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Elevated terraces create outdoor space for land-locked house in Tokyo by Front Office

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A roof terrace, balconies and an external staircase maximise outdoor space for this overlooked house in Tokyo designed by Japanese studio Front Office.

 
 

This week, David Bowie was revealed as an extensive collector of Memphis design

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This week on Dezeen, Sotheby's announced that David Bowie's personal collection of Memphis furniture – which is over 100 pieces strong – will go up for auction in November.

 
 

No Ordinary Love project asks buyers to pay more if they want to know who made a piece

No Ordinary Love exhibition by Martino Gamper and friends Seed Gallery

Martino Gamper has curated an exhibition of unattributed ceramic pieces that questions the importance of identity in the design industry.

 
 

"Dezeen you have grown so much"

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This week Dezeen had a big refresh, leaving some readers thrilled, and others disheartened. Find out what they had to say in this special edition of our comments update.

 
 

Struere builds Hollywood home to help revive mid-century modernism

Hollywood Hills residence by Struere

This house in the Hollywood Hills, by Los Angeles firm Struere, promises to "renew the modern living promise" by extending the indoor spaces to the exterior.

 
 

Apple Store by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson opens in Calatrava's Oculus

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Apple has opened a store inside the Santiago Calatrava-designed transport hub at New York's World Trade Center site.

 
 

The Ranch Mine clads Phoenix townhouses in brick, stucco and weathering steel

Uptown Row by The Ranch Mine

US studio The Ranch Mine has completed a residential development in central Phoenix that consists of a pair of matching buildings, each containing five spacious townhouses.

 
 

10 of the best sites to explore during Open House New York this weekend

New York State Pavilion by Philip Johnson

The Open House programme, which gives the public a chance to see buildings and sites that are usually off limits, comes to New York this weekend. Here's 10 places we recommend to explore over the next two days.

 
 

US job of the week: architecture fellowship at the Sam Fox School of Design

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Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a fellowship in architecture at the Sam Fox School of Design at Washington University, where the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum (pictured) is located. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

Five emerging Mexican designers and studios to watch

Lava plates by Peca

Following this year's Design Week Mexico, Dezeen's US editor Dan Howarth has picked five designers and studios from the country who he is tipping for international success.

 
 

Dutch Design Week reveals 2016 programme

Dutch Design Week 2016

Dezeen promotion: this year's Dutch Design Week will focus on makers and the creative process, and will include exhibitions, lectures, prize ceremonies, networking events and debates.

 
 

10 homes with clever storage solutions on Dezeen's Pinterest boards

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Pegboard display walls and a partition made up of maze-like shelving are just some of the clever storage solutions squeezed into the small homes and tiny apartments that feature in this week's Pinterest roundup.

 
 

Calatrava's Dubai Creek observation tower breaks ground

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Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has released more images of his proposed Dubai Creek Tower  – now under construction and expected to surpass the 828-metre-high Burj Khalifa.

 
 
 
   
 
 

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