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Planted terraces are interspersed among living spaces at Vo Trong Nghia's Binh House

Binh House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Vo Trong Nghia Architects has completed the latest in its House for Trees series – a property in Ho Chi Minh City featuring gardens set on top of multiple stacked levels that are visible through openings in the concrete walls. More ›

 
 

Workplace design must change to combat "epidemic" stress levels says UNStudio founder

Secluded pods that allow office workers to meditate, smash things or scream will be commonplace in two years time says UNStudio founder Ben van Berkel, after research found that stress-related illness costs the US economy $300 billion a year. More ›

 
 

Simba designs aeroplane seats to accommodate Gareth Bale between international matches

Aeroplane seat by Simba

A conversation with footballer Gareth Bale sparked the idea for Simba's new Air Hybrid aeroplane cabins, which are designed to create the "ultimate sleep environment" for those with a demanding travel schedule. More ›

 
 

Dezeen Watch Store announces Easter discount for all watches

To celebrate the bank holiday weekend, Dezeen Watch Store  is offering newsletter subscribers 10 per cent off any watch on the website. More ›

 
 

Red cycle path by NEXT and Rudy Uytenhaak snakes over Utrecht school and canal

This vivid red bicycle track was designed by NEXT Architects and Rudy Uytenhaak Architectenbureau to wind over the roof of a school in the Dutch city of Utrecht, and continues to bridge over a canal. More ›

 
 

De Allegri and Fogale create marble-lined mausoleum for a moment of solace

Mystical Solace installation by De Allegri and Fogale at Milan design week

Design duo Laetitia de Allegri and Matteo Fogale used amber and black marble in different shapes and patterns to create an immersive installation for this year's Milan design week. More ›

 
 

Trees grow up inside narrow Vietnam house by Nguyen Khac Phuoc Architects

A House in the Trees by Nguyen Khac Phuoc Architects

Trees grow up through the central atrium of this five-metre-wide house in Vietnam, designed by Nguyen Khac Phuoc Architects to offer its residents respite from noise and smog. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: technical project leader at Powerhouse Company

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a technical project leader to join Powerhouse Company in Rotterdam, which revealed plans to convert a brutalist bunker in Eindhoven into a high-rise housing tower earlier this year. More ›

 
 

Buro Koray Duman adds barn-like gallery to artist's residence in Upstate New York

Prince Artist Foundation expansion by Buro Koray Duman

New York firm Buro Koray Duman  has taken cues from vernacular agricultural structures for the first-phase expansion of an artist's foundation. More ›

 
 

Stokes Architecture converts whiskey factory into shabby-chic hotel and restaurant

Wm. Mulherin's Sons Italian Restaurant and Hotel by Stokes Architecture

Stokes Architecture has retained the industrial character of this 19th-century whiskey factory in Philadelphia during its conversion into an Italian restaurant and boutique hotel. More ›

 
 

Measured Architecture incorporates green roofs and living wall into slender Vancouver residence

Rough House by Measured. Architecture

Canadian studio Measured Architecture has used a palette of cypress wood, board-formed concrete and metal to create a family home and "laneway house" for a narrow lot in Vancouver. More ›

 
 

Dezeen reveals winning photograph from #milanogram2017

This shot of design duo Formafantasma has been named the best photograph from nearly 14,000 images posted to the #milanogram2017 hashtag during the world's biggest and most important design fair. More ›

 
 

"Belarus is a place that badly needs shaking up"

With widespread protest taking place across Belarus, the design of public spaces and social legacies has become a critical project for the nation's architects, says Owen Hatherley in his latest Opinion column. More ›

 
 

Eight of the most promising designers from this year's Salone Satellite

The emerging-design section of the huge Salone del Mobile furniture fair, Salone Satellite never fails to unearth new up-and-coming talent. Design reporter Alice Morby rounds up eight of her favourites from the 2017 edition. More ›

 
 

Speaker programme announced for DesignBuild 2017 event in Sydney

Dezeen promotion: Populous architect Michael Lockwood is among the design industry experts to speak at this year's DesignBuild conference, taking place in Sydney's International Convention Centre next month. More ›

 
 

"London is looking more and more like Dubai" says architect Adam Caruso

The lack of regulation over London's new architecture has turned the city into a "free for all", according to Adam Caruso, one of the architects behind the Stirling Prize-winning Newport Street Gallery. More ›