metal facade covers the front of 3,500 Millimetre House, a wedge-shaped skinny house built on a 3.5-metre-wide site in Indonesia by AGo Architects. More
Carlo Ratti uses drones to create "world's first crowdsourced graffiti"
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati used a swarm of drones to graffiti this artwork in Turin that is based on visual content submitted by hundreds of contributors. More