Architecture
Architecture
Álvaro Siza's first US project to be a luxury residential tower in Manhattan
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has been commissioned to design a luxury condominium tower in New York City – his first American project. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Facade of colourful shutters allows light and wind into Block Architects' Vegan House
Colourfully painted window shutters form the facade and roof of this guest house and kitchen in Ho Chi Minh City, designed by local studio Block Architects (+ slideshow). More
Pavilions
Pavilions
Atelier van Lieshout sculpts a hybrid cave dwelling and pool house
Design Miami/Basel 2015: this inhabitable sculpture by Dutch studio Atelier van Lieshout is a cross between a luxury lounge and a primitive dwelling (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Cam Thanh Community House in Vietnam features thatched roofing and secluded courtyards
This Vietnam community centre by architecture studio 1+2>3 features bamboo roofs thatched with coconut leaves, which pitch inwards to direct rainwater towards a series of planted courtyards (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Moooi launches range of hotel soaps and shampoos to extend its brand
Extra Moooi: Dutch furniture and lighting brand Moooi has launched a range of hotel bath and shower products with a "strong and outstanding scent". In this movie, co-founder Casper Vissers explains why the move is about brand recognition, not turnover. More
Architecture
Architecture
Private art gallery by Stonewood Design cantilevers into a 17th-century Cotswolds barn
This glazed house-shaped gallery sits within an old barn in a English village without appearing to touch the floor, the thick stone walls or the timber-truss roof (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
New York's Cornell Tech campus will include buildings by Morphosis and Weiss/Manfredi
Work has begun on the new "School of Genius" campus in New York City, which aims to boost the city's burgeoning tech industry (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen Mail #258
Plans to 3D print an entire pedestrian bridge in Amsterdam using robots (pictured), Ole Scheeren's stacked-volume skyscraper in Vancouver and an Australian house inspired by Brazilian Modernist architecture feature in this week's Dezeen Mail. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
Architecture
Architecture
Richard Rogers calls for architects to help save "exceptional" Robin Hood Gardens
Architect Richard Rogers has urged the architectural community to support the preservation of the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate, which he has described as post-war Britain's most important social housing development. More
Competition
Competition
Competition: five pairs of tickets for New Designers 2015 to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with the New Designers graduate show to give readers the chance to win tickets to the second part of the event, taking place in London from 1 to 4 July. More
Architecture
Architecture
Le Roc Canteen by D'Houndt+Bajart is designed as a cross between a treehouse and a cave
The sheltered entrance to this craggy school canteen building in France is fronted with a "forest" of slender white columns (+ slideshow). More
Retail
Retail
Diébédo Francis Kéré's Camper pop-up store opens at the Vitra Campus
Burkinabé architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has created a temporary retail space for shoe brand Camper inside a domed building at the Vitra Campus (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Nendo's Architect Bag for Tod's holds long drawings in its middle
Prolific Japanese studio Nendo has designed a bag specifically for architects, which changes shape to accommodate different sizes of drawings. More
Pavilions
Pavilions
Architects from Dublin and Belfast install red and yellow pavilions at London's King's Cross
London Festival of Architecture 2015: four architecture studios from Ireland have come together to create colourful pavilions for this year's London Festival of Architecture – a red one containing an elevated passageway and a yellow one housing a library of bricks (+ slideshow). More
Furniture
Furniture
Gallery Fumi's Design Miami/Basel 2015 exhibition includes metal furniture by Max Lamb
Design Miami/Basel 2015: London's Gallery Fumi presents metal-tube furniture by Max Lamb and patinated bronze tables by Glithero as part of its exhibition for this year's Design Miami/Basel fair (+ slideshow) More
Architecture
Architecture
RIBA awards the best British architecture projects of 2015
The Royal Institute of British Architects in London has revealed 37 winners of its 2015 awards, including a shoe-polish factory converted into offices, a sculptural swimming pool and a waterside distillery (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
MoMA adds Rainbow Flag to permanent design collection
New York's Museum of Modern Art announced today that it has added the Rainbow Flag, the universal symbol of gay pride, to its permanent design collection. More
Architecture
Architecture
Timber-framed equestrian centre completed by Castanheira & Bastai in Portugal
Castanheira & Bastai Arquitectos conceived this horse-riding centre in northern Portugal as a group of four connected house-shaped structures with sloping walls and exposed timber frameworks (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Olson Kundig creates charred wood pavilion for Design Miami/Basel 2015
Design Miami/Basel 2015: a blackened-wood structure by Seattle studio Olson Kundig Architects houses the VIP lounge at this year's Design Miami/Basel fair (+ slideshow). More
Pavilions
Pavilions
Kingston University students erect a Japanese pavilion in the garden of a museum
London Festival of Architecture 2015: a scale replica of a gateway to an ancient temple in Japan has been constructed in the grounds of the Dorich House Museum in south London by architecture students from Kingston University. More