Carsten Höller's Miami slides | Support for Boris bridge | Nightclub graphics

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Tokujin Yoshioka creates cloud-like sculpture from thousands of acrylic rods

Tokujin Yoshioka has suspended 17,700 acrylic rods in the lobby of a skyscraper in Downtown Houston, creating a huge sculpture designed to resemble a cloud. More ›

 
 

Eurotunnel "very interested" in Boris bridge between England and France

The French operator of the Channel Tunnel has given the Boris bridge proposal a boast, by writing a letter to the UK prime minster in support of a second permanent connection between England and France. More ›

 
 

Lim + Lu uses brightly coloured walls and furnishings for fashion designer's Hong Kong home

Twin Peaks Residence by Lim + Lu

Yellow, turquoise, and coral-pink furnishings brighten this previously colourless apartment in Hong Kong, which has been overhauled by local studio Lim + Lu for a fashion designer. More ›

 
 

Rick Banks compiles a visual history of UK club culture

Manchester-based designer Rick Banks has compiled three decade's worth of nightclub graphics into a new book. In a Dezeen exclusive, he picks out five of the most important examples and explains why they were so successful. More ›

 
 

Curving roof and stone walls create seclusion for Portuguese house by NOARQ

House ED&JO by NOARQ

This house in Portugal, designed by architecture studio NOARQ, features a large curving canopy that wraps around a south-facing patio. More ›

 
 

Carsten Höller's first giant slides in the US open in Miami

Aventura Slide Tower by Carsten Höller

Belgian artist Carsten Höller has created one of his massive slide towers at a shopping mall north of Miami, where visitors can race each over down its pair of tunnels. More ›

 
 

Norwegian lifestyle brand Northern launches first furniture and homeware collection

Pleated fabrics, self-watering plant pots and a new take on the sofa bed all feature in the inaugural homeware collection from new Norwegian brand Northern. More ›

 
 

Foster unveils homes for art collectors inside skinny New York skyscraper

Foster unveils homes for art collectors inside super-skinny New York skyscraper

Foster + Partners has designed 15 loft-style apartments suited to displaying expansive art collections inside its luxury residential tower, which is nearing completion in Midtown Manhattan. More ›

 
 

Larry Bell's glass cubes mimic California light and fog

Venice Fog: Recent Investigations by Larry Bell

American artist Larry Bell has created a series of huge boxes using translucent and coloured glass, which are designed to evoke the morning fog that rolls in from the coast of California. More ›

 
 

"It's like Nike deciding to drop the swoosh"

Readers are divided over Lufthansa's decision to switch its 100-year-old logo from yellow to blue, in this week's comments update. More ›

 
 

Miller Hull clads Washington fire station in red cedar and black metal

Mercer Island Fire Station by Miller Hull

American firm The Miller Hull Partnership has completed a firehouse in the Pacific Northwest with large bi-fold glass doors that enable a quick exit for emergency trucks. More ›

 
 

Design students create classroom furniture to help kids concentrate

Students from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts have created a collection of furniture for school classrooms, intended to help children stay focused during lessons. More ›