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This week, we launched an unofficial contest to redesign the UK passport after Brexit, with a £1,000 top prize. Read on for details and the best stories on Dezeen...

A pair of architects designed this skinny house in Rotterdam for themselves, concealing a large indoor hammock behind hidden windows. Read the story and comments ›

Architecture at its best is "pure fiction" says Bjarke Ingels in new Netflix documentary

Readers were amused to see Bjarke Ingels appear in a new Netflix documentary series, featuring Es Devlin, llse Crawford and more. Read the story and comments ›

WeWork opens "whimsical" co-working space in former opium factory

Commenters are appreciating the revamped interiors of a former opium factory for co-working group WeWork, but bemoaning the furniture choices. Read the story and comments ›

The scale and detail of this towering monument imagined by Giles Miller and Forbes Massie has impressed commenters. Read the story and comments ›

Aalto University students create 12 chairs using only steel rods

Do these chairs created by Aalto University students using only steel rods adhere to "form follows function"? Read the story and comments ›

BIG wins contest for San Pellegrino bottling factory in Italy

The appointment of BIG to design San Pellegrino's new headquarters and bottling plant is too extravagant for some readers. Read the story and comments ›

"Sublime architectural images are just mirages destined to remain in books"

Although projects by OMA and BIG have come close, we're still a way off realising "sublime" architecture through generic building forms, says Aaron Betsky. Read his Opinion column ›

Azman Architects adds cherry-wood partitions and zigzag-patterned carpet to Barbican flat

This renovated apartment in London's Barbican Estate is small but perfectly formed, say readers. Read the story and comments ›

Dezeen launches unofficial competition to redesign the UK passport with £1,000 top prize

What should the UK passport look like after Brexit? Dezeen has launched a contest to come up with a new design for the citizenship document. Click here to enter ›

Illiz Architektur sets children's swimming pool above former underground troop billet in Zurich

One reader is wondering whether the massive concrete structure of this children's swimming pool is really a necessity or for aesthetics. Read the story and comments ›

Swiss Railway watch from Dezeen Watch Store

The latest version of Mondaine's Official Swiss Railways watch – one of the most recognisable watch designs of the 20th century – is now available to purchase from Dezeen Watch Store. Shop now ›

Peruvian archaeology museum by Barclay & Crousse replaces another destroyed by earthquake

One reader has compared this archaeology museum by Barclay & Crousse to the work of famed modernist architect Le CorbusierRead the story and comments ›

 
 
 

 

 
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Donald Trump to "design or negotiate" cheaper option for Mexico border wall

Donald Trump to negotiate cheap Mexican border wall ›

Lipton Plant's Ugly House is a 1970s property with a black and orange extension

Ugly House is a 1970s property with a black and orange extension ›

Matter Design's architectural playground encourages kids to crawl, jump and fly

Matter Design's architectural playground for children ›

Baukultur/ca modernises early 20th century beach house in Toronto

Baukultur/ca modernises 20th-century beach house in Toronto ›

Gender pay gap is broadening shows Women in Architecture survey

Gender pay gap broadening shows Women in Architecture survey ›

News

 
Humans need to become cyborgs to survive, says Elon Musk

Humans need to become cyborgs to survive, says Elon Musk ›

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NMD Nomadas' concrete and glass house in Venezuela features skinny swimming pool

Concrete house in Venezuela features skinny swimming pool ›

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Design

 
Tingest designs home gym equipment to look like objets d'ar

Tingest designs home gym equipment to look like objets d'art ›

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Dark interiors take over in response to "darker times"

Dark interiors take over in response to "darker times" ›

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Nokia reportedly bringing back 3310 mobile phone

Nokia reportedly bringing back 3310 mobile phone ›

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Competition: win a book documenting the unusual bus stops of the former Soviet Union

Win a book documenting bus stops of the former Soviet Union ›

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