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RIBA names top 20 British homes for the House of the Year 2018 longlist

RIBA House of the Year 2018 longlist

A home in an old gin distillery, a house that cost only £100,000, and a property inspired by a frustrating piano piece are among the 20 buildings vying be named RIBA House of the Year 2018. More ›

 
 

Frida Kahlo's possessions showcased at the V&A alongside fragments of her home

The Blue House, home of Frida Kahlo, has been partially recreated inside the V&A museum in London, for an exhibition of the artist's belongings. More ›

 
 

Zhekai Zhang's creates "imperfect" ceramics using fabric moulds

Zhekai Zhang's creates "imperfect" ceramics using fabric moulds

Royal College of Art graduate Zhekai Zhang has used fabric moulds to create this partially collapsed ceramic tea set. More ›

 
 

ETH Zurich casts intricate metal facade in 3D-printed moulds

Intricate metal facade suggests new possibilities for 3D printing in architecture

Students from ETH Zurich have pioneered a method of casting complex, one-off architectural structures from metal in 3D-printed moulds. More ›

 
 

Designers reinterpret iconic World Cup moments on charity beer mats

A collection of beer mats inspired by memorable moments from FIFA World Cup tournaments, created by 20 graphic designers, has been released to coincide with this year's tournament in Russia. More ›

 
 

South Korean glamping resort offers holidaymakers a touch of "minimalist luxury"

Atelier Chang has designed a sequence of brightly coloured tents for the SJCC Glamping Resort to offer tourists a luxury camping experience on a cypress-covered mountain near the South Korean city of Suncheon. More ›

 
 

Benjamin Hubert designs wearable device to track performance of aspiring footballers

Benjamin Hubert designs wearable device for aspiring football players

Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has created a wearable device that lets aspiring football players and athletes track and improve their performance. More ›

 
 

Neri&Hu's atmospheric Valextra store is based upon the layout of a library

Valextra showroom by Neri&Hu

Located in a shopping centre in Chengdu, China, this store Neri&Hu designed for Italian accessories brand Valextra, features hovering walls and a conical light funnel modelled on the Pantheon in Rome.  More ›

 
 

Studio Saxe transforms Costa Rican lodge into The Gilded Iguana surf resort

Gilded Iguana Hotel by Studio Saxe

Costa Rican architecture firm Studio Saxe has expanded an existing residence with hotel rooms and a pool to create a new resort in the beach town of Nosara. More ›

 
 

130 William skyscraper for New York will be "great for drones" says David Adjaye

British architect David Adjaye has spoken about the design decisions behind his textured concrete skyscraper for Manhattan, as more details and renderings of the project are released. More ›

 
 

Latest Dezeen Weekly features ZHA's hotel in Macau and our exclusive interview with Björk

Morpheus Hotel by Zaha Hadid Architects

The Morpheus Hotel by Zaha Hadid Architects, which has the "world's first free-form high-rise exoskeleton", and the set designs for Björk's Utopia tour feature in the latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen WeeklySubscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›

 
 

Seven of the biggest building projects underway in NYC

Hudson Yards

The three-day AIA Conference on Architecture kicks off in New York City today. To coincide, here's an overview of some of the largest and most high-profile construction projects currently taking shape across the metropolis. More ›

 
 

RIBA reveals best British architecture for 2018

RIBA National Awards 2018

The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced the 49 winners of its national awards, including the Tate St Ives, Bloomberg's Foster + Partners-designed London HQ, and a housing development in old gasholders. More ›

 
 

Waste plastic details on Hawaiian shirt highlights issue of ocean plastic

Crabs stuck in bottle caps and plastic six-pack rings feature on this Hawaiian shirt made from recycled plastic, by Spanish designer Adolfo Correa for Corona and Parley for the Oceans. More ›