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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils Morpheus hotel in Macau

Morpheus hotel by Zaha Hadid Architects, photo by Ivan Dupont

Three holes punctuate the twisting geometric facade of the Morpheus hotel in Macau, China, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, which opens today, 15 June 2018. More ›

 
 

VanMoof launches lock-free Electrified bike that can "take care of itself"

VanMoof launches lock-free Electrified bike that can "take care of itself"

Dutch bike company VanMoof has launched a high-security electric bicycle that it claims is impossible to ride or sell if stolen. More ›

 
 

DSDHA reveals renovation of the Smithsons-designed Economist Plaza

Smithson-designed Economist Plaza renovation by DSDHA, photographs by Grant Smith

The brutalist complex designed by Alison and Peter Smithson, which was the offices of The Economist Magazine, has been refurbished by DSDHA. More ›

 
 

Transborder Studio's Holocaust study centre extension will be embedded into hill

Center for Studies of Holocaust extension by Transborder Studio

Transborder Studio has unveiled plans to add a contemporary extension to a Holocaust research centre in western Oslo, Norway, composed of box-shaped volumes that will be built into a hill. More ›

 
 

Jacob Jensen Design creates minimalist bathroom collection for Cotto

Dezeen promotion: Danish studio Jacob Jensen Design looked to modern Scandinavian design to create this minimalist bathroom collection for Cotto. More ›

 
 

Nine benches created by young designers enliven London

A gravestone dedicated to a deceased dachsund and an undulating strip of bright yellow rubber are two of nine imaginative public benches unveiled as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture. More ›

 
 

Alec Tzannes wins 2018 Australian Institute of Architects' Gold Medal

Alec Tzannes wins 2018 Australian Institute of Architects' Gold Medal

Sydney-based architect Alec Tzannes has won the 2018 Australian Institute of Architects' Gold Medal, the country's most prestigious award for architecture. More ›

 
 

Eight of the best contemporary office furniture designs from NeoCon 2018

Inside Shapes by Form Us With Love for Shaw Contract

Dezeen's US editor Dan Howarth selects his highlights from this year's NeoCon furniture fair, which took place 11-13 June 2018 at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. More ›

 
 

Woman dies in swing accident at NeoCon furniture fair

Merchandise Mart, Chicago

A woman has died after falling off a swing at the NeoCon design trade show in Chicago earlier this week. More ›

 
 

Latest Dezeen Weekly features reconfigurable apartments and a new LGBT flag

Daniel Quasar redesigns LGBT Pride flag

A tower with reconfigurable apartments and the LGBT flag, redesigned to be more inclusive, feature in the latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen WeeklySubscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›

 
 

"Please Do Not Touch makes you realise how theatrical modernism truly was and still is"

Please Do Not Touch book cover

A new book that traces the rise and fall of New York design store Moss, written by its former owners, has made Aaron Betsky nostalgic for the "theatre" of retail they created. More ›

 
 

Philippe Starck designs "foetal" interiors for Axiom's commercial space station

Philippe Starck designs habitation module interior for Axiom's space tourism program

French designer Philippe Starck has created the interiors for the habitation module of the "world's first" commercial space station, which is due to open in 2020. More ›

 
 

A' Design Awards and Competition 2018 winners announced

Dezeen promotion: the winners of this year's A' Design Award and Competition include a cinema in China and a retreat on a Norwegian fjord. More ›

 
 

Rafael Viñoly unveils renovation and extension for art-deco car showrooms in New York

787 Eleventh Avenue by Rafale Vinõly

Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly has revealed plans to add a glazed extension and rooftop garden to a 1920s building in Manhattan, as part of a major overhaul that will create automobile showrooms and office spaces. More ›