"The whole thing feels quite magical" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are enchanted by a pop-up synagogue in Ukraine and sharing their views on other top stories. More
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Manuel Herz Architects creates synagogue that opens like a pop-up book
Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects has created a pop-up synagogue at Babyn Yar in Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of a massacre that took place during the Holocaust. More
Pivoting red metal panels form walls of neighbourhood pavilion in Tbilisi
Design collective Medium has completed 8-23-VI, a pavilion with moving walls that creates a new public place for residents of the Gldani neighbourhood in Tbilisi, Georgia. More
Revolving auditorium is showpiece of Boulevard theatre by SODA
A theatre has opened in London's Soho that can be completely reconfigured at the touch of a button. More
Our new Pinterest board ties down buildings and furniture that are on the move
Keep your eye on architecture and design projects that twist and turn on this week's new Pinterest board, including animated houses, spinning walls and furniture that pulls down from ceilings. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More
Operable Interactive Village Hut opens and closes depending on the temperature
A system of hydraulics opens and closes three panels of this visitor centre in Xiahuayuan Village, China, depending on the temperature outside. More
Moving terrace follows the sun at Robert Konieczny's Quadrant House
This house in Poland by architect Robert Konieczny has a moving outdoor living space that pivots and docks with rooms on either side of the garden. More
Large mechanical shutters cover windows of Black Box extension by MATA Architects
MATA Architects has added a timber-clad extension to a house in north London, with windows concealed behind large shutters that can be opened using mechanical winches. More
Movie shows The Shed's moving roof in action
This captioned movie shows how the roof of The Shed, currently under construction in New York's Hudson Yards, will move back and forth. More
Rotating beach hut can catch the sun's rays all day
Jak Studio has built a beach hut in the British seaside town of Eastbourne that can rotate to follow the sun. More
Ballet Mécanique apartment block has walls that unfold to form balconies and sunshades
Manuel Herz Architects has completed a housing block in Zurich, with dynamic facades that transform into balconies for its five apartments. More
Fully rotating house built in Italian countryside
Architect Roberto Rossi has completed a house in northern Italy that can rotate 360 degrees. More
The D*Haus Company unveils Devon house with a swivelling top
UK architects David Ben-Grünberg and Daniel Woolfson have updated their shape-shifting D*Haus to create a residence with a rotating roof for a site in Devon, England. More
Anmahian Winton's zinc-clad observatory enables stargazing from a New Hampshire mountain
The top of this faceted private observatory in central New Hampshire, by Anmahian Winton Architects, rotates to provide different views of the night sky. More
Prefab buildings by Ten Fold Engineering build themselves in eight minutes
Our latest captioned movie features modular structures designed by Ten Fold Engineering, which can be transported anywhere on a lorry and self-deployed at the touch of a button. More one-minute movies ›
10 movies featuring buildings that move or change shape
Over the last few months we've been publishing short movies about shape-shifting architecture on our Facebook page. Here are 10 of the best, including projects with sliding walls, kinetic facades and rotating rooms. More
Foster + Partners completes Dubai Apple Store with carbon-fibre "solar wings"
Filigreed carbon-fibre shutters fold around the oriel window of Foster + Partners' Apple Store in Dubai, shading the shop floor during the day but opening at night to views of the Burj Khalifa. More
Richard Murphy's "box of tricks" home named UK house of the year 2016
Secret hatches, moving walls and a sliding ladder all feature inside the Edinburgh home of architect Richard Murphy, which has been named RIBA House of the Year 2016. More
Retractable garage-style doors open Amsterdam entrepreneur hub to the elements
Dutch studio BETA and Elisabeth Boersma of planB have transformed an old school in Amsterdam into a hub for entrepreneurs featuring full-height windows that can be retracted to open the entire facade. More
Sliding walls create various layouts inside Garden House by Caspar Schols
Timber and glass walls slide along runners to reveal or enclose this gabled garden shed in Eindhoven, designed and built by Caspar Schols as a hobby space for his mother. More