Architecture
Architecture
Vision 2030 by MVRDV
Dutch architects MVRDV have announced plans to extend the city of Almere by creating a series of artificial islands. More
-
Design
Design
Air 1 Aquarium by Amaury Poudray
French designer Amaury Poudray has designed a glass, zeppelin-shaped aquarium supported by a steel frame. More
Design
Design
Collection Wajima by Bouroullec Brothers
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a series of contemporary objects for Japan Brand, using traditional Japanese craft techniques. More
News
News
Follow Dezeen on Twitter
Dezeenwire: hello feed subscribers! Did you know you can now follow Dezeen on Twitter? Our Twitter feed is constantly updated with details of what's new on Dezeen, links to interesting comments, relevant stories from our archives etc. Follow us at twitter.com/Dezeen
Architecture
Architecture
Savannehuis by LAM Architects
Dutch architects LAM have completed a sustainable giraffe enclosure for Rotterdam Zoo, which opens next week. More
Design
Design
Bono’s laser jacket by Moritz Waldemeyer
Dezeenwire: U2's latest tour, 360°, kicked off at Camp Nou in Barcelona last night with singer Bono wearing a leather jacket containing 240 lasers and designed by Moritz Waldemeyer. More info and a video on Waldemeyer's blog.
See also our earlier stories on Waldemeyer's digital costume collaborations with OK Go and Hussein Chalayan.
Design
Design
Weaver's Nest by Animal Farm
Cape Town designers Animal Farm have produced an "organic lounger" made from woven branches that hangs in a tree and is reached by a rope ladder. More
Architecture
Architecture
Ex Arsenale at Maddalena by Stefano Boeri Architetti
Italian architects Stefano Boeri Architetti have completed a complex of buildings including a conference centre, exhibition venue and marina in Sardinia. More
-
Architecture
Architecture
A rock and a hard place: the New Acropolis Museum, Athens - Hugh Pearman
Dezeenwire: Sunday Times architecture critic Hugh Pearman has posted his review of Bernard Tschumi's new Acropolis Museum in Athens on his website - www.hughpearman.com
Architecture
Architecture
International student housing competition for architects UPTO35
Dezeen promotion: we've teamed up with Greek developer OLIAROS to launch UPTO35, a competition open to architects under the age of 35 to design an affordable student housing complex in Athens. More
Pavilions
Pavilions
UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 by Thomas Heatherwick
Shanghai Expo 2010: British designer Thomas Heatherwick has released images of his updated design for the UK pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010. More
Retail
Retail
Emporium by Sergio Calatroni Artroom
Italian designer Sergio Calatroni has completed the interior design of Emporium, a fashion store in Tokyo. More
Architecture
Architecture
Walking Berlin by Fantastic Norway
DMY Berlin 09: Norwegian designers Fantastic Norway have sent photos of Walking Berlin, a project in which they dressed up as their latest building and walked around Berlin. More
Architecture
Architecture
Sansaburu Kindegarten by Vaumm
Basque architects Vaumm have completed a kindergarten at Eibar in Gipuzkoa, Spain (via yatzer). More
Design
Design
S+tarck with Ballantyne by Philippe Starck
French designer Philippe Starck has designed a range of cashmere garments for Italian brand Ballantyne. More
Architecture
Architecture
Qui est “in”, Qui est “out” by Yes We Can Architects
London architects Yes We Can Architecture have sent images of a project they built last summer out of hula hoops. More
Competition
Competition
Competition: five copies of UFO to be won
Dezeen and the NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft gallery are offering five readers the chance to each win a copy of UFO: Blurring the boundaries between art and design, the catalogue accompanying the exhibition of the same name. More
Architecture
Architecture
D. Dinis Secondary School by Bak Gordon
Architectural photographer Leonardo Finotti has sent us images of a school in Lisbon, Portugal, recently modernised by Portuguese studio Bak Gordon Arquitectos. More
Design
Design
Folding Plug by Min-Kyu Choi
Royal College of Art graduate Min-Kyu Choi has designed a folding version of the standard UK electrical plug. Update 17/03/2010: Folding Plug has won the Brit Insurance Design of the Year award 2010. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More
Lighting
Lighting
The Drop Series by Olivia Decaris
The Drop Series by graduate designer Olivia Decaris is a range of tent-like structures that can be raised and lowered over tables, beds and desks. More