Design
Design
Ma Yansong designs meat-patterned rugs for dogs
MAD architects founder Ma Yansong has created a series of carpets shaped like juicy steaks for labradors (+ movie). More
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Residential
Residential
Nobuo Araki creates simple house with overhanging eaves on Japan's largest plain
A large roof overhangs the walls of this simple wooden house on Japan's Kanto Plain, offering residents shade during hot weather and shelter from rain showers (+ slideshow). More
Graphics
Graphics
National Museum of Qatar to crowdsource its visual identity
The National Museum of Qatar is taking suggestions for its new logo and branding as part of a nationwide competition encouraging public involvement in design. More
Architecture
Architecture
Richard Rogers steps in to defend Zaha Hadid's scrapped Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium
British architect Richard Rogers says Japan "lost its nerve" in abandoning Zaha Hadid's Olympic stadium design, adding that the decision could damage the country's credibility. More
Residential
Residential
London extension by Bureau de Change Architects zigzags like a row of gabled houses
Bureau de Change Architects gave this north London house extension a pleated ceiling to create the illusion it has been squashed onto the rear of the brick terraced property (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Students turn lightweight smartphone glass into structural installations
A group of students has completed a pair of transparent sculptural pavilions with the type of glass often used to cover smartphones (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Qujing History Museum in China features a roof shaped like an upside-down staircase
Chinese firms Atelier Alter and Hordor Design Group have completed a major new museum of natural history in China, featuring a roof described by the architects as a "vertical landscape of concrete" (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
AYTM contrasts materials and textures for debut product collection
Northmodern 2015: Danish interiors brand AYTM has launched its first line of products, which includes vases, cushions and stackable trays, designed as "a more expressive approach to Nordic design" (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Postmodern architecture: Vanna Venturi House, Philadelphia by Robert Venturi
Pomo summer: when American architect Robert Venturi designed a home for his mother in the late 1950s, he reinterpreted the archetypal suburban house as a contemporary architectural statement. Its influence was so great, it is now credited as the first Postmodern building, and is the next in our summer season on Postmodernism. More
Architecture
Architecture
Populous unveils stadium design for San Diego Chargers American football team
This concept by architecture studio Populous for a new stadium in San Diego, California, features a sculptural facade clad in a kinetic screen that moves with the wind (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Volcanic stone structures pump fresh water from the sea surrounding a South Korean island
A team of architects, artists and scientists has built a pair of basalt structures on the shoreline of a South Korean island to help to draw up fresh water from a spring below the sea. More
Architecture
Architecture
Kengo Kuma to "fuse nature and architecture" with twisted Rolex tower underway in Dallas
Construction is now underway on a twisted tower designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for Rolex in Dallas, Texas. More
Design
Design
Alessi to launch Pulcina coffee maker by Michele de Lucchi
Pomo summer: Memphis Group founding member Michele De Lucchi has designed a ribbed aluminium coffee moka for Alessi, which will launch during London Design Festival 2015. More
Architecture
Architecture
UUfie updates facade of Shanghai boutique with pixellated grid of glowing glass
Canadian studio UUfie created a pixellated appearance for the facade of this Shanghai boutique by adding rows of translucent glass cubes that light up at night like a big screen (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Pigalle Duperré is a colourful basketball court tucked between a row of Parisian apartments
Ill-Studio has collaborated with French fashion brand Pigalle to create a multicoloured basketball court between a row of buildings in the 9th arrondissement of Paris (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Today we like: floating architecture
Floating architecture is becoming more common as architects explore ways to make the most of picturesque locations, deal with rising floodwaters, and alleviate pressure on available land. Examples range from tiny cabins to entire cities, and include the UK's "first amphibious house". See more stories about floating architecture »
Architecture
Architecture
NEXT Architects uses terracotta and granite for housing complex on China's Min River
NEXT Architects chose both ribbed terracotta and smooth granite to clad the buildings of this housing development in China, which are stacked to maximise views over a nearby river and mountains (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
SOAK textile coating changes colour to warn wearers of dehydration
Dutch researcher Paulien Routs has worked with conceptual design studio Droog to develop a spray for activewear that monitors wearers' hydration levels by reacting to their sweat (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
FELT slots three new homes into an old Ghent townhouse and reclads it with strips of wood
Square windows puncture the timber facade of this townhouse in Ghent, Belgium, which has been recently refurbished and widened to make room for three new flats (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
Arched openings cut through walls of Takushu Arai's steel-plated house in Yokohama
Arched doorways and shuttered windows give this Japanese residence by Takushu Arai the appearance of an oversized playhouse (+ slideshow). More