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Francisco Sutherland Architects insert an oak structure into a Barbican flat

Francisco Sutherland Architects insert an oak structure into a Barbican flat

Francisco Sutherland Architects has slotted a timber structure containing a bathroom, mezzanine and wardrobes into a triplex apartment in London's brutalist Barbican Estate. More ›

 
 

New images capture MAD's rock-shaped Chaoyang Park Plaza

Chaoyang Plaza, MAD Architects photographed by Khoo Guo Jie

This new set of images by photographer Khoo Guo Jie captures the mountain-inspired details of Chinese firm MAD's Chaoyang Park Plaza as it nears completion in Beijing. More ›

 
 

Residents of Sydney high-rise estate use lights to protest against gentrification

Night after night, the windows of the tower blocks that make up the Waterloo Estate in Sydney have been gradually lit up in different colours as part of a public art project that aims to make the community more visible. More ›

 
 

Watch our Dezeen x MINI Living talk about the future of Paris live from Maison&Objet

Ternes-Villiers, La Ville Multi-Strate by Jacques Ferrier Architectures, Chartier Dalix, SLA Paysagistes

Deputy mayor of Paris Jean-Louis Missika joins architects Edouard François, Chartier Dalix and Hamonic+Masson & Associés to discuss the future of the French capital in our latest Dezeen x MINI Living talk at Maison&Objet. Tune in here at 11am UK time to watch it live. More ›

 
 

Samsung offers all-over Frame TV styling by Scholten & Baijings and Inga Sempé

Samsung has expanded on the customisation options for its artwork-like Frame televisions, with designer-led concepts that extend from the screen and out onto the bezel and stand. More ›

 
 

NEON creates wind-powered installation that mimics the sound of 500 galloping horses

Thirty-two wind turbines recreate the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground, in this installation that architecture studio NEON has created at Chesters Roman Fort, in the north of England. More ›

 
 

Construction sites and cranes pose threat to Miami residents in Hurricane Irma's path

Cranes at Zaha Hadid's 1000 Museum in Miami

Miami residents in the shadow of heavyweight construction cranes have been told to evacuate, as the structures could be toppled by the high winds anticipated to arrive with Hurricane Irma. More ›

 
 

Tree of Ténéré responds to Burning Man attendees with light patterns

Tree of Ténéré by Studio Drift

The leaves of an artificial tree at this year's Burning Man festival illuminated with "light flocks" in response to visitors' movements, heart beats and brain activity. More ›

 
 

12 projects worth knowing by London Design Medal winner Es Devlin

Es Devlin has been named the winner of this year's Panerai London Design Medal, and to mark the occasion we've rounded up 12 of the set designer's key projects. More ›

 
 

Mecanoo designs 12 skyscrapers for new business district in Shenzhen

Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo has won a competition to masterplan a commercial district in Shenzhen, China, with its design for 12 stepped skyscrapers built around a park featuring a raised path and pools. More ›

 
 

Hong Kong students create terracotta tower to promote use of 3D-printed bricks

This captioned movie shows how a team from the University of Hong Kong's architecture faculty created a pavilion from 3D-printed bricks, to show the potential of this technology in architectural production. More one-minute movies ›

 
 

Latest Dezeen Mail features an upside-down pyramid home and Burning Man 2017

Renderings of Takei Nabeshima Architects' inverted-pyramidal concrete holiday home and images of the temporary structures erected at this year's Burning Man festival feature in the latest edition of our weekly newsletter, Dezeen MailSubscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

Desai Chia's Michigan Lake House features a roof that cantilevers over a patio

Michigan Lake House by Desai Chia Architects

New York firm Desai Chia Architects has built a home on Lake Michigan with blackened timber walls and a roof that extends out to shelter an outdoor seating area. More ›