Snøhetta’s Norwegian planetarium | Concrete house on Chilean coast

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Amos Goldreich completes refuge for victims of domestic abuse in Israel

Amos Goldreich Architecture completes purpose-built refuge for domestic-abuse sufferers

A secluded garden courtyard surrounded by brick buildings forms The Ada and Tamar De Shalit House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence near Tel-Aviv. More ›

 
 

Seven of the best boutique hotels in Mexico

Hotel Mar Adentro by Taller Aragonés

Dezeen is celebrating the Mexican and American holiday Cinco de Mayo today by highlighting some of the top hotels in Mexico, just in time for the summer vacation season. They include Pablo Escobar's converted residence in Tulum and an all-white resort in Baja. More ›

 
 

This week, Foster + Partners' hyperloop and NASA's supersonic plane made the news

Transport dominated the headlines this week as Foster + Partners revealed plans for a freight-carrying hyperloop and NASA started building aircraft that will fly faster than the speed of sound. More ›

 
 

Lauren Lee's Warm Wall is designed to alleviate women's menstrual cramps

Industrial designer Lauren Lee has designed a heated wall for public toilets, which provides women with a communal place to alleviate their menstrual cramps. More ›

 
 

Felipe Assadi's linear H House stretches along the Chilean coast

House H by Felipe Assadi Arquitectos

Chilean firm Felipe Assadi Arquitectos has created a long concrete house for a sloping site overlooking the Pacific Ocean, with extended portions forming covered balconies and a perpendicular swimming pool. More ›

 
 

Snøhetta to design Norwegian planetarium surrounded by a constellation of cabins

Solobservatoriet by Snøhetta

The golden cupola of Snøhetta's planetarium will be orbited by seven "interstellar cabins" as part of Norway's largest astronomical facility. More ›

 
 

New York architects ditch "default" glass facades for brick, stone and copper

180 East 88th Street by DDG

Architects in New York are returning to stone and other solid-looking materials to cover their towers, after years of glass dominating skyscraper construction in the city. More ›

 
 

Anish Kapoor and Es Devlin create secret designs for charity vinyl sleeves

Artist Anish Kapoor, set designer Es Devlin and illustrator Jean Jullien are among the long list of names who have created anonymous, one-of-a-kind record sleeves for charity exhibition Secret 7". More ›

 
 

Competition: win a signed copy of Julien De Smedt's Built Unbuilt book

In this competition, five Dezeen readers can win a signed copy of a book featuring major built works by Belgian architect Julien De Smedt, as well as ideas that "fell by the wayside". More ›