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Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

Snøhetta channels Oscar Niemeyer for "futuristic" Aesop store in London's Chelsea

Twelve rose-tinged clay arches fan out over a huge stainless-steel sink in this Snøhetta-designed Aesop store in west London, designed in tribute to Brazilian modernist Oscar Niemeyer. More ›

 
 

Underground Roman temple reopens as immersive museum using light, haze and sound

A subterranean Roman temple where a mysterious cult worshipped has been restored within an immersive museum below Bloomberg's headquarters in London by 9/11 memorial museum exhibition designers Local Projects. More ›

 
 

Uber and NASA to launch flying taxi service by 2020

Uber and NASA

Uber has partnered with NASA to develop an on-demand electric aircraft taxi service, which is scheduled to begin flights in Los Angeles in three years time. More ›

 
 

Adidas unveils eight World Cup 2018 kits that pay homage to classic football shirts

Adidas has created football kits inspired by memorable designs of the past for teams competing in the FIFA World Cup 2018, including Germany, Spain and Argentina. More ›

 
 

V&A acquires entire one-bedroom flat from Robin Hood Gardens

The V&A museum has salvaged a three-storey section of Robin Hood Gardens, the much-debated brutalist social housing estate by Alison and Peter Smithson that is currently being demolished in east London. More ›

 
 

Device that detects skin cancer wins James Dyson Award 2017

A group of Canadian engineering students have been named the winners of this year's James Dyson Award, for their device that detects skin cancer without the need for a biopsy. More ›

 
 

Penda proposes "radical future-living concept" with recyclable modular dwellings

Urban Nest by Mini Living x Penda

Architecture studio Penda has created a modular, flexible and reusable building system for MINI Living, featuring a range of living spaces that can be plugged together to form customised micro homes. More ›

 
 

GRT Architects creates fluted glass stairwell for skinny Brooklyn townhouse

A glazed stairwell brings light from a roof window down through this narrow townhouse in Brooklyn, renovated by New York studio GRT Architects with splashes of colour. More ›

 
 

Concrete latticework and two courtyards filter light into Mexican house by Delfino Lozano

Architect Delfino Lozano has completed this house in Zapopan, Mexico, featuring decorative concrete screens, a pair of brick-paved courtyards and cool-blue walls. More ›

 
 

Knauf and Brown weights standing lamp with fillable water bag

This flat-pack floor lamp by Vancouver studio Knauf and Brown is weighed down using a bag of water, which comes empty to make the product easier and lighter to ship. More ›

 
 

"Tokyo meets New York" in dark-coloured ramen restaurant by Carpenter & Mason

Tonchin restaurant by Carpenter & Mason

Indigo walls and furniture form dining areas for this Japanese restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, while geometric-patterned wall surfaces match the menus and tableware. More ›

 
 

Formafantasma delves into Ettore Sottsass' archive to find colours for CEDIT tile collection

Cedit x Studio Formafantasma tiles

Dezeen promotion: designer studio Formafantasma worked with colours previously used by prolific architect Ettore Sottsass to create this range of tiles, which can be used to give ombre effects to surfaces. More ›

 
 

Norm Architects launches its own cycling company with range of minimal bicycles

Bicycle by Norm Architects

Norm Architects has made its first foray into the cycling industry, collaborating with Danish Network Association and MediaGroup Worldwide to release a range of electric and manual bicycles. More ›

 
 

Arizona horse barn transformed into desert guest house by The Construction Zone

Guest Barn by The Construction Zone

Concrete walls that once enclosed horse stalls are now used as room dividers in this modern guest house by The Construction Zone, a design-build firm in Phoenix. More ›