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Haptic unveils plans for domed aquarium on former airport site in Oslo

London studio Haptic's design for the New Aquarium in Oslo resembles two gently undulating rocks that stretch out into the sea. More ›

 
 

Eight designs that respond to the threat of climate change

Hans Tavsens Park and Korsgade by SLA and Ramboll

As part of Good Design for a Bad World, a series of talks we are hosting with Dutch Design Week, we will ask whether designers can help to solve climate change. Here are eight ideas already developed. More ›

 
 

Amos and Amos takes cues from Scandinavian design for AKQA's new Gothenburg studio

London practice Amos and Amos has created a collaborative workspace in a former Gothenburg shipbuilding warehouse for the digital agency AKQA that references traditional Swedish architecture. More ›

 
 

Top five architecture and design jobs this week include Harrods and IKEA

Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with Swedish furniture giant IKEA and London department store Harrods.

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"A war against branding is a war against people"

By making tobacco companies follow strict packaging restrictions, we're paving the way to a future where brands no longer reflect our lifestyles, argues Stephen Bayley. More ›

 
 

Studio Roosegaarde uses light projections to create virtual flood above Derbyshire valley

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde recently brought his Waterlicht installation to the UK. This captioned movie shows how it uses lighting projections to recreate the visual sensation of a flood, to raise awareness about rising sea levels. More ›

 
 

NL Architects completes Belgian school featuring a colonnade and a pyramidal roof

NL Architects completes Belgian school featuring low-lying rooms surrounded by a colonnade.

A pyramidal turfed roof tops one of several teaching and administrative spaces clustered around a multipurpose hall at this school in the Belgian city of Knokke-Heist by Amsterdam studio NL Architects. More ›

 
 

Ora Ïto uses hundreds of wooden slats for snaking oak stair at LVMH offices

LVMH Media Division by Ora Ito

French designer Ora Ïto has cut and pieced together over 400 wooden slats to create this staircase, which twists up the Paris offices for one of the world's largest luxury companies. More ›