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Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

Snøhetta's King Abdelaziz Center for World Culture nears completion

King Abdelaziz Centre for World Culture in Dammam by Snohetta

New photographs reveal the pebble-shaped forms of Snøhetta's cultural centre in Saudi Arabia, which is nearing completion ahead of its slated opening date in 2017.

 
 

Job of the day: project editor at Phaidon

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a project editor at architecture and design book publisher Phaidon, whose catalogue includes a monograph on late British designer James Irvine. Read more stories about Phaidon or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

Zaha Hadid Architects reveals plans for Infinitus Plaza in Guangzhou

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Zaha Hadid Architects has begun work on a multipurpose complex in Guangzhou, which is modelled on the looping infinity symbol used in mathematics.

 
 

Dezeen Watch Store highlights bestselling timepieces with new category

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Dezeen Watch Store has launched two new Christmas shopping categories dedicated to its most popular watches and exclusive collaborations.

 
 

Glass-bottomed pool by NOA projects out from Alpine hotel

Cantilevering sky pool by noa

A glazed panel in the base of this cantilevered swimming pool by architecture studio NOA gives bathers dramatic views of the South Tyrolean Dolomites.

 
 

Coastal California home by Hu Mn Lab+ can accommodate 200 party guests

The Middle house by hu mn+

American studio Hu Mn Lab+ has created a spacious family home in Los Angeles that appears to jut out from a hillside like dresser drawers.

 
 

Co-living is perfect to house ageing populations says Matthias Hollwich

News: Matthias Hollwich

Co-living complexes like WeLive and The Collective aren't just for millennials – they could also be used to house the growing population of senior citizens, according to architect and Architizer co-founder Matthias Hollwich.

 
 

More of 2016's best buildings revealed at day two of World Architecture Festival 2016

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The award winners from day two at the World Architecture Festival include a stone church in Germany, MVRDV's glass-brick shop and a shiny silver building by Zaha Hadid Architects.

 
 

More of 2016's best interior design revealed at day two of Inside 2016

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The refurbishment of a historic English theatre and a boutique hotel in Mallorca are among the second batch of category award winners at Inside 2016.

 
 

London's new Design Museum by John Pawson and OMA unveiled

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John Pawson and OMA have completed the Design Museum's new £83-million London home, which is set to open next week at the former Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington.

 
 

Foldable paper cycling helmet wins James Dyson Award

Foldable paper cycling helmet wins James Dyson Award

A recyclable, collapsible helmet that could be sold at bike-share stations has been named this year's winner of the James Dyson Award.

 
 

Watch Patrik Schumacher's keynote presentation live from World Architecture Festival 2016

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Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher gives his take on housing in this keynote seminar at World Architecture Festival 2016. Tune in to watch it live from Berlin.

 
 

The AIA's Trump fiasco and a cantilevering cabin feature in this week's Dezeen Mail

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A tiny, cantilevering Alpine cabin and the American Institute of Architects' apology for supporting Donald Trump feature in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with birthday wishes for Dezeen from leading architects and designers. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

Design Museum's opening exhibition presents reactions to a complex world

Design Museum exhibition - Fear and Love

The first exhibition to take place in London's new Design Museum explores a spectrum of issues that define our time, with installations by OMA, Hussein Chalayan and Neri Oxman.

 
 

Expandable cultural venue The Shed is being built in New York

The Shed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

New York firms Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group have designed a cultural building for the city's vast Hudson Yards development, with a sleeve that rolls out to create extra covered event space.