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Zaha Hadid's only house finally completes in Russian forest

Capital Hill House by Zaha Hadid

New photographs and a movie reveal Zaha Hadid's only completed private residence – a house in the Barvikha Forest near Moscow, for a man she called the "Russian James Bond". More ›

 
 

"Zaha's vision allowed me to have all I wanted," says client of Hadid's only house

Vladislav Doronin

Zaha Hadid was "an architectural genius" says Vladislav Doronin, the client behind the only house the late Iraqi-British architect ever built. More ›

 
 

Navigate Milan design week with Dezeen's #milanogram2018 hashtag

Heading to Milan next week? Follow Dezeen's #milanogram2018 hashtag on Instagram to keep track of the best designs on show. More ›

 
 

Airbus could install bunk-beds on passenger planes by 2020

Airbus debuts bunk-bed designs for commercial passenger planes

Airbus has revealed a series of designs that would transform aircraft cargo compartments into passenger sleeping quarters, complete with bunk-beds and meeting rooms. More ›

 
 

Robert Stadler to present 200 objects from Vitra's archive for Milan design week show

Dezeen promotion: iconic objects, prototypes and designs that never made it into production will be among the 200 pieces that Vitra will present during Milan design week this month. More ›

 
 

Kengo Kuma to build aquatics centre and harbour bath in Copenhagen

Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates is designing an aquatics centre on Copenhagen's harbour, featuring indoor pools framed by brick pyramids and outdoor baths that terrace down to meet the sea. More ›

 
 

Simplehuman's subservient smart bin opens when you tell it to

Simplehuman is offering a more hygienic approach to throwing away rubbish, with this smart bin that opens automatically by voice command or when it senses you waving your hand. More ›

 
 

NBBJ completes "vertical campus" for Tencent's headquarters in Shenzhen

Tencent's Global Headquarters by NBBJ

At the Shenzhen headquarters of Chinese tech giant Tencent, twin skyscrapers are connected by sky bridges designed to help employees meet. More ›

 
 

David Adjaye and Michael Van Valkenburgh selected to transform Detroit's West Riverfront Park

Detroit West Riverfront Park by MVVA and David Adjaye

Michael Van Valkenburgh and David Adjaye have won a competition to transform a riverside parcel in Downtown Detroit into a thriving public park, with plans for a beach, multiple pavilions and a small isle for roosting birds. More ›

 
 

Lindsey Adelman and Calico Wallpaper use salt to pattern underwater-themed products

Beyond the Deep by Calico Wallpaper and Lindsey Adelman

New York designer Lindsey Adelman and brand Calico Wallpaper have collaborated on a joint presentation for Milan design week, including lighting and murals patterned using salt to create effects of "alchemy and decay". More ›

 
 

OMA draws on the "fundamentals of geometry" for XY180 lights

OMA partner Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli explains how the firm explored "a fascination with point, line and surface" to create a lighting system, in this movie Dezeen produced for Delta Light. More ›

 
 

Nendo creates kitchenware lids that imitate hand movements

Japanese studio Nendo has created a series of multi-functional kitchenware lids, which are designed to imitate hand movements like pinching and pushing. More ›

 
 

Caterpillar House by Feldman Architecture winds across central California terrain

Caterpillar House by Feldman Architecture

Rammed earth and glass form the walls of this house by US studio Feldman Architecture, which was designed for a hilly property in an eco-friendly residential development near the ocean. More ›