World Building of the Year shortlist | Anish Kapoor colour war | Mecanoo's golden pavilion

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Mecanoo installs golden pavilion with scooped roofline on 17th-century Dutch estate

Château St. Gerlach Estate by Mecanoo

Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo  has created a golden hued events pavilion with a broad scooped roof in the grounds of a historic chateau near Maastricht. More ›

 
 

Anish Kapoor banned from using colour-changing paint in ongoing rights war

A feud that has previously seen Anish Kapoor banned from using the "world's pinkest pink" continues, with its creator Stuart Semple now prohibiting the artist from using his new colour-changing paint. More ›

 
 

"Architects should be more critical and visionary" says Ma Yansong

Architects have become too close to the commercial world and should instead be proposing visionary ideas for the future, according to Chinese architect Ma Yansong of MAD. More ›

 
 

World Building of the Year 2017 shortlist announced

WAF shortlist

Architecture projects from 68 different countries have been shortlisted for awards at this year's World Architecture Festival, including a concept for ever-expanding housing in Syria, a plant-covered hotel in Vietnam and a sprawling museum in Palestine. More ›

 
 

Self-driving Signal car is designed to protect journalists from cyber surveillance

Signal mobile work space by Armin Peters

In a year that saw Donald Trump brand journalists "enemies of the people", Royal College of Art graduate Armin Peters created a concept car that provides members of the press with an impenetrable space to work and conduct interviews. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: technical coordinator at Bureau Betak

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a technical coordinator to join Paris-based Bureau Betak, which created a foil-covered catwalk for Mary Katrantzou's 2016 London Fashion Week show. More ›

 
 

Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen drapes mesh curtains over Bahrain music centre

Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen design Dar Al Muharraq cultural center

Steel mesh curtains can be lifted to offer glimpses of performances inside this traditional music centre  designed by Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen for Muharraq Island in Bahrain. More ›

 
 

Tav Group builds rural artist's house in Israel with "cannabis walls"

Walls made of hemp and lime, and local stone make up this sand-coloured house on a hill in northern Israel, which Haifa-based studio Tav Group designed for environmentally conscious artists. More ›

 
 

Latest Dezeen Mail includes Pablo Escobar's former mansion and Adidas' Kvadrat Stan Smith sneakers

The conversion of Pablo Escobar's Mexican mansion into a luxury hotel and Adidas' collaboration with Kvadrat for the latest Stan Smith sneakers are both featured in today's Dezeen Mail, our weekly newsletter.  Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

"Chairless chair" is designed to provide support for active factory workers

This flexible exoskeleton, designed by Swiss studio Sapetti, allows its wearer to sit down whenever and wherever they need to. More ›

 
 

Europe's top cultural organisations pressure UK government to support them in Brexit negotiations

uk designers European patents Erasmus exchanges after Brexit referendum news

The Barbican, the V&A and the British Museum are among over 500 leading arts organisations and individuals that have urged the UK government to support cultural exchange programmes and free movement of workers after Brexit. More ›

 
 

Yves Behar defends Juicero juice machine after internet backlash

Yves Behar has spoken out about the widely ridiculed juicer he designed for Silicon Valley start-up Juicero, saying "people are very, very happy with it". More ›

 
 

Design Museum exhibits Dezeen's Brexit passport competition winners

Design Museum exhibits Dezeen's Brexit passport competition winners

The winner of Dezeen's Brexit passport design competition, plus eight shortlisted entries, are on show at London's Design Museum until 14 August. More ›