Arctic seed vault repairs | Apple Park “sucks” | Bespoke bicycle storage

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

Climate change forces emergency repairs to "failsafe" Arctic seed vault

An Arctic storage bunker  filled with seeds that could help humankind regenerate crops after a doomsday scenario is undergoing repairs, after rising temperatures caused it to flood. More ›

 
 

Pinterest names watercolour prints and 1970s furniture as top interiors trends for 2017

Interest in plywood kitchens, retro furniture and watercolour wallpaper is skyrocketing in the UK, according to the latest trend report from Pinterest. More ›

 
 

Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Johnson Wax offices as a forest open to the sky

Johnson Wax by Frank Lloyd Wright

Mushroom-shaped columns, pyrex skylights and earthy coloured furnishings feature in Frank Lloyd Wright's Johnson Wax Headquarters, which is next in our series of the architect's most important projects, celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth last week. More ›

 
 

Bespoke storage creates room for bicycles in renovated Barcelona flat

Colombo and Serboli Architecture has revamped a Barcelona apartment, opening up the partitions to create a large living space with a bespoke, wall-mounted bicycle rack. More ›

 
 

Focus launches range of sculptural fireplaces in the UK

Dezeen promotion: fireplace company Focus, whose products have featured in Snøhetta's rippling timber Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion, and Theis & Kahn's Bateman's Row, have launched in the UK.  More ›

 
 

Studio Job designs limited-edition furniture for Gufram's new collectible range

A brick punchbag and a smoke-topped table are among the limited-edition pieces designed by Studio Job for Gufram's new range aimed at the "most demanding collectors". More ›

 
 

Job of the day: Part-II/III architect at Mary Duggan Architects

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-II/III architect to join Mary Duggan Architects,  the new London studio launched by former Duggan Morris Architects director Mary Duggan. More 

 
 

Bam! Arquitectura ramps garden up through centre of Buenos Aires home

A curved concrete staircase weaves around a sloping garden  that rises through the centre of this house in Buenos Aires designed by local studio Bam! Arquitectura. More ›

 
 

Miami Beach residence by SAOTA takes indoor-outdoor living to the extreme

Pine Tree House by SAOTA

South African firm SAOTA has built its first project in Miami Beach: an expansive, waterfront home that boasts a basketball court and a waterslide. More ›

 
 

Swarovski crystal gets 3D-printed, upcycled and turned into gadgets by emerging designers

Crystal has been 3D-printed into vases, upcycled into terrazzo and channelled into solar panels by the three winners of the Swarovski Designers of the Future awards for 2017. More ›

 
 

"Beautiful detailing and mechanism. But for what?"

Readers' quizzical reactions to the moving facade of a new arts and culture centre in Shanghai by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio  leads this week's comments update. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a week-long trip to Sicily for the inaugural MADE Labs workshop

Dezeen has teamed up with the Rosario Gagliardi Academy of Fine Arts to offer 30 readers the chance to participate in the first edition of MADE Labs, a design workshop and lecture programme taking place in Syracuse, Sicily, this summer. More ›

 
 

Built-in bed and white cabinetry feature in renovated New York apartment by Stadt Architecture

UWS apartment by Stadt Architecture

Stadt Architecture has paired existing brickwork walls with walnut floors, bright white cabinets and purple furniture in the renovation of this apartment in Manhattan. More ›

 
 

"Apple's new campus sucks" according to Wired magazine

Apple Park by Foster + Partners nearing completion

Foster + Partners' Apple Park is an "anachronism wrapped in glass" that provides a poor model for company campuses, claims the first major critical review of the project, published by technology magazine Wired. More ›