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Aluminium louvres cover curving walls of house and cafe in South Korea

Slanted slats of aluminium cover the irregular, curving form of this house and cafe in Gyeonggi Province designed by South Korean architecture practice AND (+ slideshow).

 
 

Non-rectangular football pitches created in Bangkok slum

Unused patches of land in a densely populated area of the Thai capital have been transformed into a series of irregularly-shaped football pitches for local residents (+ movie).

 
 

"Living legend" Paulo Mendes da Rocha to receive 2017 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

Breaking news: Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha has been named as the 2017 recipient of the Royal Gold Medal for architecture, after winning both the Praemium Imperiale prize and the Venice Architecture Biennale Golden Lion this year.

 
 

Senscommon designs unisex raincoat for cyclists with split hem to keep legs dry

Amsterdam fashion label Senscommon has combined high-tech fabrics with functional fastenings to create a waterproof coat designed specifically for cyclists (+ slideshow).

 
 

Xu Fu-Min completes "paradise-like house" in rural China that brings the landscape inside

Parts of the mountain landscape extend into this house in southeast China, which was planned by designer Xu Fu-Min to offer its residents a peaceful retreat from city life (+ slideshow).

 
 

Aston Martin ventures into the seas with its first powerboat

British luxury carmaker Aston Martin has made its first foray into nautical design with a powerboat (+ slideshow).

 
 

Toyo Ito's Taichung Metropolitan Opera House in Taiwan opens

These new photographs reveal the cavernous form of an opera house by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, which has opened in the Taiwanese city Taichung (+ slideshow).

 
 

Bestor Architecture uses "stealth density" at Blackbirds housing in Los Angeles

Multiple residences are combined into single house-shaped volumes at this development by Bestor Architecture in the Echo Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles.

 
 

Bureau Spectacular creates interlocking moveable displays for Frankie Los Angeles store

White display stands inside this Los Angeles boutique designed by Bureau Spectacular fit together like a puzzle, forming a set of steps for events and performances (+ slideshow).

 
 

Richard Rogers and David Adjaye to select next Serpentine Pavilion architect

The designer for next year's Serpentine Pavilion in London will be selected by a team including architects Richard Rogers and David Adjaye, it was announced today.

 
 

Sky Pool engineers create huge slide from single piece of glass

The engineering firm behind London's 10-storey-high Sky Pool, Eckersley O'Callaghan, has demonstrated its latest glass innovation: a nine-metre-long slide (+ slideshow).

 
 

New London Design Museum's first exhibition will include Pan-European Living Room by OMA

The first major exhibition at the new Design Museum in London will include 11 commissions by leading designers – including an EU-themed living room designed by OMA in response to Brexit (+ slideshow).

 
 

"Let's move to radical Essex"

Opinion: Owen Hatherley on the radical architecture of Essex

Opinion: the radical buildings in the English county of Essex suggest that avant-garde architecture is better found in the suburbs than the cities, says Owen Hatherley.

 
 

David Shrigley releases "thumbs up" teaser for his Really Good Fourth Plinth sculpture

David Shrigley releases "thumbs up" teaser for his Really Good Fourth Plinth installation

Artist David Shrigley is set to unveil his gigantic "thumbs up" installation on the Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar Square tomorrow and has released a gif to accompany it.

 
 

Apple to set up campus in London's Battersea Power Station

Apple has announced it will create a new London headquarters inside Battersea Power Station, taking over six floors of the former industrial building on the bank of the River Thames.

 
 

Competition: win a book documenting contemporary Scandinavian design and interiors

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with German publishing house Gestalten to give away five copies of its new book Scandinavia Dreaming.

 
 

Five of the best houses in New York State on Dezeen

Next in our series of roundups presenting houses from different US states, it's New York's turn. The Empire State's top rural residences include a Hamptons home shaded with strips of canvas and a secluded writer's retreat (+ slideshow).

 
 
 
   
 
 

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