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Studio Maks and Junya Ishigami create three-pronged visitor centre for Dutch park

Three intersecting glass corridors sweep outwards from a sunken, triangular-shaped visitors centre designed by Studio Maks and Junya Ishigami + Associates for Park Vijversburg in the Netherlands. More ›

 
 

First store for H&M offshoot Arket features interiors based on historical archives

The H&M group is set to launch its latest brand, Arket, with a Copenhagen store featuring an all-grey palette and fixtures inspired by historical archives. More ›

 
 

Kanye West and IKEA among Designs of the Year nominees

Kanye West, IKEA, OMA and David Adjaye are among the nominees for this year's Designs of the Year awards, which were announced by London's Design Museum today. More ›

 
 

Austin Maynard Architects builds recycled brick house on top of former Melbourne garage

Small red- and blue-glazed bricks pattern the exterior of this house by Austin Maynard Architects, which replaces a garage in the Melbourne  suburb of Richmond. More ›

 
 

Nova Scotian house by Omar Gandhi Architect sits between rocky outcrop and expansive views

Float by Omar Gandhi

Boulders strewn across the landscape informed the disjointed massing of this house in Nova Scotia, which architect Omar Gandhi designed to look like local sheds. More ›

 
 

Frank Lloyd Wright-designed private island asks $14.9 million

Petra Island by Frank Lloyd Wright

A private island located 47 miles north of New York City and complete with a home conceived by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is currently on the market. More ›

 
 

"Apple, that's how you build a circle"

Tadao Ando's concealment of a giant stone buddha within a ring-shaped mound  was met with widespread acclaim from readers in this week's comments update. More ›

 
 

IKEA instruction manual shows how to make your own Game of Thrones cape

IKEA spoof instructions for a Game of Thrones cape

IKEA has shared instructions for turning its rugs into luxurious fur capes, following revelations that Game of Thrones costume designers used the brand's home accessories to dress their actors. More ›

 
 

"We have much to learn from the 'timber constructivists'"

Watzek House by John Yeon

Architects designing for America's future suburbs should look back to the country's unsung modernists, who created site-appropriate and liveable timber homes across the USA, says Aaron Betsky in this Opinion column. More ›

 
 

Zaha Hadid Architects reveals progress on Beijing skyscraper with "world's highest atrium"

Zaha Hadid Architects has released a series of black-and-white photographs showing construction of the vast atrium inside its 207-metre skyscraper in Beijing. More ›