Práctica Arquitectura splits red infill home in Mexico with central courtyard
Local studio Práctica Arquitectura has elevated a concrete infill house with a red finish outside of Monterrey, Mexico. More
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US scientists develop "nanoscale" coating to combat spread of fires
A team of scientists from universities in the United States have developed a silicon-based coating that can help stop the spread of fires by preventing materials coming in contact with flame. More
Andrew Trotter and Marcelo Martínez refresh 17th-century home where time "stood still"
Casa Soleto, a 17th-century house in Puglia, Italy, has been carefully renovated using lime plaster, terrazzo and furniture salvaged from a monastery. More
Ivory Flora panels by 3form
Dezeen Showroom: material brand 3form has created the Ivory Flora panel collection that offers a way to introduce botanical motifs to interiors while keeping a minimal colour palette. More
Narí chair by Andrea Pedrali for Pedrali
Dezeen Showroom: created by designer Andrea Pedrali in homage to his grandfather, Narì is an outdoor armchair that nods to the designs of the Pedrali brand's past. More
Jonathan Tuckey Design restores and extends traditional stone farmstead in Italy
Jonathan Tuckey Design has renovated a former farmstead in northern Italy, restoring and extending a cluster of 19th-century stone buildings to create Cascina, a new home and studio. More
Pink concrete forms "geometric and disciplined" wing of Polish Army Museum
Architecture studio WXCA has extended the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw, adding a low-lying wing with coloured-concrete walls that are imprinted with chevrons. More
"Visionary architect" Raymond Moriyama dies aged 93
Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, the co-founder of Moriyama Teshima Architects and the architect responsible for some of Canada's most iconic buildings, has died aged 93. More
iD Click Ultimate luxury vinyl flooring by Tarkett
Dezeen Showroom: flooring brand Tarkett aimed for an ultra-realistic look with its iD Click Ultimate collection of rigid luxury vinyl tiles, which mimic the appearance of stone and wood. More
Distinctive house cladding from Dezeen's Pinterest
Over the last month, Dezeen's Pinterest followers have been searching for "house cladding" 70 per cent more than usual. We round up 10 popular projects from our Pinterest that feature homes with distinctive types of cladding.
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Japanese patchwork technique informs interior of Sando burger bar in Geneva
Sapid Studio aimed to keep as much of the original fit-out as possible during this renovation project, which saw the Swiss design firm turn one burger restaurant in Geneva, Switzerland, into the home of another. More
MASQ designs light up Zaha Hadid Architects' Al Janoub Stadium
Promotion: lighting company MASQ has orchestrated a lighting concept that aims to enhance the "complex and curvature architecture" of the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Al Janoub Stadium. More
Cantilevered Ring of Bjólfur viewpoint to overlook Icelandic fjord
Architecture studios Esja Architecture and Arkibygg Arkitektar have designed a ring-shaped viewpoint that will sit 650 metres up the slopes of Mount Bjólfur and overlook a fjord in the east of Iceland. More