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Maas Architecten merges a thatched cottage with a glass greenhouse

Modern countryside villa by MAAS Archicten

A gabled greenhouse appears to slide out from beneath the thatched roof of this villa, completed by Maas Architecten in the Dutch countryside. More ›

 
 

Neri&Hu's Yanzi lights resemble birds perched on wires

Yanzi collection by Neri & Hu for Artemide

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed a lighting collection for Artemide that recalls the shapes of birds poised on wires and branches.  More ›

 
 

Housing development based on Hanging Gardens of Babylon proposed for Birmingham

Digbeth Birmingham by Architects of Invention

Architects of Invention references one the seven wonders of the ancient world with this design for a residential development in Birmingham, England. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: Part-II architectural assistant at Maccreanor Lavington

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-II architectural assistant at Maccreanor Lavington in London, which gave a 1960s London housing estate a contemporary interpretation when it built this timber-framed extension. More ›

 
 

Resident's Circus pendants connect together to form a "never-ending chain of light"

These pendant lights unveiled by New Zealand brand Resident at Milan design week are made of separate LED-rimmed rings that link together like a chain. More ›

 
 

Edmund Sumner reveals archive photographs of Ryue Nishizawa's seminal Moriyama House

Moriyama House photos by Edmund Sumner

Photographer Edmund Sumner has revealed decade-old images of one of Ryue Nishizawa's most famous buildings, Moriyama House – a full-size model of which was recently installed inside London's Barbican. More ›

 
 

Architects and contractors defend "ethical" decision to bid for Trump wall

Companies from both sides of the US-Mexico border have defended their decision to submit proposals for Donald Trump's wall, saying they do not see any ethical issues. More ›

 
 

Retro+Fit Design stacks cyprus-clad volumes to form home overlooking North Carolina valley

This large residence by Asheville-based Retrofit Design reaches away from its hillside perch to frame vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains. More ›

 
 

HGA creates cedar-clad cottages for classical musicians in Vermont

Marlboro Music Cottages by HGA

US firm HGA Architects and Engineers took cues from Cape Cod-style homes while conceiving a series of cabins for world-renowned musicians spending the summer in rural New England. More ›

 
 

Adrián Villar Rojas installs banquet of hybrid sculptures on roof of New York's Met

Theater of Disappearance Installation on roof of the Met in New York by Adrian Villar Rojas

Argentinian artist Adrián Villar Rojas has created a plaster-cast dinner party on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, featuring characters and objects brought together from across the museum's vast collection. More ›

 
 

Nendo's Milan exhibition and Peter Zumthor's new LACMA plans feature in latest Dezeen Mail

This week's Dezeen Mail  features Nendo's Invisible Outlines exhibition in Milan and Peter Zumthor's new look for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

KPF completes South Korea's tallest skyscraper

Kohn Pedersen Fox tower South Korea

American firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed the 555-metre-high Lotte World Tower in Seoul, which is now the tallest building in South Korea and the fifth-tallest building in the world. More ›