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Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

Red pyramidal rooms form Henning Stummel's London home

Tin House by Henning Stummel Architects

A cluster of red metal-clad volumes are arranged around a secluded courtyard at Henning Stummel's self-designed home in west London.

 
 

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This week, 2016's best building was revealed and Patrik Schumacher ruffled feathers

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This week on Dezeen, the best architecture of 2016 was lauded at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin, where Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher gave a keynote speech calling for social housing to be scrapped.

 
 

LaSelva's 45 table system has more than 100 different combinations

45 table system for Inyard by La Selva

Spanish-Mexican studio LaSelva's 45 furniture system for Chinese brand Inyard can be customised to create tables of different sizes and finishes.

 
 

Weathering-steel volumes wrap courtyard at Washington holiday home

Wolf Creek by Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects

This vacation home in Washington state by Prentiss Balance Wickline encloses a courtyard within interlocking volumes clad in weathering steel.

 
 

National Museum in Szczecin named World Building of the Year 2016

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A subterranean museum in Poland with a huge public space on its roof has won the title World Building of the Year 2016 at the World Architecture Festival.

 
 

World's tallest modular high-rise by SHoP Architects opens in Brooklyn

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Tenants have begun moving into 461 Dean, a New York residential building by SHoP Architects described as the world's tallest modular tower and billed a solution to meet the high demand for urban housing.

 
 

Heike fashion concept store wins World Interior of the Year 2016

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A monochrome clothing boutique in China has been awarded the World Interior of the Year prize at Inside 2016.

 
 

"Vertical school" in Melbourne named Future Project of the Year 2016

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A proposal for a five-storey school in Melbourne has won the title Future of the Year 2016 at the World Architecture Festival.

 
 

Kopupaka Reserve in Auckland wins World Landscape of the Year 2016

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An Auckland wetlands reserve featuring "woven" timber structures has been named World Landscape of the Year 2016 at the World Architecture Festival.

 
 

10 gifs showing the best adjustable apartments from Dezeen's Pinterest boards

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copper-clad volume covered in hatches and a space with rotating walls feature in this roundup, which spotlights apartments with reconfigurable interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards.

 
 

Adidas' latest Futurecraft trainers "achieve an unrivalled level of sustainability"

Adidas Futurecraft Biofabric shoes

Adidas has unveiled the latest pair of trainers from its Futurecraft series, featuring uppers made from 100 per cent biodegradable material.

 
 

Patrik Schumacher calls for social housing and public space to be scrapped

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Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher has mapped out a solution to London's housing crisis that involves getting rid of regulations, privatising all public space and scrapping social housing.

 
 

Striated concrete partitions create fitting rooms at Thakoon's first boutique

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Curved concrete walls patterned with subtle layers feature in the first store for fashion brand Thakoon, located in New York's SoHo district.

 
 

Watch Ross Lovegrove's keynote presentation live from Inside 2016

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Designer  Ross Lovegrove discusses his design philosophy and the opportunities OLED lighting provides for interior design in this keynote seminar at Inside 2016. Tune in to watch it live from Berlin.