Architecture
Architecture
Seattle waterfront home enjoys carefully chosen views through lush vegetation
Water views from this long narrow home in West Seattle by Suyama Peterson Deguchi are strategically framed using existing trees on site. More
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Interiors
Interiors
Multicoloured concrete bar creates ice cream stand inside Melbourne shopping centre
One Design Office and Studio Twocan based this pigmented concrete bar inside an Australian ice cream shop on the technicolour treats it will serve. More
Architecture
Architecture
Kubota Architect Atelier combines delicately tapered surfaces with sturdy concrete walls for FU House
Three L-shaped structures with wafer-thin edges wrap around concrete and glass walls at this house in the Japanese city of Shunan. More
Design
Design
Cushions and baskets hook onto Front's Button sofa for Swedese
Swedish studio Front designed the customisable Button sofa to be as suitable for aged-care environments as it is for the home of a young person. More
Interiors
Interiors
Atelier In Vitro creates retro interiors for three apartments in 1940s Porto building
Architecture studio Atelier In Vitro took a nostalgic approach to the renovation of three apartments in an old building in Porto, by restoring parquet and marble floors, and adding mid-century furniture. More
Architecture
Architecture
Robert Konieczny uses drawbridge to create ark-like house on a steep Polish hillside
A drawbridge provides access to this angular house perched on a hillside in southern Poland, which architect Robert Konieczny designed to close up completely when not in use. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week, architects were announced for the Serpentine Pavilion and the MPavilion
This week on Dezeen, Diébédo Francis Kéré was revealed as the first African architect to design the Serpentine Pavilion, while the Australian equivalent of the commission went to OMA. More
Design
Design
John Lewis marks Lucienne Day centenary with textile collection
Department store John Lewis has released a textile range featuring floral and abstract archive patterns by British designer Lucienne Day. More
Interiors
Interiors
Apartment in Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67 undergoes full interior redesign
Canadian design studio EMarchitecture has renovated one of the homes in Habitat 67, the iconic brutalist complex in Montreal by architect Moshe Safdie that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. More
Architecture
Architecture
Exhibition reveals role of modernist architecture in liberated African nations
A current show at New York's Center for Architecture reveals how several sub-Saharan African countries used modernist architecture to assert their identities, following a break from colonial rule in the 20th century. More
Video
Video
Rem Koolhaas discusses OMA's first New York apartment building in new movie
Architect Rem Koolhaas has expressed his excitement at building in Manhattan for the first time, in a movie created to promote his firm OMA's 121 E 22nd residential tower. More
Interview
Interview
"Simplicity is the key to excellence" says Dieter Rams
In a rare interview, German designer Dieter Rams has called for a return to well-made, long-lasting products, even if it comes at the expense of design innovation. More
Pinterest
Pinterest
10 homes from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that use hammocks, nets and swings as furniture
This week's roundup from Pinterest focuses on playful ways to relax at home, featuring a Mexican guesthouse with hammocks instead of beds and a Taiwan home with a swing in the family kitchen. More
Design
Design
Architect-turned-patisserie chef uses 3D modelling software to create desserts
These complex, geometric desserts are made by Ukrainian patisserie chef Dinara Kasko, who draws on her background in architecture in her cooking. More
Promotion
Promotion
A Smarter City competition calls for innovative designs for London's green spaces
Dezeen promotion: designers are invited to come up with innovative solutions to revamp public spaces in the City of London, in the first of three competitions as part of the A Smarter City initiative. More
Architecture
Architecture
Climbing plants and asymmetric balconies surround Buchner Bründler's Garden Tower
A mesh for climbing plants wraps the angular balconies of this apartment block in Alpine Switzerland, completed by Buchner Bründler Architekten. More
Design
Design
Space Cup lets astronauts drink coffee in low gravity
A team of researchers at Portland State University has developed a coffee cup that gives astronauts in space an earth-like drinking experience by driving liquid towards the mouth. More
Architecture
Architecture
Red beach hut by Jonathan Hendry Architects stands atop former toilet block
Jonathan Hendry Architects has built a beach hut clad in red-stained timber on top of an old toilet block in the English seaside town of Sandilands. More
Architecture
Architecture
Kengo Kuma's V&A museum takes shape in Dundee
The V&A museum has released a movie and photographs showing how far construction has progressed on its new Kengo Kuma-designed outpost in Dundee. More
Job of the day: intermediate architect at Formwerkz Architects
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an intermediate architect at Formwerkz Architects in Singapore, which took references from traditional Islamic design to create the intricately patterned and moulded surfaces of this mosque (pictured). More ›