Robotic knitting at MoMA PS1 | 10 controversial Trump stories

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Dormer windows protrude from mono-pitched roof of House in Tokushima

House in Tokushima by Fujiwara Muro

A group of dormers are set into the sloping roof of this house in Tokushima by Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects, enabling daylight to reach rooms raised above a protective grassy bank. More ›

 
 

Jenny Sabin to create robotically knitted canopy for MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program 2017

New York-based architectural design practice Jenny Sabin Studio has won  MoMA PS1's Young Architecture Program competition with plans for a shelter made of robotically knitted textile solar panels. More ›

 
 

10 times Donald Trump caused a stir in the architecture and design community

Donald Trump illustration by Lennart Gäbel

Today is President's Day in the USA, so we're looking back at our most controversial stories about current POTUS Donald Trump, from a Nazi-style logo to an IKEA version of his proposed Mexican border wall. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: Part-II architectural assistant/architect at AL_A

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-II architectural assistant/architect at Amanda Levete's London-based studio AL_A, which proposed building multi-storey football pitches in central LondonMore ›

 
 

Studio Four23's self-designed office inside former metal workshop is inspired by a toolbox

Four23 Studio space

Studio Four23 used a photograph of a toolbox as inspiration when designing its own workspace in London, which is finished with industrial materials. More ›

 
 

Robotic Somnox pillow gently "breathes" to soothe users to sleep

Somnox pillow

This soft robotic pillow combats sleepless nights by "breathing" in and out as users hold it close. More ›

 
 

Takashige Yamashita creates nursery with curving timber roof near Mount Fuji

Toranoko Nursery by Takashige Yamashita Office (TYO)

A wavy plywood roof undulates above the glass-walled rooms of this nursery in Japan's Yamanashi prefecture. More ›

 
 

Pedro Ferreira converts abandoned Porto house into flats with pine and marble surfaces

Alves da Veiga by Pedro Ferreira Architecture Studio

Pedro Ferreira Architecture Studio has converted a derelict 19th-century house in Porto into six flats  with pine, white marble and concrete finishes.  More ›

 
 

Pitsou Kedem's AB House features grid-like perforated screens inside and out

AB House by Pitsou Kedem

Screens with a perforated geometric pattern help to control the flow of light, air and views throughout this house in a suburb of Tel Aviv by Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem. More ›

 
 

Another Brand exploits "endless potential" of terrazzo for table collection

The latest addition to the terrazzo trend is a set of speckled pedestal tables designed by furniture company Another BrandMore ›

 
 

Themed shopping areas appeal to women with different clothing tastes in Hangzhou store

JOOOS Fitting Room by LI Xiang

Clothing rails  made from pieces of colourful metal mesh, lengths of bamboo and black frames define different zones inside this shop in Hangzhou designed by X+Living for the online retailer Tmall.

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