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Studio Weave installs stilted hikers' shelter beside a Bordeaux river

Studio Weave design a hiking shelter called Le Haut Perché

Hikers can stay overnight for free at this elevated shelter on the outskirts of Bordeaux, designed by London-based Studio Weave to reference the form and materiality of traditional water towers. More ›

 
 

Mindnosis kit is designed to help people overcome their mental health issues

Mindnosis by Sara Lopez Ibanez

After her own negative experiences with mental health services, graduate designer Sara Lopez Ibanez developed a self-assessment kit that lets users figure out the kind of help they need, and where they can get it from. More ›

 
 

Now streaming the RIBA International Conference!

Harbin Opera House by MAD

Architects including David ChipperfieldDiébédo Francis KéréMa Yansong and Elizabeth Diller are speaking at the Royal Institute of British Architects' International Conference in London today. Tune in to watch the talks, which kicked off at 9.30am. More ›

 
 

Morag Myerscough creates colourful interiors for Adjaye-designed arts centre

Designer, Morag Myerscough, redesigns the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in London

British designer Morag Myerscough has created brightly coloured textiles, tiles and furniture for the cafe inside the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in London, which was designed by architect David Adjaye.  More ›

 
 

Johanna-Maria Parv's fashion collection is designed to free women from restrictive clothing

Johanna-Maria Parv fashion collection, CSM Graduates 2017

To create her graduate fashion collection at Central Saint Martins, designer Johanna-Maria Parv looked at how clothing historically restricted women's movement, and then made alterations inspired by female cyclists. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: project architect at WeWork

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a project architect to join the Tokyo office of WeWork, whose co-working spaces include a former opium factory in Shanghai. More ›

 
 

Apollo Architects' minimal renovation aims to keep the atmosphere of an old family home in Tokyo

Trim House by Apollo Architects and Associates

Rooflights, pale tiles and glossy flooring are among the tweaks that Apollo Architects & Associates made to a family home in Toyko to give it a light-filled living, kitchen and dining room. More ›

 
 

Grey brick, stucco and warm timber wrap South Carolina home by Marica McKeel

Lake Wylie House by Marica McKee

To satisfy the conflicting tastes of a husband and wife, New York-based architect Marica McKeel merged contemporary and traditional styles in this spacious South Carolina residence. More ›

 
 

New Burkina Faso parliament building "responds to needs of the people" says Diébédo Francis Kéré

Movie: in this exclusive Dezeen movie, Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré explains how he is rebuilding his country's National Assembly to be "more than just a simple parliament building". More ›

 
 

Tadao Ando to convert Paris stock exchange into art gallery

Tadao Ando to convert Paris stock exchange into art gallery

Japanese architect Tadao Ando has revealed his plans to convert Paris' Bourse de Commerce building into a museum that will host one of the world's largest contemporary art collections. More ›

 
 

Gerry Judah's latest towering Goodwood sculpture pays homage to Bernie Ecclestone

Goodwood 2017 sculpture by Gerry Judah

Each of the five Formula One cars suspended from this 35-metre-high installation by Gerry Judah are intended to represent key moments in the career of race-car driver Bernie Ecclestone. More ›

 
 

Mosa's latest tile collection interacts with light, space and time

Dezeen promotion: Dutch tile manufacturer Mosa has launched a new range of ceramic tiles named "μ" (mu), which appears to change colour throughout the day. More ›

 
 

Minecraft video game used to design public space in more than 25 developing countries

Block by Block initiative by Mojang, Minecraft, and UN-Habitat

Local authorities have been "amazed to see that young women from slums could design as architects or urban planners", according to the co-ordinator of a United Nations initiative using the video game Minecraft to get communities designing their own public spaces. More ›

 
 

Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs appointed as international ambassador for Dutch Design Week

Marcus Fairs, Dutch Design Week ambassador

Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named the first-ever international ambassador for Dutch Design Week, alongside homegrown figures Winy Maas of architecture firm MVRDV, and design studio Atelier NL. More ›