Black-stained barn | Installation of suicide tweets | Montreal house extension

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Black-stained barn built by Macdonald Wright Architects at Caring Wood country house

Macdonald Wright Architects has added a barn clad in black-stained boards to Caring Wood – a Kent country villa that is vying to be named the UK's House of the Year. More ›

 
 

Fujita Keisuke uses suicide tweets to explore the effects of digital communication

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Fujita Keisuke has made an installation that uses real-time suicide Tweets to send mechanical signals across to a block of solid carbon

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Fujita Keisuke has made an installation that uses real-time tweets from people expressing suicidal thoughts to activate a motor-powered needle that scratches away at a monolithic block of carbon. More ›

 
 

Our latest Pinterest board features the best of WAF and Inside 2017

Our new Pinterest board is full of highlights from 2017's World Architecture Festival and Inside events, which both took place in Berlin this week. It features the shortlist for best architecture photograph of 2017, as well as the World Building of the Year and Interior of the Year award winners. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›

 
 

StudioAC opens up interior of century-old Hilton House in Toronto

Hilton Residence by StudioAC

Toronto firm StudioAC has gutted a Victorian property in the city to reconfigure the layout and create more spaces for entertaining. More ›

 
 

Angular frame juts over Montreal house extension by Naturehumaine

De la Roche residence by _naturehumaine

Canadian studio Naturehumaine has extended a house in Montreal to create a family living area and an elevated master bedroom, which are all encased in a large grey frame that offers privacy from neighbours. More ›

 
 

Raúl Sánchez Architects creates duplex apartment with golden cubes at its centre

Duplex Tibbaut by Raul Sanchez Architects

Spanish studio Raúl Sánchez Architects has transformed two derelict apartments in downtown Barcelona into a spacious two-storey home, centred around a pair of double-height gold cubes. More ›

 
 

Alain Gilles creates lounge chair that references vintage bicycles

EDDY Lounge chair by Alain Gilles

Belgian designer Alain Gilles looked to the world of cycling when designing this lounge chair, which incorporates a tubular metal frame and customisable elements. More ›