Stirling Prize 2017 shortlist | IKEA x HAY | Flat-pack toaster

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RIBA Stirling Prize 2017 shortlist announced

RIBA Stirling Prize 2017

A studio for photographer Juergen Teller, a new wing at the British Museum and a revived seaside pier are among the projects shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize. More ›

 
 

Low-cost school for 3,000 children planned at Syrian refugee camp in Jordan

Za'atari camp school, Jordan, for Syrian refugees

school for Syrian refugees  is set to be built at a camp in Jordan, using a modular and re-deployable construction system developed with the help of former Architecture for Humanity director Cameron Sinclair. More ›

 
 

Kasey Hou aims to reduce electrical waste with flat-pack repairable toaster

Repairable Flatpack Toaster

In response to increasing electrical waste, design graduate Kasey Hou has developed a flat-pack toaster that can be easily repaired if it breaks down. More ›

 
 

New designs unveiled for Norwegian government headquarters following 2011 terrorist attack

Norwegian Government Quarter winning proposals by A Lab and Haptic

The part of Oslo's government quarter damaged during the 2011 terrorist bombing will be replaced by one of two proposals – one by a team including Haptic  and Nordic, and another by a team featuring A-Lab  and LPO Architects. More ›

 
 

Reebok unveils lightweight Floatride Space Boot for astronauts

Sports brand Reebok has released a space boot designed specifically for astronauts taking part in an upcoming voyage to the International Space Station. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: press manager at SHoP Architects

Job of the day: press manager at SHoP Architects

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a press manager to join New York-based SHoP Architects, which recently completed a pair of "dancing" copper-clad luxury apartment towers in Manhattan. More ›

 
 

Katerra combines technology and modular construction to create large-scale prefabricated buildings

Katerra prefabricated construction

As prefabricated buildings become increasingly prolific, Silicon Valley design-build firm Katerra hopes to revolutionise the construction industry by using a technology-driven and full-services approach to creating structures at a large scale. More ›

 
 

IKEA and Hay reveal full collaborative Ypperlig collection

IKEA collaboration with Hay

IKEA and Hay have released a set of images that show the full range of furniture and homeware products from their collaboration. More ›

 
 

SOM designs "new skyline" for port area of Sri Lanka's largest city

SOM Columbo Port City Masterplan, Sri Lanka

SOM has won a competition to design a new district for Sri Lankan city Colombo, with a design featuring numerous skyscrapers, a marina, canals and a park, influenced by the country's tropical climate. More ›

 
 

Comme des Garçons celebrates concrete with latest perfume

Concrete fragrance by Comme des Garçons

Concrete is the muse for a new fragrance by Japanese fashion house Comme des Garçons, which comes in a bottle made from the building material. More ›

 
 

Loop NYC driverless-car proposal offers Manhattanites more time and green space

Loop NYC

New York studio Edg has proposed converting some of Manhattan's major roads into public-transit highways for driverless vehicles, in order to reduce travel times and turn the island's central thoroughfares into landscaped parks. More ›