Jessica Mairs
Today we like: architecture and design for cats
It's International Cat Day! To mark the occasion we've rounded up some of the best architecture and design for felines – including a series of cat houses by Los Angeles-based architects, a veterinary clinic dedicated to cats and a Seoul home where the owners' pet has its own loft. Browse all our architecture and design for cats »
Henning Larsen Architects opens sail-covered Danish pavilion for Rio Olympics
Rio 2016: Danish studio Henning Larsen Architects used boat sails and masts to create this maritime-inspired pavilion for the Rio 2016 Olympics (+ movie). More
Aurora Arquitectos draws attention to additions and "ruptures" in Lisbon apartment
Aurora Arquitectos knocked through walls to create a large living room in this old Lisbon apartment, and inserted a wall with curving edges to form a pair of bedrooms (+ slideshow). More
Fold-out furniture and storage solutions transform Silvia Allori's home into a studio
Architect Silvia Allori has overhauled a 1970s flat in Florence to create her own home and workspace, which features furniture that folds down from the walls and a shiny gold curtain that hides mess (+ slideshow). More
Felice Varini creates optical illusion on roof of Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation
Swiss artist Felice Varini has used brightly coloured paintwork to transform the rooftop of Le Corbusier's iconic Unité d'Habitation in Marseille into a huge optical illusion (+ slideshow). More
Sou Fujimoto, Kengo Kuma and more propose future houses in House Vision exhibition
Japanese architects including Sou Fujimoto, Atelier Bow-Wow, Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban have all designed houses of the future for a Tokyo exhibition (+ movie). More
Matt Gibson's faceted Shadow House extends an Edwardian home in Melbourne
Australian architect Matt Gibson used zinc cladding to distinguish this faceted structure from the Edwardian residence it extends (+ movie). More
Abraham John Architects transforms pump room into garden lounge for Mumbai film studio
This garden pavilion by Abraham John Architects provides a lounge for a film production studio in Mumbai, featuring a glazed ceiling and walls to offer views of a jackfruit tree (+ slideshow). More
Tea room and veranda provide socialising space in Katsutoshi Sasaki's Wengawa House
Translucent curtains surround a mezzanine tea room in the heart of this home, designed by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates for a retired couple in Japan's Aichi Prefecture (+ slideshow). More
Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville propose Manchester skyscrapers designed by Make
Former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs have teamed up with architects office Make to design a luxury shopping and hotel complex on the site of a 1950s synagogue in Manchester. More
Self-build retreat by Rural Design nestles into rugged Isle of Skye landscape
This small holiday home by Rural Design nestles between grassy knolls on the Isle of Skye, the largest of Scotland's Inner Hebrides islands (+ slideshow). More
Barozzi Veiga adds gridded concrete extension to Bündner Kunstmuseum
This extension to a Swiss art museum by Spanish studio Barozzi Veiga features gridded concrete facades and subterranean galleries (+ slideshow). More
Olympic sailing ramp collapses ahead of Rio de Janeiro games
Rio 2016: a boat ramp designed for sailing competitions at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has collapsed just days ahead of the games' opening ceremony. More
12 design studios that architects have created for themselves
Dezeen recently moved into a new London office designed by architect Pernilla Ohrstedt, sparking a discussion among readers about what makes a good workplace. To continue the debate, here's a look at studios other architects have designed for themselves, ranging from a co-working space to a solitary woodland retreat (+ slideshow). More
Santorini summer house by Kapsimalis Architects is formed of bright white blocks
This bright white summer house on the Santorini coastline comprises a series of staggered blocks, designed by Kapsimalis Architects to reflect the traditional housing on the Greek island (+ slideshow). More
Alpine chapel designed by Joaquim Portela Arquitetos as a giant light funnel
This proposal for a concrete chapel by Joaquim Portela Arquitetos is designed to reach up towards the sky from its site in the Swiss Alps (+ slideshow). More
Nimtim modernises Victorian terrace to create pied-a-terre for a heart surgeon
British studio Nimtim has updated a London flat with pastel blue cabinetry, zigzagging parquet and marble to create an urban retreat for a children's heart surgeon (+ slideshow). More
Raúl Sánchez uses contrasting materials to define rooms in Barcelona apartment
Spanish architect Raúl Sánchez has overhauled a long and narrow apartment in Barcelona to create a sequence of rooms lined in patterned tiles, micro-cement, marble and wood (+ slideshow). More
Concrete home in Argentina is arranged around mature trees and plunge pool
Argentinian studios Marcelo Del Torto and Torrado Arquitectos have arranged a family home around a group of mature trees in a gated community in Buenos Aires Province (+ slideshow). More
Pedevilla Architects creates rose-hued fire station for an Alpine village
Italian studio Pedevilla Architects has used red pigmented concrete to give an Alpine fire station in South Tyrol a muted yet distinctive colouring (+ slideshow). More