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Sosu Architects completes brick-clad multi-generational house in Seoul

Apartments for three generations of the same family are stacked inside this multi-storey house in Seoul, which features brick cladding that is perforated to create screens in front of some of the windows. More ›

 
 

Sebastian Herkner's Stellar lamps fuse two contrasting hemispheres

Stellar lights by Sebastian Herkner for Pulpo

Sebastian Herkner has created a series of spherical glass pendant lamps for German brand Pulpo that contrast clear curved ridges with smooth frosted glass. More ›

 
 

This week, BIG designed another Google campus and Melbourne residents protested a new Apple Store

This week on Dezeen, Bjarke Ingels' firm revealed designs for another new Google campus in California, while Apple's plans for a new store in a Melbourne sparked outrage. More ›

 
 

Will Alsop designs two colourful metro stations for Toronto's expanded subway

Toronto stations by Will Alsop

British architect Will Alsop has created metro stations in Toronto's Pioneer Village and Finch West neighbourhoods, as part of an initiative to create more public transit options in the wider metropolitan area. More ›

 
 

Surging Seas software shows potential impact of rising sea levels on US cities

New York seen using the Surging Seas software

An interactive mapping tool provides a scary glimpse of how cities such as New York, Boston and Miami might end up if sea levels continue to rise. More ›

 
 

Studio11 uses colour and texture to inject personality into its own Minsk workspace

Studio11 has combined industrial finishes with plush furnishings and colourful art to create the interior of its own workspace in Minsk. More ›

 
 

10 buildings with courtyard living spaces

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Nothing blends indoor and outdoor space like a courtyard. This week's roundup of images from Pinterest celebrates some of the best examples, from a Japanese house built around a family's beloved tree, to the open-air courtyard of an apartment block in one of LA's densest neighbourhoods. More ›

 
 

"America's hinterlands now serve as playgrounds for the few wired haves"

Loft apartment in Des Moines

Globalisation isn't killing the USA's backwater cities and rural areas, but rather turning them into escapes for wealthy "digirati" who are pumping money into regeneration projects, says Aaron Betsky in response to a New York Times article. More ›

 
 

Joseph Joseph releases tool to help prevent "avocado hand" injuries

Kitchenware brand Joseph Joseph has launched a tool for cutting, de-stoning and slicing avocados – intended to make "avocado hand" injuries a thing of the past. More ›

 
 

"Unstoppable" Dezeen had its best-ever year in 2017 with 53 million visits

Dezeen had another record-breaking year in 2017, increasing unique visitors and visits by 11 per cent and winning a host of awards. Thanks to all our readers! More ›