Chicken house in Finland | Lego table | Buckminster Fuller's futuristic designs

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David Chipperfield reveals latest visuals for Edinburgh concert hall

IMPACT Centre in Edinburgh by David Chipperfield Architects

David Chipperfield Architects has submitted its planning application for the IMPACT Centre, the proposed new home for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, including a series of new visuals. More ›

 
 

Kerry Hill "architect of exceptional sensibility and expertise" dies aged 75

Kerry Hill

Australian Institute of Architects' Gold Medal-winning architect Kerry Hill, designer of the City of Perth Library as well as numerous award-winning hotels, has passed away. More ›

 
 

Farm-to-table cooking informs natural colour palette of Maannos restaurant in Helsinki

Maannos kitchen and bar by Laura Seppänen Design Agency

Finnish designer Laura Seppänen applied earthy tones throughout this restaurant in Helsinki to reflect the menu's focus on locally sourced ingredients. More ›

 
 

Top five architecture and design jobs this week include Adjaye Associates and Nike

National Cathedral of Ghana by David Adjaye

Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with David Adjaye's firm in London and sportswear brand Nike in Portland, Oregon. More ›

 
 

Catch device lets users in developing countries test themselves for HIV at home

British product designer Hans Ramzan has created a pocket-sized device that enables people to test themselves for HIV from the comfort of their own home. More ›

 
 

Bram Kerkhofs designs cabinets with elastic walls to "redefine the cupboard"

Coil by Bram Kerkhofs

Created by Belgian designer Bram Kerkhofs, Coil is a modular furniture system designed to combine the function of an open shelf and a display cabinet. More ›

 
 

Chan Brisco Architects builds wooden chicken coop that looks like a log cabin in rural Finland

Kana Talo chicken house by Chan Brisco

This wooden chicken coop, installed in the grounds of summer house in rural Finland, is styled like a miniature log cabin perched above the ground on granite rocks. More ›

 
 

Watch Dezeen's second Spirit of the City talk live from A/D/O in Brooklyn

Dezeen Spirit of the City talks at A/D/O in Brooklyn, New York

Architecture studios Desai Chia, MKCA and Only If are taking part in Dezeen's second Spirit of the City talk at A/D/O in Brooklyn. Watch the livestream here from 7:00pm New York time. More ›

 
 

Eight of Buckminster Fuller's most forward-thinking ideas

An exhibit celebrating the work of late American architect-inventor Richard Buckminster Fuller opens in Los Angeles next week. Here's eight of his futuristic designs, including "autonomous" prefab houses with bulging windows, an underwater island and a pared-back rowing boat. More ›

 
 

Buckminster Fuller anticipated the problems we're facing today, says exhibition curator

Richard Buckminster Fuller

Drawings and maquettes by Buckminster Fuller prove that he predicted current global issues, and demonstrate how he proposed to solve them, according to the curator of an upcoming exhibition about the late inventor. More ›

 
 

Lego Table by Yusong Zhang comprises 10,480 blocks

Lego Table by Yusong Zhang

Los Angeles-based art director Yusong Zhang has built himself a coffee table using over 10,000 Lego bricks, without screws or glue. More ›

 
 

Slate House by Ziger Snead replaces fire-ravaged Maryland home

Slate House by Ziger Snead

American firm Ziger Snead Architects used stone shingles, charred wood and weathering steel for the exterior of a family home in Maryland, which was built after the client's ranch-style dwelling was lost in a fire. More ›