Architecture
Architecture
SANAA chosen over Snøhetta in Budapest gallery competition
Japanese studio SANAA has seen off competition from Norwegian firm Snøhetta to design a new national gallery in Budapest's City Park. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Five of the most popular US projects on Dezeen
To celebrate the first Thanksgiving since we founded our New York office in May, we've collected together five of the most popular US stories from this year, including the new Google campus and Tadao Ando's first New York building. More
Dezeen Mail issue 281 features a selection of this week's best stories and discussions
This week's Dezeen Mail includes the competition-winning design for a new bridge across London's River Thames, bird-flu furniture and a Swiss mountainside home (pictured).
Residential
Residential
Jay Bargmann nestles glass-box home into hillside in rural New York
Jay Bargmann of Rafael Viñoly Architects has designed a house for his family in the Catskill Mountains, featuring glass walls that reflect the scenic landscape (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Paola Navone designs edible Christmas calendar for Häagen-Dazs
A white chocolate shell forms a calendar on top of this year's Häagen-Dazs Christmas cake by Italian interior designer Paola Navone. More
Design
Design
Airbus patents removable aeroplane cabins for faster boarding
Plane manufacturer Airbus has continued its run of unusual patent filings, proposing a detachable passenger cabin designed to speed up embarkation. More
Architecture
Architecture
Barn-like house by McGonigle McGrath features pale walls and asymmetric gables
The shapes and proportions of local agricultural barns informed the design of this monochrome house in Northern Ireland, designed by British firm McGonigle McGrath (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Today we like: tableware
Happy Thanksgiving! Tuck into our archive of designs that could make your dinner table more interesting, including teardrop-shaped plates, stackable tea sets and cutlery that is deliberately difficult to eat with. See more tableware »
Residential
Residential
Skene Catling de la Peña's Flint House named UK House of the Year
A house clad in pieces of flint, designed for one of the world's richest families, has been named the best new house in the UK by the Royal Institute of British Architects. More
Architecture
Architecture
Estudio Beldarrain uses reclaimed railway sleepers to extend Spanish library
Railway sleepers form the walls of this extension to a library in Azkoitia, Spain, which is located at the town's former railway station. More
Furniture
Furniture
Swimming pool-shaped tables by Rain include removable ladders
Brazilian studio Rain has created a collection of six tables designed to look like miniature swimming pools. More
Residential
Residential
Kyodo House features a sculptural wood facade and an indoor swing
Japanese studios Sandwich and Team Low-Energy used three truckloads of timber to create the sculptural facade of this Tokyo house that also boasts a two-storey-high library and an indoor swing (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
S-shaped extension links two sides of Copenhagen's Mariehøj Kulturcenter
The roof of this extension to a Copenhagen cultural centre is shaped like an elongated S, and it appears to ramp up over the roof of one of the buildings it adjoins (+ slideshow). More
Furniture
Furniture
Seung Jin Yang's Blowing chairs are made from party balloons
South Korean designer Seung Jin Yang has coated brightly coloured balloons in resin to create these inflated seats. More
Design
Design
Royal College of Art to build £100 million design and technology campus in south London
The RCA is set to expand with another new campus near its existing buildings in Battersea, after the UK government pledged to contribute funding for the project in its autumn spending statement. More
Lighting
Lighting
Apparatus creates Neo Marble collection influenced by ancient rituals
New York studio Apparatus has unveiled a marble lantern and vessel that embody "the visual language of ceremonial objects" (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Bystrup triumphs in Nine Elms to Pimlico bridge contest with "elegant and simple" design
Danish firm Bystrup has been selected to design a new pedestrian and cycle bridge across the River Thames in west London – the same day another crossing was unveiled for the other side of the city. More
Architecture
Architecture
OMA wins competition to design huge Manchester arts venue The Factory
Rem Koolhaas' firm OMA is to build its first major public building in the UK after winning an international competition to design The Factory in Manchester. More
Interiors
Interiors
ARRO Studio creates Clarks Originals headquarters within historic warehouse
Paris-based ARRO Studio has transformed a 19th-century warehouse into the design studio for British shoe brand Clarks, adding factory-shaped volumes that house meeting rooms and offices (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Driverless cars could spell the end for domestic flights, says Audi strategist
Self-driving cars could disrupt the airline and hotel industries within 20 years as people sleep in their vehicles on the road, according to a senior strategist at Audi. More