BIG and Heatherwick update Google plans | Self-supporting felt pavilion

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Bartlett students propose self-supporting pavilion made from felt

Flextiles by the Bartlett School of Architecture

A group of MAarch students from the Bartlett School of Architecture have devised a method of turning felt into load-bearing structures that they hope to build into an fabric pavilion. More ›

 
 

Google reveals latest designs by BIG and Heatherwick for new California HQ

Google and BIG

Google has presented the latest designs for its new Mountain View office campus, designed by BIG and Heatherwick Studio, ahead of a public hearing next week. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: model shop manager at Richard Meier & Partners

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a model-shop manager at Richard Meier's New York architecture firm, which opened its own model museum in 2015.

 
 

Gus Wüstemann arranges nine apartments around rugged stone wall in Zurich

Natural Stone Wall by Gus Wustemann

Swiss architect Gus Wüstemann has subdivided a 19th-century building in Zurich into nine flats  with concrete and chipboard finishes that complement its existing vaulted ceilings and stone walls. More ›

 
 

10 architecture studios reveal the stories behind their bizarre names

Naming your studio after the directors' surnames is so last century. Today's architects go under weird and wonderful monikers such as Design, Bitches, 5468796 Architecture and G///bang. We asked some of the most oddly named studios how they got their names. More ›

 
 

Heal's launches bespoke service to "counteract flat-pack, off-the-shelf culture"

Heal's Tendeter Workshop

British furniture brand Heal's is to begin offering its customers the option to create their own furniture from scratch, working alongside designer Matthew Elton. More ›

 
 

Israeli architect couple use concrete blocks to build themselves a home among fruit trees

Bare House by Jacobs-Yaniv Architects

Architects Tamar Jacobs and Oshri Yaniv have built their own home on the Israeli coast, with its roof lifted up above concrete-block walls to offer glimpses of the sky. More ›

 
 

Mcleod Bovell nestles West Vancouver home into steep site overlooking the sea

Sunset House by McLeod Bovell Modern Houses

This waterfront dwelling that hugs a rocky hillside, by Canadian firm Mcleod Bovell Modern Houses, is designed to make the most of its sea views. More ›

 
 

Frank Lloyd Wright's lost buildings could be brought back to life

Unbuilt Banff Pavilion - Frank Lloyd Wright Revival Initiative

The Frank Lloyd Wright Revival Initiative plans to resurrect the architect's demolished or unbuilt projects, starting with a pavilion in Banff, Canada. More ›

 
 

Studio Tack transforms old motor lodge into cosy mountain retreat in New York's Catskills

Scribner's Catskill Lodge renovated by Studio Tack

Brooklyn-based Studio Tack has transformed a 1960s guesthouse in upstate New York into a boutique hotel with snug interiors and impressive mountain views. More ›

 
 

"Architects and designers are no good at altering your mental topography"

With her latest exhibition, British artist Laura Oldfield Ford is more likely to change your understanding of London's  working-class landscape than any architect or designer, says Owen Hatherley in this Opinion column. More ›

 
 

This week's Dezeen Mail features the Pritzker Prize 2017 winner and Nokia's relaunched 3310

This week's Dezeen Mail includes the relaunch of the Nokia 3310, complete with iconic game Snake, and the surprise winner of this year's Pritzker Prize, Catalan studio RCR Arquitectes. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

10 shelving designs that are perfect for book lovers

Today is World Book Day. To mark the occasion we've rounded up 10 of the best ways designers have stored books, from bookshelf staircases  to a huge concrete case that spans the wall of a Mexico City home. More ›

 
 

Universal Everything explores potential to turn 13 everyday objects into screens

Fish, clothing, architecture and bicycles come with embedded screens in the future imagined by British digital design studio Universal Everything. More ›

 
 

Everything Is Connected brings work of 30 young Norwegian designers to Milan

An exhibition exploring the journey from maker to market in Norway is set to take place during this year's Milan design week. More ›