Swedish summer house | Virgil Abloh interview | 10 outdoor dining ideas

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

Maka Arkitektur completes contemporary Swedish courtyard house

A gabled wall provides the entrance to this holiday home in a Swedish coastal village, which also features rooms arranged around a garden and cherry tree. More ›

 
 

This week, RIBA named national winners and the Serpentine Pavilion was unveiled

Francis Kéré's Serpentine Pavilion

This week on Dezeen, the RIBA named the UK's best new buildings and Diébédo Francis Kéré revealed his Serpentine Pavilion in London. More ›

 
 

Porcelain Bear's ceramic Acrobat lighting mimics the poses of trapeze artists

Acrobat Lighting by Porcelain Bear

Australian design studio Porcelain Bear created minimalist interpretations of circus performers for its Acrobat lighting collection. More ›

 
 

ACDF Architecture completes home for two sisters beside Canada's Lake Memphremagog

Maison sur le Lac by ACDF Architecture

This wood-clad home in Canada was designed as a secondary residence for sisters that split their time between Montreal and the Eastern Townships, and nestles into the landscape overlooking Lake Memphremagog. More ›

 
 

Pratt Institute students tackle Alzheimer's with Design for the Mind project

Design for the Mind

Students from the Pratt Institute in New York have created a series of home products and accessories designed to help those suffering from memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease. More ›

 
 

Mies van der Rohe had a lasting effect on my aesthetic, says Virgil Abloh

Virgil Abloh

Fashion designer and Kanye West's creative director Virgil Abloh is the latest name to team up with IKEA. In this interview, he speaks about his cult clothing brand, the connection between streetwear and modernist architecture, and the influence of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe on his work. More ›

 
 

10 houses from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that offer ideas for outdoor dining

A Miami Beach residence that takes indoor-outdoor living to the extreme and a Japanese house with a garden dining room feature in our Pinterest roundup of homes that prioritise entertaining in the summer months. More ›

 
 

Cladding stripped from residential towers across UK in wake of Grenfell Tower fire

Cladding is being removed from residential high-rises across the UK following concerns over fire safety in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a book exploring home extensions, renovations and refurbishments

Dezeen is giving away five copies of Upgrade: Home Extensions, Alterations and Refurbishments, a book exploring architectural and design concepts that repurpose and reinforce existing structures. More ›

 
 

Moxon Architects builds humble cabin in mountainous Scottish landscape

The mountains of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park offer a dramatic backdrop for this modernist-inspired hut by firm Moxon Architects. More ›