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Lipton Plant Architects adds double-height glazed extension to London house

Richmond Avenue by Lipton Plant

Lipton Plant Architects  created this glazed extension for a house in north London to offer residents views between its various levels and out to the garden. More ›

 
 

Self-driving Ubers ordered off streets hours after launch

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Uber's fleet of self-driving cars has been ordered off the streets of San Francisco until the company acquires the necessary permit, as footage emerged of two of the vehicles running red lights. More ›

 
 

Smart Hydro Power's floating turbines provide electricity to world's most remote locations

Smart Hydro Power's floating turbines

Future Makers: in this movie, Karl Kolmsee explains how the small hydrokinetic turbines developed by his company Smart Hydro Power can provide a reliable source of electricity to remote rural communities. More ›

 
 

Monochrome interiors complete house on stilts in a Lithuanian forest

House on Stilts by Dizaino Virtuvė

Interior design studio Dizaino Virtuvė has created monochromatic living spaces inside a stilted house in rural Lithuania, which is nestled within sloping woodland. More ›

 
 

3D-printed Adidas trainers go on sale

Adidas 3D-printed trainers

Adidas has released a limited-edition run of its 3D-printed trainers, which were worn by a number of athletes at this year's Rio Olympics. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: project architect at Baca Architects

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a project architect at Baca Architects, which designed the UK's first amphibious house  (pictured). Read more stories about Baca Architects or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

Competition: win a book detailing Copenhagen's architectural development

Free competition: Our Urban Living Room by COBE

Dezeen has teamed up with Danish architecture firm COBE  to give away three copies of a book that details Copenhagen's development from an industrial city to one of the world's most desired places to live. More ›

 
 

Concrete art gallery and studio in Bangkok features four-storey atrium

Solid Concrete Gallery as Living Artwork by ASWA

Thai studio ASWA has placed a four-storey atrium with a huge gridded skylight  at the centre of this concrete art gallery and studio in Bangkok. More ›

 
 

Studio Gang reveals tiered residential tower for St Louis

One Hundred tower by Studio Gang

Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has released a teaser image of a high-rise for St Louis, Missouri, made up of four-storey tiers with faceted slanted sides. More ›

 
 

Heliotrope creates cedar-clad urban home and studio in Seattle

Artist in Residence by Heliotrope

Heliotrope, a firm based in the US Pacific Northwest, has completed a contemporary dwelling that features a double-height art studio, a Japanese garden and a wooden soaking tub. More ›

 
 

Fleet of driverless Uber cars takes to the streets

News: Uber launches self-driving cars

As of today, Uber app users in San Francisco have the option of hailing a self-driving taxi. More ›

 
 

Minimalist house by Alberto Campo Baeza and GLR is bathed in "golden light" inside

Domus Aurea by GLR Arquitectos and Alberto Campo Baeza

The stark white surfaces that dominate this minimal house in Monterrey, Mexico, are interrupted by a golden wall that elevates the quality of light inside. More ›

 
 

Google spins off self-driving car project into separate company Waymo

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Google has announced that its self-driving car project will continue life as a separate entity called Waymo. More ›

 
 

Construction work starts on Kengo Kuma's Tokyo 2020 Olympics stadium

Kengo Kuma beats Toyo Ito to win Japan National Stadium competition

Building work has begun on Kengo Kuma's National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – the design that was controversially selected to replace Zaha Hadid's competition-winning scheme. More ›

 
 

Dezeen's top 10 controversial stories of 2016

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The last 12 months have been defined by contentious statements, tragic losses and tumultuous political events. Continuing our review of the year, social media editor Trudie Carter selects the top 10 stories that caused the most controversy in 2016.  More ›

 
 

Tate Modern Switch House captured in 360-degree photography

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The future of photography is in 360 degrees  according to British photographer Rod Edwards, who has created immersive views of Herzog & de Meuron's new extension to the Tate Modern gallery. More ›

 
 

Bold colours feature on walls inside Kiev flat by Special Project Venediktov

Venediktov by Special Project

Special Project Venediktov has reorganised an apartment inside a Kiev high-rise, using different shades of green and blue to define each area. More ›