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Collapsable skyscraper for disaster zones wins conceptual design competition

eVolo skyscraper competition

A team of Polish architects designed this concept for a foldable skyscraper that could be delivered by helicopter to offer relief in remote disaster zones. More ›

 
 

The Diner pop-up restaurant serves a slice of Americana in Milan

The Diner by David Rockwell

Milan design week visitors can grab refreshments at an American-style diner by Rockwell Group installed inside a railway arch. More ›

 
 

Mario Bellini, Patricia Urquiola and more create new interiors for Vogue Italia headquarters

Mario Bellini, Faye Toogood and Patricia Urquiola are among eight designers that have revamped Vogue Italia's head offices in Milan. More ›

 
 

Ashtray and door handle from Mies van der Rohe's unbuilt London tower recreated

Mies van der Rohe Mansion House Square

An ashtray and door handle designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for his unrealised Mansion House Square project in London have been recreated by London publisher REAL and ironmonger Ize. More ›

 
 

Spinning lights create synchronised dance at installation by Raw Edges

Horah by Raw Edges for Wonderglass, at Spazio Krizio

A traditional Israeli dance is transformed into 30 spinning glass lamps in this exhibition by London studio Raw Edges. More ›

 
 

Stephen Burks uses Bolon textiles to create tufted chairs for BD Barcelona Design

Stephen Burks has collaborated with Bolon to create new materials for his Grasso furniture collection for BD Barcelona Design

American designer Stephen Burks explains how he collaborated with Bolon and BD Barcelona Design to create a textural furniture collection, in the latest movie in our Bolon at Heart video series. More ›

 
 

Timber shed gives retired couple room to paint, garden and have friends to stay

Barn House by Jon Danielsen Aarhus

Jon Danielsen Aarhus has designed a gabled shed to accommodate the hobbies of a recently retired couple in Lillehammer, Norway. More ›

 
 

Hufft Architects' Kansas City residence is influenced by Marcel Breuer

Baulinder House by Hufft

The mid-century-modern architecture of a nearby Marcel Breuer residence provided cues for a family home by Hufft Architects in the American Midwest. More ›

 
 

Robots complete span of 3D-printed bridge for Amsterdam canal

MX3D Bridge Update

Robots have finished 3D printing the structure of a steel pedestrian bridge devised by technology startup MX3D, which is set to span a canal in Amsterdam. More ›

 
 

"This will be incredible, Kuma is a material master"

Readers could not hold back their excitement after plans were unveiled by Kengo Kuma and Associates for an aquatics centre framed by black pyramids in Copenhagen, in this week's comments update. More ›

 
 

Mecanoo's performing arts centre nears completion in Taiwan

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts by Mecanoo

Dutch practice Mecanoo is putting the finishing touches to an arts centre in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, which plays host to a selection of opera houses, concert halls and an open-air theatre set into its bulging roof. More ›

 
 

Watch Dezeen's talk with Google and Li Edelkoort live from Milan design week

Dezeen speaks to Google's head of hardware design Ivy Ross, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort and The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond about how technology and lifestyle design can become more integrated. Tune in from 4:00pm UK time to watch the talk live from Milan. More ›

 
 

Joel Sanders updates mid-century-modern home on verdant site in Connecticut

New Canaan Residence by Joel Sanders Architect

A new bedroom wing and an opened-up entertaining area are among the modifications that US studio Joel Sanders Architect has made to a 1950s house in New England. More ›

 
 

Gabriel Scott installs cocktail-inspired lights at Milan's infamous Bar Basso

New York designer Gabriel Scott has created a version of his Myriad light based on the signature drink served at Bar Basso, the hub for late-night frivolity during Milan design week. More ›