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Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
   
 
   
 
   
 

Blee Halligan Architects updates north London house with lantern-like extension

Blee Halligan Architects has renovated and extended a house on Highgate Hill in north London, using black gridded glazing and pale brickwork to frame views into the back garden (+ slideshow).

 
 

The Lily light "paved the way for things to come in 3D printing" says Janne Kyttanen

Most Loved: in our next exclusive movie, Janne Kyttanen explains how the the delicate flower-shaped lamp he designed in 2002 demonstrated how 3D printing could be used to create desirable objects for the home.

 
 

Christian Halleröd designs minimal interior for Axel Arigato London flagship store

Shoes are displayed upon plinths made from giant pieces of terrazzo inside Swedish footwear brand Axel Arigato's minimal boutique in Soho (+ slideshow).

 
 

Züst Gübeli Gambetti adds staircase-shaped building to ETH Zurich university campus

Swiss studio Züst Gübeli Gambetti has completed a long, narrow building that steps up a grassy hillside, to provide extra teaching space at an ETH Zurich university campus (+ slideshow).

 
 

Increase Decrease backpack is based on China's overstuffed cargo bikes

Beijing Design Week 2016: Dutch designer Casper Notenboom has created a collection of bags that references the way that people in China transport large stacks of goods on their bikes (+ slideshow)

 
 

Studio Mumbai presents MPavilion 2016 built using seven kilometres of bamboo

Studio Mumbai founder Bijoy Jain has unveiled his completed MPavilion in Melbourne – a square structure built from bamboo and wood, but not the cow dung originally planned (+ slideshow).

 
 

Peter Zellner to launch Free School of Architecture in California

Peter Zellner

US architect Peter Zellner has announced plans to open a post-graduate architecture school in Los Angeles that won't charge tuition fees.

 
 

O'Neill Rose creates elongated wooden home in the Berkshires

A long cypress-clad volume that projects from a hillside in rural Massachusetts forms this home, designed by US studio O'Neill Rose Architects for a nature-loving couple (+ slideshow).

 
 

Mischer'Traxler builds pendulum in a castle to slowly sculpt a single tabletop

Vienna Design Week 2016: a pendulum swinging back and forth for a week crafted the colourful recession in this table, designed by Austrian studio Mischer'Traxler.

 
 

Programme unveiled for Istanbul Design Biennial 2016 under the theme "Are We Human?"

Dezeen promotion: the programme for this year's Istanbul Design Biennial has been announced, featuring over 70 projects that explore the relationship between design and the human species over the last 200,000 years.

 
 

Carquero Arquitectura restores ancient Matrera Castle with contemporary elements

A+Awards: Spanish firm Carquero Arquitectura received a 2016 Architizer A+Award for this restoration of a crumbling hilltop castle near Cádiz.

 
 

Zaha Hadid's final furniture collection for David Gill is based on mid-century design

Zaha Hadid's final furniture collection for London's David Gill Gallery is made of walnut and leather, a reference to vintage furniture from the 50s and 60s (+ slideshow).

 
 

Renault replaces doors with a sliding roof for Trezor concept car

French car manufacturer Renault has unveiled its latest concept electric car, which features a red windscreen and a roof that "opens like the lid of a jewellery box" (+ movie).

 
 

Dezeen Jobs: latest jobs update

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions at Glithero, 20th Century Fox and Micha Weidmann Studio, which created Dezeen's website and visual identity. This is also the last chance to apply for roles with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Caruso St John Architects, Hassell and more...

 
 
 
   
 
 

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