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This week, we featured BIG's Lego House, which looks like a stack of giant toy bricks, and an interview with Royal Gold Medal winner Neave Brown. Read on for more of the best stories on Dezeen...

Shortlist unveiled for best architecture photograph of 2017

Readers are picking their favourite shots from a shortlist for architecture photograph of the year, including this image of a seemingly endless atrium. Read the story and comments ›

Neave Brown: "High buildings should only be used for the very rich"

Tower blocks like Grenfell should never have been built, says housing pioneer Neave Brown, who has just been awarded the Royal Gold Medal. Read the interview ›

BIG completes Lego visitor centre shaped like a stack of building blocks

BIG's Lego House may be shaped like children's building blocks, but it lacks the popular toy's most compelling feature, say readers. Read the story and comments ›

Uniqlo launches collection celebrating the careers of Ray and Charles Eames

Uniqlo has launched a collection celebrating the careers of Ray and Charles Eames – but commenters say the designs lack imagination. Read the story and comments ›

Studio Libeskind completes Canada's first Holocaust monument in Ottawa

Readers are finding sci-fi references in Daniel Libeskind's Ottawa Holocaust memorial. Read the story and comments ›

Louvre cancels Atelier Van Lieshout installation amid concerns over "explicit or sexual" content

Readers agree with a decision made by the Musée du Louvre to cancel a provocative installation, despite protests from the artist. Read the story and comments ›

Elon Musk proposes rockets that will offer transport to anywhere on Earth in under an hour

Some readers are calling Elon Musk crazy for proposing rockets as a form of transport on Earth, but others say his idea makes sense. Read the story and comments ›

Deborah Berke Partners transforms historic insane asylum into boutique hotel

A historic asylum has been converted into a boutique hotel, but commenters say the result is straight out of a horror film. Read the story and comments ›

Heatherwick Studio's Friction table expands to adapt to different spaces

Following the success of Thomas Heatherwick's Cape Town art museum, readers are loving this adaptable table unveiled by his studio. Read the story and comments ›

Villa SG21 is a monolithic blackened-wood house topped with a turfed roof

This Dutch home has dramatic blackened walls and a turfed roof – but it was the Jaguar E-type parked in front that stole the show. Read the story and comments ›

 
 
 

 

 

 
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IKEA's Creative Hub in Malmö features moody library and walls for scribbling

IKEA's Creative Hub in Malmö features walls for scribbling ›

Airbnb uses current listings to theme interiors of expanded San Francisco headquarters

Airbnb uses current listings to theme headquarters interiors ›

Aston Martin reveals plans for $4 million luxury submarine

Aston Martin reveals plans for $4 million luxury submarine ›

RCR Arquitectes completes "serene and restrained" Dubai apartment building with sea views

RCR Arquitectes completes Dubai apartment building with sea views ›

Foster + Partners unveils plans for Budapest's tallest building

Foster + Partners unveils plans for Budapest's tallest building ›

Opinion

 
Gerard Reinmuth: "Seoullo is no High Line"

Seoullo is no High Line, says Gerard Reinmuth ›

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News

 
Google's new headphones double as a personal translator

Google's new headphones double as a personal translator ›

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New Affiliates creates asymmetric mountain cabin in Vermont

New Affiliates creates asymmetric mountain cabin in Vermont ›

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Design

 
Jens Fager's Tip lamp is stripped-back to the "very essence of its purpose"

Jens Fager's Tip lamp is stripped-back to "essence of its purpose" ›

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Green kitchen and wall of plants add character to low-budget apartment in Ukraine

Green kitchen adds character to low-budget apartment in Ukraine ›

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Nike's connected NBA jerseys update fans with news about their favourite teams

Nike's connected NBA jerseys update fans with news ›

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Competition: win a book full of architecture projects by HUUM

Win a book full of architecture projects by HUUM ›

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Dezeen Hot List is live, revealing the 400 hottest forces in architecture and design

Dezeen Hot List reveals the hottest forces in architecture and design ›