Jessica Mairs
Overlapping cylindrical and log-covered blocks form Danish holiday home by Jan Henrik Jansen
Nine cylindrical volumes interlock to form this holiday home on the Danish island Møn, which is covered in thousands of spruce logs and lined with beach pebbles (+ slideshow). More
Fifteen tonnes of rubble used to build Rotterdam house by Architectuur Maken
The bricks forming the facade of this tall, skinny house in Rotterdam are made from 15 tonnes of compacted industrial waste (+ slideshow). More
Brexit decision is "criminal" says Konstantin Grcic
Brexit: the EU Referendum should never have happened according to German designer Konstantin Grcic, who said the decision by Britain's former prime minister David Cameron to host the vote was criminal. More
Norwegian climbing centre by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter resembles a snow-capped mountain
The jagged form of this climbing centre by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter is covered in grey, brown and white shingles that reference a snow-covered mountain behind the building (+ slideshow). More
World Trade Center lamps by Rolf Bruggink are designed to be dismantled
These models of New York's Twin Towers by Rolf Bruggink can be stacked to create a pair of columnar lanterns or collapsed to form stools (+ slideshow). More
Open-plan offices make workers more unfriendly and less productive
Workers in open-plan offices are more distracted, unfriendly and uncollaborative than those in traditional workplaces, according to the latest industry survey. More
MNy Arkitekter uses seven types of timber for Finnish lake house
MNy Arkitekter has used seven varieties of timber to create this gabled house on the shoreline of a small lake in Tenala, Finland (+ slideshow). More
Paulo Mendes da Rocha wins Praemium Imperiale prize
Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha has been named the architecture laureate for the 2016 Praemium Imperiale arts prize from the Japan Art Association. More
Barber and Osgerby and Jasper Morrison furnish previously unseen kitchen at Soane Museum
The kitchen of Sir John Soane's Museum in London has opened to the public for the first time, filled with contemporary homeware by designers including Barber and Osgerby and Jasper Morrison. More
Guggenheim Helsinki in question after Finnish government refuses funding
Plans for a new outpost of the Guggenheim museum in Helsinki have been thrown into doubt, as the Finnish government refuses funding for the Moreau Kusunoki Architectes-designed project. More
Monochrome Iranian holiday home by RooyDaad Architects is dark outside and white inside
RooyDaad Architects created this monochrome house as a weekend retreat from their practice in Tehran, and based its design on a housing model by Le Corbusier (+ slideshow). More
"Slight technical hitch" traps 180 passengers inside world's tallest moving observation tower
A technical fault trapped 180 passengers inside the doughnut-shaped viewing pod of the i360 observation tower last night, leaving them suspended above Brighton's seafront for two hours. More
Borders are "primitive" limits says designer of US-Mexico binational city
London Design Biennale 2016: architect Fernando Romero has unveiled plans for a binational city spanning the US-Mexico border, amid Donald Trump's calls for a wall to be built between the two countries (+ slideshow). More
London Design Biennale names first medal winners
London Design Biennale 2016: a Lebanese street market and an archive of "forgotten" Soviet designs are among the winners of the first London Design Biennale medals. More
Closure of world's highest and longest glass bridge "not a big deal" says organiser
The management team behind a 430-metre-long glass bridge in China say its forced closure just 13 days after opening is completely normal. More
Norm Architects completes contemporary farmhouse in the Suffolk countryside
Panoramic glazing frames views of meadows and cornfields from this farmhouse designed by Danish studio Norm Architects for a working farm in southern England (+ slideshow). More
Mischer'Traxler creates light mobile that dims when unbalanced for London Design Biennale
London Design Biennale 2016: Viennese design duo Mischer'Traxler has created a mobile-like light installation for the Austrian contribution to London's first design biennale (+ slideshow). More
Italy presents 20 interpretations of the white flag for utopia-themed London Design Biennale
London Design Biennale 2016: Italy has invited 20 young designers including Marco Campardo and Matteo Cibic to reinterpret the white flag for its installation at the inaugural London Design Biennale, which opens at Somerset House today. More
Autoban presents pneumatic messaging system at inaugural London Design Biennale
London Design Biennale 2016: transparent tubes transport note-filled capsules around the west wing of Somerset House in this installation by Autoban, which is Turkey's addition to the first London Design Biennale (+ slideshow). More
Moving walls open Stal Collectief's charred timber workshop to the elements
Raised on stilts above a field in northeast Belgium, Stal Collectief's self-designed studio features charred timber walls that can be wheeled back to reveal the interior (+ movie). More