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Sigurd Larsen designs affordable homes for eco-housing development near Copenhagen

Affordable sustainable homes by Sigurd Larsen

Berlin-based architect Sigurd Larsen  designed these two larch-clad homes as a sustainable and affordable model for an "organic" housing development in Hvalsø, Denmark. More ›

 
 

Dezeen Watch Store offers bank holiday discount on all watches

To celebrate the long weekend, Dezeen Watch Store is giving readers 10 per cent off any watch on the website. More ›

 
 

Shades of grey decorate sombre luxury apartment in Taiwan

Concrete walls, cement floors, grey tiles, marble and dark stained wood meet in this Taipei apartment created by Wei Yi International Design Associates for "an elder with great fortune and rich experience". More ›

 
 

Lebanese students anticipate future human needs for Beirut Design Week exhibition

A receptacle for gifting your best DNA, a tech-disabling glove for punishing cybercriminals and a device that harvests edible fungus from your own body are among the concepts presented by students of five Lebanese universities for the Speculative Needs exhibition. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: researcher at ETH Zurich

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a PhD/researcher in building history to join ETH Zurich, where Swiss studio Züst Gübeli Gambetti recently completed a staircase-shaped building on campus. More ›

 
 

Jestico + Whiles converts town hall into student halls with iridescent tile-covered theatre

Community theatre and creative hub by Jestico + Whiles

Southwark Town Hall in south London has been renovated and repurposed to accommodate student housing and a mixed-use arts hub, including a theatre contained in a folded tile-clad extension. More ›

 
 

Architecture Outfit "went to Home Depot" to furnish Humblefish poke restaurant in Tribeca

Humblefish Restaurant by Architecture Outfit

New York studio Architecture Outfit made the most of a tight budget when transforming a dingy space into this bright Hawaiian restaurant in Lower Manhattan. More ›

 
 

Jonas Wagell adds to minimal product line for From the Bay

Jonas Wagell for From the Bay

Swedish designer Jonas Wagell's collection of simple home products for From the Bay includes tables with propellor-shaped bases and a bulbous lamp that can be carried by a thin black handle. More ›

 
 

Latest Dezeen Mail features Seoul's answer to the High Line and a ring-shaped holiday home

The latest Dezeen Mail includes a looping holiday home in the mountainous region of Matarraña by Office KGDVS and MVRDV's transformation of a South Korean overpass into a plant-covered walkwaySubscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

"I am not a female architect. I am an architect"

We need to stop promoting "female architects" in worthy lists and exhibitions, so that women can be seen as more than second-class citizens, argues Danish architect Dorte Mandrup. More ›