Hong Kong drone movie | Leak-detecting robot | Foster and Rapha collaboration

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Hong Kong's densely packed high-rises captured from above in new drone movie

Drone film by Mariana Bisti captures Hong Kong's densely packed high-rise buildings

The soaring skyscrapers, manicured gardens and rubbish tips of Hong Kong are all shown in this drone footage shot by architect Mariana Bisti. More ›

 
 

Small swimming robot spots pipe leaks before they do serious damage

Gas and water leaks could be identified before they threaten lives and infrastructure, using this MIT-developed robot that swims through pipes. More ›

 
 

Marc Newson designs limited-edition cognac bottle for Hennessy X.O

Dezeen promotion: industrial designer Marc Newson has put his own spin on Hennessy's X.O Cognac bottle, creating a stripped-back version that features rippling ridges across its surface. More ›

 
 

Norman Foster teams up with Rapha to design cycle wear

Architect Norman Foster has revealed he is working with cycling brand Rapha on a new range of clothing for cyclists. More ›

 
 

Royal Mail's latest stamp collection celebrates the UK's "renaissance of contemporary architecture"

Landmark building stamps

Zaha Hadid's London Aquatics Centre,  EMBT's Scottish Parliament and Haworth Tompkins's Stirling-Prize-winning Everyman Theatre are just some of the landmark buildings featured on a new set of UK stamps dedicated to contemporary architecture. More ›

 
 

Arhitektura DOO refurbishes Edvard Ravnikar-designed apartment in modernist Ljubljana tower

Arhitektura d.o.o. refurbishes urban apartment in Ljubljana, Slovenia, originally designed by Edvard Ravnikar

Slovenian studio Arhitektura DOO has refurbished a small apartment inside one of the five Ljubljana towers that modernist architect Edvard Ravnikar built in the 1960s. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: architectural assistant at Satish Jassal Architects

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-I/II architectural assistant to join the London studio of Satish Jassal Architects, whose projects include a compact brick-clad house in HaringeyMore ›

 
 

Woven metal-mesh curtain wraps Melbourne house extension designed by Matt Gibson

Hiro-En House by Matt Gibson

Australian architect Matt Gibson  and his studio have renovated and extended a traditional villa in Melbourne, adding deep verandahs that can be protected from harsh sunlight using woven steel-mesh curtains. More ›

 
 

DCPP designs low-lying concrete and glass weekend retreat at Mexican country club

Architecture studio DCPP has slotted huge windows between the concrete walls of this long, low house in Mexico to offer residents views of a golf course and mountains. More ›

 
 

Matter curates show home at The Standish condominiums in Brooklyn

Matter's model apartment at The Standish, Brooklyn

New York design showroom and gallery Matter has outfitted a model apartment in a historic Brooklyn Heights hotel undergoing conversion into residences. More ›

 
 

Drop in students applying for art and design degrees in UK, reveals survey

A survey of UK university applicants in 2017 has revealed that 14,000 fewer students are opting to enrol onto art and design courses than last year. More ›

 
 

ODA creates stepped terraces at corner of Brooklyn condo building

Cascading balconies top this Brooklyn apartment block by American studio ODA, which is shown in a movie starring the design team throwing footballs, catching flowers and passing balloons between the terraces. More ›

 
 

This week's Dezeen Mail includes wine-tasting pavilions and a hijab emoji

Glass-walled pavilions at a California winery, Apple's new hijab emoji and BIG's latest building all feature in the latest edition of  Dezeen Mail, our weekly newsletter. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

"Rei Kawakubo is an architect of clothes"

Rei Kuwakabo/Comme des Garcons exhibition at The Met

The Met's Comme des Garçons exhibition demonstrates how forward-thinking designers like Rei Kawakubo are using new digital crafts to manipulate both the body and architectural space, says Aaron Betsky in his latest Opinion column. More ›

 
 

RCR Arquitectes uses Neolith sintered stone to create watercolour surfaces for Albert Adrià's new restaurant

Neolith's ENIGMA project in collaboration with RCR Arquitectes

Dezeen promotion: Pritzker Prize-winning studio RCR Arquitectes worked with Neolith sintered stone to create the colour-washed walls and surfaces inside the new restaurant of former elBulli head chef Albert Adrià. More ›