BIG's NY flood defences | Shiva temple | Chair to reduce fidgeting

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Red concrete meditation space sits under pyramidal roof in rural India

This simple concrete temple in a village near the Indian city of Pune is topped with a pyramidal roof and incorporates a channel that allows ceremonial holy water to flow out into its lush surroundings. More ›

 
 

Josh Carmody's clamp system turns material samples into tables

Josh Carmody makes tables using materials from a samples library

Melbourne-based designer Josh Carmody has designed a system of clamps that can connect architects and designers' unwanted material samples to create tables. More ›

 
 

This week, the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist was announced and IKEA recalled a pet product

RIBA Stirling Prize 2018 Shortlist

This week, RIBA announced six finalists competing for the annual Stirling Prize, and Swedish retail giant IKEA recalled a water dispenser following the death of two dogs. More ›

 
 

Escolano + Steegmann creates apartment that recalls rooftops of Barcelona

Escolano + Steegmann create apartment that recalls rooftops of Barcelona

Bold geometric shapes and terracotta tiles are used to reference the city rooftops in Escolano + Steegmann's renovation of an apartment in Barcelona. More ›

 
 

Carlo Ratti and Sidewalk Labs collaborate to build reconfigurable Dynamic Street

The Dynamic Street by Sidewalk Labs and Carlo Ratti

Italian architect Carlo Ratti and Alphabet company Sidewalk Labs have worked together on a modular paving system that can change the use of a street throughout the day. More ›

 
 

BIG U flood defences for Manhattan move forward

The first phase of Bjarke Ingels' barrier system designed to protect Lower Manhattan from tidal surges and rising sea levels is getting underway. More ›

 
 

DixonBaxi creates branding for Tour de France television coverage

Road markings, race jerseys and crests informed the new visual identity for Eurosport's cycling coverage, designed by creative agency DixonBaxi. More ›

 
 

"Museums need to focus less on collecting headlines"

Museum collections are being hijacked by political agendas, argues Owen Hopkins, and the recent battle to acquire the Trump Baby blimp is proof. More ›

 
 

Framestudio refurbishes mid-century Sea Ranch Cabin in northern California

The Sea Ranch Cabin by Frame Design

Design collective Framestudio has restored a 1960s cabin originally built by American architect Joseph Esherick as a model for low-cost holiday housing. More ›

 
 

Last chance to enter Dezeen and Samsung's €29,500 TV Ambient Mode competition

Samsung QLED TV with Ambient Mode enhances a home

Dezeen promotion: there are just two weeks left to enter Dezeen and Samsung's competition to create Ambient Mode graphics for the brand's QLED TVs. More ›

 
 

Masahiko Ito redesigns school chair to improve posture and reduce fidgeting

Kingston School of Art graduate Masahiko Ito has created a saddle-shaped chair for school children, which is designed to maximise concentration and improve posture. More ›