Snøhetta reveals plans for Cheongju New City Hall in South Korea
Snøhetta has unveiled visuals of a landmark city hall for Cheongju, South Korea, which will incorporate public spaces and use the existing government building as its entrance. More
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Shaker-inspired rooms feature in Mexico City's Círculo Mexicano hotel
Architecture studio Ambrosi Etchegaray drew upon the pared-back design ethos of the Shakers to create the minimal rooms within this hotel in Mexico City. More
Tactile 6M House in Ecuador nestles into its natural surroundings
A tactile material palette and floor-to-ceiling glazing characterise this Ecuadorian house, which Jannina Cabal has created for a family of five in the town of Samborondón. More
Pinocchio is a tiny bakery in Japan decorated in the colours of bread
Design studio I IN has used warm, golden hues to decorate the Pinocchio bakery in Yokohama, Japan, which displays bread and pastries on minimalist shelves. More
Niko Koronis' resin furniture series looks like carved blocks of soap
Geometric blocks of resin form this four-piece furniture collection by Niko Koronis, who took design cues from the work of Italian architect Carlo Scarpa. More
Viewport Studio uses discarded timber to create Essential Furniture collection
Multidisciplinary practice Viewport Studio aimed to reduce the energy required to produce furniture when designing this series of tables, which are constructed from discarded timber offcuts. More
2LG Studio founders create garden pavilion with a "touch of Beetlejuice" for their own home
Interior designers Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead, founders of 2LG Studio, have built a white-stained timber pavilion with a circular cutout window in their back garden. More
Ten public toilets with unexpected floor plans that break the bounds of the cubicle
While most toilets have regular, rectangular-shaped floor plans, architects have also experimented with spirals, triangles and circles for public restrooms. Here are 10 public toilets that break the bounds of the regular cubicle. More
This week David Adjaye won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal
This week on Dezeen, British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye was named the 2021 recipient of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, while this year's Stirling Prize was cancelled. More
Torrado Arquitectos carries out subtle renovation of 1930s Buenos Aires house
Argentinian studio Torrado Arquitectos has used material that match the original home for its renovation of House in Barrio Parque in Buenos Aires More
Christian Vivanco launches rattan furniture collection Bajío for Balsa
Dezeen Showroom: furniture designer Christian Vivanco has teamed up with Mexican brand Balsa to produce a collection of furniture from rattan called Bajío. More
Tinted glass bathes Lookout House by Faulkner Architects in red glow
This house at the bottom of Lookout Mountain volcano in Truckee, California has glass walls chosen by local studio Faulkner Architects to tint the interiors "the colour of cooling magma". More
BIG plans artificial intelligence-run city campus in China
Danish architecture studio BIG has designed Terminus AI City Operating System as a campus in Chongqing, China, that will be operated by an artificial intelligence system. More
Permitted development homes in England must meet space standards
New planning rules announced by the UK government will require new homes built under permitted development rights to be over 37 square metres. More
Tom Postma Design suspends 1,400 porcelain plates in gold-gilded room at Fondazione Prada
A Fondazione Prada exhibition about Chinese export porcelain, designed by Dutch firm Tom Postma Design, is housed within three prefabricated timber volumes clad in velvet and real gold leaf. More
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Livestreams
Design Trust hosts live relay talk featuring participants of its Critically Homemade exhibition
Twenty architects and designers showcased designs they made at home during lockdown for the Design Trust's Critically Homemade exhibition in a live talk moderated by Aric Chen and Design Trust co-founder Marisa Yiu. More
Nendo completes Marsotto showroom in Milan with dimpled marble facade
Passersby can perch in the facade of Italian marble brand Marsotto's new showroom in Milan, which has been designed by multidisciplinary studio Nendo. More
Zandra Rhodes gives IKEA Frakta bag a pink and frilly makeover
British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes has designed a pink and ruffled version of IKEA's famous Frakta bag as part of her upcoming collection for the Swedish furniture retailer. More
BIG and NASA collaborate to design 3D-printed buildings for the moon
BIG and 3D-printed building company ICON have revealed they are working on Project Olympus, which aims to develop robotic construction for the moon. More
Cognac bottle designed by Frank Gehry features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features a gold cognac bottle designed by Frank Gehry for Hennessy X.O. More