Renzo Piano's Santander gallery | Milan design week kicks off

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

Renzo Piano completes stilted art gallery on Santander waterfront

Centro Botin by Renzo Piano

Thousands of shimmering ceramic discs cover the stilted volumes of Renzo Piano's Centro Botín art gallery, which stands on the docks in the Spanish city of Santander. More ›

 
 

Atelier Biagetti plays God with Milan exhibition fixated on money and power

Visitors to Atelier Biagetti's Milan design week installation are encouraged to gamble on the stock exchange for blocks of gold in the hope of winning a prize. More ›

 
 

Dezeen's #milanogram2017 day one highlights include arrivals and preparations

Milan design week  kicks off today, but visitors have already been exploring the city while designers set up stands and installations. We've highlighted the best images posted to our #milanogram2017 hashtag on Instagram so far. More ›

 
 

Ventura Lambrate and Centrale programme announced for Milan design week 2017

Dezeen promotion: a modernist-inspired carousel by Lee Broom, IKEA's own festival, an exhibition by Maarten Baas and the latest Material Futures projects from Central Saint Martins will be part of Ventura Lambrate and new sister district Ventura Centrale during this year's Milan design week. More ›

 
 

Alain Gilles designs "strong graphic presence" for Contour furniture collection

Milan: Contour Tables for Vincent Sheppard by Alain Gilles

Brussels-based designer Alain Gilles will debut his new coloured-steel table collection at Milan design week, which gets underway today. More ›

 
 

SuperLimão strips back São Paulo apartment in Oscar Niemeyer-designed building

Apartment in Copan by SuperLimão

This apartment inside a São Paulo block designed by the late modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer has been overhauled to reveal its original ribbed ceiling and board-marked concrete walls. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: architect at Christian Lahoude Studio

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an intermediate architect to join Christian Lahoude's New York studio, which designed Alexander Wang's flagship store in ShanghaiMore ›

 
 

Envisions' Milan exhibition shows the process instead of the final product

Milan: Wood in Process by Envisions

Dutch collective Envisions has experimented with ways of cutting into, printing on, and transforming materials for its Wood In Process exhibition at Milan design weekMore ›

 
 

Micro hostel with tiny concrete rooms installed by Zhang Ke in old Beijing hutong

Micro-Hutong by ZAO/standardarchitecture

Chinese architect Zhang Ke  has slotted a hostel into one of Beijing's ancient hutong neighbourhoods, featuring tiny rooms that project at angles into a central courtyard.  More ›

 
 

Matt Lambros' After the Final Curtain photographs show America's forgotten movie theatres

kings-theatre-new-york-matt-lambros-after-the-final-curtain

In the age of the multiplex cinema, photographer Matt Lambros has scoped out the older, lavishly decorated movie theatres to capture what was left behind after the credits rolled for the last time. More ›

 
 

Stone-lined swimming pool in Cologne house features large window with garden views

Residential House Cologne Hahnwald by Corneille Uedingslohmann Architekten

pool room is set at the top of this house in Cologne by German studio Corneille Uedingslohmann Architekten, and features walls lined with quartzite strips and a large garden-facing window. More ›

 
 

Keep up with Dezeen during Milan design week

Dezeen is co-hosting a series of events, talks and parties as part of Milan design week 2017, with architects and designers including OMA, AssembleJaime Hayon and SO-IL, and brands including IKEA and MINI. More ›

 
 

Petcube Play lets you interact with your pet remotely from a smartphone

This small device allows users to talk to, play with and watch their pets when apart, for the reassurance that they are happy and safe at home. More ›

 
 

Pot plants cover trellis-like walls inside London cafe by Neiheiser Argyros

Olive + Squash by NeiheiserArgyros

Potted plants and herbs clip onto a gridded metal structure inside this London cafe by local architects Neiheiser Argyros, which also features exposed ductwork and wood-panelled walls. More ›

 
 

IKEA takes over Milan warehouse for six-day IKEA Festival

IKEA Festival at Milan design week 2017

Swedish furniture giant IKEA is taking over a warehouse in Milan's Lambrate district for a festival of design and live performances during Milan design week. More ›