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Self-build retreat by Rural Design nestles into rugged Isle of Skye landscape

This small holiday home by Rural Design nestles between grassy knolls on the Isle of Skye, the largest of Scotland's Inner Hebrides islands (+ slideshow).

 
 

Wall-climbing mini robots build "entirely new structures" from carbon fibre

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have devised a new method of construction using mini robots that they claim is cheap, fast and can create structures that would otherwise be impossible to build (+ movie).

 
 

Barozzi Veiga adds gridded concrete extension to Bündner Kunstmuseum

This extension to a Swiss art museum by Spanish studio Barozzi Veiga features gridded concrete facades and subterranean galleries (+ slideshow).

 
 

Bristol Cars launches its first model in 10 years

A decade after its last launch, British luxury automobile company Bristol Cars has unveiled its new speedster model, named the Bristol Bullet (+ slideshow).

 
 

Stepped garden tops House in Nha Trang by Vo Trong Nghia and Masaaki Iwamoto

A large tiered garden forms the roof of this house in the coastal Vietnamese city Nha Trang, which architect Vo Trong Nghia designed in partnership with former colleague Masaaki Iwamoto (+ slideshow).

 
 

Björn Karnebogen proposes alternative Olympics logo in light of Russian doping scandal

Rio 2016: German art director Björn Karnebogen has created a tongue-in-cheek alternative logo for the Olympic games after a swathe of Russian athletes were found guilty of doping.

 
 

Nick Waldman creates a "studio in the trees" on a holiday island in Massachusetts

Designer Nick Waldman has completed a cedar-clad residence and studio for a graphic novelist in Martha's Vineyard – an island just south of Cape Cod that is a popular destination for affluent summer vacationers (+ slideshow).

 
 

"Yo Ikea, allow Kanye to create" says Kanye West

Rapper Kanye West has declared his ambitions to design for Ikea and called for the Swedish company to collaborate with him on a furniture range.

 
 

Vibrating sneakers by Vixole help wearers play non-stop Pokémon GO

Vixole is the latest company to jump on the Pokémon GO bandwagon, creating a prototype for a pair of sneakers that vibrate and light up when a Pokémon is close by (+ movie).

 
 

David Shrigley and Sadiq Khan launch LondonIsOpen poster campaign for the Tube

British artist David Shrigley and London mayor Sadiq Khan have launched a series of artist-designed posters for London's Tube, which declare that the city "will not cut itself off from the rest of the world" (+ slideshow).

 
 

Frank Gehry's Sunset Strip development approved by Los Angeles officials

Architect Frank Gehry has been granted permission to build a series of five mixed-use buildings in his home city of Los Angeles.

 
 

House Zilvar by ASGK Design is an angular wooden home in the Czech countryside

A+Awards: next up in our collaboration with Architizer is this energy-efficient wooden home on the outskirts of a small village in the Czech Republic, which was one of the private houses recognised in this year's A+Awards (+ slideshow).

 
 

OMA and Hassell design New Museum for Western Australia

Architecture firms OMA and Hassell have revealed designs for a major new museum in Perth, Australia, that will slot amongst a series of heritage buildings (+ slideshow).

 
 

Olympic sailing ramp collapses ahead of Rio de Janeiro games

Rio 2016: a boat ramp designed for sailing competitions at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has collapsed just days ahead of the games' opening ceremony.

 
 
 
   
 
 

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