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Dezeen Awards architecture longlist announced

A theatre for flying monks, a pink and green striped house and tower complex built around a "plant-covered mountain" are among 218 architecture projects that made the longlist for the first Dezeen Awards. More ›

 
 

Amsterdam opens new metro line with seven stations by Benthem Crouwel Architects

North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects

Benthem Crouwel Architects has designed seven new metro stations for the new Noord/Zuidlijn line through Amsterdam, which opened this week. More ›

 
 

Yves Klein's ultramarine artworks animate 18th century interiors of Blenheim Palace

Yves Klein's electric blue artworks add a touch of avant-garde to the baroque interiors of Blenheim Palace, England, in an exhibition featuring over 50 of the French artist's works. More ›

 
 

Top five opportunities available for architects on Dezeen Jobs

Gardenhouse by MAD Architects

We've selected five of the best opportunities available for architects on Dezeen Jobs this week, including roles with London-based architecture firm Hopkins Architects and Beijing studio MAD Architects. More ›

 
 

Pink marble surfaces contrast with rich green accents in Ghent's XYZ Lounge bar

French practice Didier Faustino has offset pink marble walls with olive green furnishings to create a "neutral and sensual" aesthetic for this bar in Ghent, Belgium. More ›

 
 

All-white house by Studio Four blends indoor and outdoor spaces

All-white house by Studio Four

Melbourne-based architecture collective Studio Four placed a garden at the centre of this all-white family home located in the city's suburb of Glen Iris. More ›

 
 

COS looks to Mies and Mondrian for first Chicago store

COS Chicago

The works of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and artist Piet Mondrian influenced the geometric and pared-back design of this shop for fashion brand COS. More ›

 
 

P.O.D.System shoe by adidas embraces a design from the 1990s

Adidas releases new P.O.D system shoe designed for runners

Dezeen promotion: adidas Originals has reimagined a cushioning system it developed in the 1990s to create a shoe that is "built for natural motion". More ›

 
 

Female-focussed co-working clubs "amplify the voices of women and equal rights"

Make Lemonade female co-working spaces

Women-only co-working spaces are opening across the globe in response to a push for gender equality, according to their founders, who believe the clubs are changing the way their users work. More ›

 
 

Dries Van Noten pays homage to Verner Panton with colourful SS19 collection

Dries Van Noten collaborates with Panton for colourful SS19 collection

Belgian designer Dries Van Noten adapted Verner Panton's characteristically vibrant prints to create a range of colourful garments for his Spring/Summer 2019 menswear collection. More ›

 
 

J Meejin Yoon to become first female dean of Cornell architecture school

Meejin Yoon

New York's Cornell University has appointed alumnus J Meejin Yoon as the head of its College of Architecture, Art and Planning. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a Bigger Carry-On suitcase from Away

In the latest Dezeen competition, we have teamed up with travel luggage brand Away to offer readers the chance win one of two Bigger Carry-On suitcases in navy blue. More ›

 
 

Janson Goldstein creates "bicoastal" atmosphere at ALC boutique in New York

ALC NYC by Janson Goldstein

Wide archways, vintage furniture and tropical plants feature in the first bricks-and-mortar shop for women's fashion brand ALC, designed by American architecture firm Janson Goldstein. More ›

 
 

Benni Allan gives his old school a facelift for just £1,000

Architect Benni Allan has used colourfully painted panels to create an all-new facade for his former school in Alicante, Spain, on a very meagre budget. More ›