Bennetts Associates adds pre-rusted steel box to London's Shaftesbury Theatre
Bennetts Associates has extended a historic theatre in London's West End, adding a serrated box made from weathering steel on top of the roof (+ slideshow). More
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Gufram brings together old and new furniture for 50th anniversary exhibition
Milan 2016: Italian furniture brand Gufram's 50 Years of Design Against the Tide exhibition shows classic products alongside more recent pieces by designers including Ross Lovegrove and Alessandro Mendini (+ slideshow). More
Manuelle Gautrand divides exhibition centre into 13 orange-hued blocks
Thirteen gabled blocks come together to form this orange-toned events building in Saint-Louis, a French town on the outskirts of Basel (+ slideshow). More
MAD stretches gradated ribbons from palazzo arcade for Invisible Border installation
Milan 2016: coloured streamers erupt from the first-floor arches of a palazzo facade to create this undulating canopy designed by Beijing architecture studio MAD (+ slideshow). More
Tham & Videgård creates rows of upside-down arches with Västra Kajen housing
Scalloped balconies create unusually shaped openings across the facades of these two apartment blocks completed by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter in southern Sweden (+ slideshow). More
Formafantasma bases Anticipation exhibition on Lexus concept car
Milan 2016: Italian duo Formafantasma have created a trio of installations that reference the form and materials of Japanese car brand Lexus' LF-FC concept model (+ slideshow). More
Glossy green bricks lend woven texture to Belgian primary school by Areal Architecten
Glazed mint-green bricks alternate to create a basketweave pattern across the walls of this school building by Areal Architecten, which also frames a series of terraces and covered play spaces (+ slideshow). More
Nike installations in Milan focus on different types of motion
Milan 2016: ten designers explore the nature of motion as part of Nike's Milan design week exhibition, which includes an installation of levitating marble by Max Lamb and a microclimate chair for athletes by Greg Lynn (+ slideshow). More
Recessed windows frame pools and courts in Salburúa Civic Center by IDOM
Large windows provide glimpses of a pair of swimming pools and a maroon sports court within this corrugated metal community centre by IDOM, located in Spain's Basque Country (+ slideshow). More
Daniel Libeskind unveils design for museum of Kurdish culture in Iraq
New York architect Daniel Libeskind has released plans for a Kurdish museum in Iraq, featuring his signature sharp angles and interlocking volumes (+ slideshow). More
ZGF conceals a Stanford University power plant behind metal screens
Oregon-based ZGF Architects has used a variety of design elements to help minimise the visual impact of a new energy facility on Stanford University's scenic campus (+ slideshow). More
Moooi's 2016 furniture and lighting range includes an upended sofa
Milan 2016: a sofa turned vertically on its end and lamps shaped like origami birds are among products in the latest collection from Dutch furniture brand Moooi (+ slideshow). More
Claesson Koivisto Rune's Palladio tables reference Minimalist sculpture
Milan 2016: the works of Minimalist sculptor Donald Judd and Italian architect Andrea Palladio have informed the design of this set of tables by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune for Dutch furniture brand Artifort (+ slideshow). More
Invisible Studio uses only waste timber for Westonbirt arboretum buildings in Gloucestershire
Piers Taylor's firm Invisible Studio has added a pair of woodland maintenance buildings to the Westonbirt arboretum in Gloucestershire, England, using only trees felled in the routine maintenance of the estate (+ slideshow). More
The Shit Evolution in Milan presents dung as a "beautiful" material
Milan 2016: products made from a new material that uses recycled poo are presented in darkened rooms with crap-covered floors at The Shit Evolution exhibition curated by the Museo Della Merda (+ slideshow). More
No Sex by Atelier Biagetti is a "futuristic paradise" for sexual rehabilitation
Milan 2016: Atelier Biagetti invites people to take sanctuary from an over-sexualised world inside a surreal clinic featuring pastel pink furniture, clinical curtains and attendants in nurse's outfits (+ slideshow). More
Raw Edges unveils wooden furniture featuring rainbow-hued zigzag patterns
Milan 2016: London design studio Raw Edges has created a collection of zigzag-patterned furniture using pieces of wood that have been dipped into angled buckets of dye (+ slideshow). More
Valentín Sanz converts former warehouse into community centre with a foldaway kitchen
A kitchen concealed behind a pivoting wooden wall is one of several interventions made to transform an old agricultural warehouse in Almenar de Soria, Spain, into a community events space (+ slideshow). More
Archmongers brightens the interior of "plain and ugly" 1970s ex-council house
The interior of this former council-owned house in north London has been given a modern makeover by local studio Archmongers to create brighter spaces with colourful accents (+ slideshow). More
Pitsou Kedem's Lago events complex contrasts opaque and translucent materials
Architect Pitsou Kedem has completed an events hall in Rishon LeZion, Israel, featuring translucent glass-plank facades designed to "glow like a firefly" at night (+ slideshow). More