FreelandBuck pavilion in Palo Alto documents life "over the course of one day"
FreelandBuck has installed a pavilion in a Palo Alto plaza comprising triangular panels imprinted with images of the public enjoying the same site on a day last year. More
Lateral Office lights up New York City Garment District with "immersive urban instrument"
Canadian studio Lateral Office has installed 12 oversized seesaws that light up and make sounds on the streets of New York City's Garment District. More
Bright yellow Friedman Benda exhibition explores comfort in furniture
A chair made from loaves of bread and a toilet-cum-sink are among the objects on display in an exhibition at Friedman Benda that aims to find a "new form of pleasure" in furniture. More
Studio Drift exhibits interactive works based on birds and dandelions in San Francisco
San Francisco's Carpenters Workshop Gallery is staging an exhibition of works by Studio Drift that aim to showcase the "intersection of nature and technology". More
José Bermúdez designs Fuji incense holder influenced by a volcanic eruption
Mexican designer José Bermúdez has created an incense tray to reference the form of active volcano Mount Fuji in Japan. More
Marcin Rusak's White Perma Collection casts flowers in milky white resin
London designer Marcin Rusak has cut this set of resin works into unusual shapes that are intended as "hybrids of domestic furniture". More
In Good Company installs huge lights in A/D/O courtyard
A curved, golden mirror ideal for taking selfies is among the large light fixtures that Brooklyn designer Fernando Mastrangelo's In Good Company has placed into the courtyard of Brooklyn hub A/D/O. More
BIG and WXY unveil "playful" transformation of Downtown Brooklyn
Architecture firms BIG and WXY have unveiled a masterplan for Downtown Brooklyn that aims to improve the area's pedestrian experience with playful furniture, expanded sidewalks and improved crossings. More
Cracked floors and weathered wood feature in minimal São Paulo shoe store
Brazilian firm MNMA has used render, wood panelling and limestone to complete the minimal aesthetic of this shoe shop in São Paulo. More
Bernardo Richter arranges his brickwork house in Brazil around a courtyard
Architect Bernardo Richter took cues from a holiday home by Alvar Aalto when designing this brick house in Curitiba, Brazil. More
Studio MK27 envelopes interior of a São Paulo apartment with wooden slats
Basalt floors and wood panelled ceilings and walls cover this São Paulo apartment designed by local practice Studio MK27. More
Bruno Rossi designs "floating pavilion" for Brazilian lake
Brazilian studio Bruno Rossi has built a delicate pavilion by a lake with wooden brises to control wind flow. More
Rooms exhibit furniture influenced by post-Soviet era objects at Design Miami
Visitors to a booth at Design Miami were invited to damage furniture created by Georgian design duo Rooms. More
Studio Shamshiri designs pink-hued jewellery shop in LA for Sonia Boyajian
Los Angeles jewellery designer Sonia Boyajian has hung oversized replicas of her creations as light fixtures in the pink-toned flagship store she designed in collaboration with Studio Shamshiri. More
Dezeen's top 10 installations of 2019
Next up in our review of 2019, Kristine Klein picks out the 10 most arresting installations on Dezeen, including Banksy's pop-up, pink seesaws slotted between the border wall and a sauna at Burning Man. More
Weiss Manfredi wins competition to redevelop La Brea Tar Pits
New York studio Weiss Manfredi has beaten competition from Dorte Mandrup and Diller Scofidio + Renfro to develop the park and museum accompanying Los Angeles' historic La Brea Tar Pits. More
Daan Roosegaarde and design students create a "smog-eating billboard" in Mexico
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has covered advertising billboards in Monterrey, Mexico in an air-purifying resin that can eat up the city's smog. More
Wolfgang Tschapeller adds suspended bookshelves to Cornell University library
Architecture firm Wolfgang Tschapeller has renovated a library at Cornell University and added suspended shelving, which prompted criticisms about the potential for upskirting when it opened in earlier this year. More
New York City's rubbish bins are redesigned
New York studio Group Project has designed new rubbish bins for New York City streets that include a "sleek aesthetic, bold recycling messaging, and significant ergonomic improvements." More
Porky Hefer's Molecules are hanging seats modelled on chemical compounds
South African designer Porky Hefer has extended his collection of hanging chairs at this year's Design Miami with a series of leathery seats that each represent a different molecular compound. More