Mountain-top James Bond museum | Margaret Howell interview | Cat playground

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Inflatable yellow theatre barge pops-up on east London canal

Antepavilion 2018 by Thomas Randall-Page and Benedetta Rogers

Architects Thomas Randall-Page and Benedetta Rogers have created an inflatable arts venue on a barge that unfurls in just 12 minutes, for Antepavilion 2018. More ›

 
 

"I don't feel I am a fashion designer" says Margaret Howell

Margaret Howell has spent decades as a staple on the London Fashion Week circuit but, in this exclusive interview, she says she is still trying to find her place in the design industry. More ›

 
 

James Bond museum opens at summit of Austrian mountain

James Bond exhibition opens at the summit of an Austrian mountain

Austrian architect Johann Obermoser has cantilevered a lair-like concrete volume from the precipice of a mountain in Sölden, Austria, to house an exhibition exploring the history of James Bond. More ›

 
 

Alan Jones elected as next RIBA president

Alan Jones elected RIBA President

Northern Irish architect Alan Jones has been elected to become the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. More ›

 
 

Carrots could be key to stronger concrete

Carrot concrete

Concrete mixtures could be strengthened by adding nanoparticles extracted from carrots and other root vegetables, research currently underway at England's Lancaster University suggests. More ›

 
 

Four of the best roles available in New York

Beyond the Deep by Calico Wallpaper and Lindsey Adelman

This week we've selected four of the best roles available in New York via Dezeen Jobs, including roles with Calico Wallpaper and Ennead Architects. More ›

 
 

The Campana brothers launch cork furniture collection

Sobreiro Collection by the Campana brothers

Brazilian design duo Humberto and Fernando Campana have created a collection of furniture consisting of an armchair and three cabinets made almost entirely from cork. More ›

 
 

Ribbon-like platform roofs stretch over Grimshaw's redesigned London Bridge Station

London Bridge Station refurbishment by Grimshaw

Grimshaw has completed a £1 billion refurbishment of the 19th century London Bridge Station next to the Shard, covering its rearranged platforms with sinuous grey canopies. More ›

 
 

Tuft + Paw launches "the ultimate playground for cats"

Milo and Torre by Tuft + Paw

A scratchable slide, rope for clawing and a see-through perch all make up this jungle gym for cats, which features in a collection of feline furniture curated by US company Tuft + Paw. More ›

 
 

BIG reveals Miami Produce Center raised on stilts above former warehouses

Miami Produce Center by BIG

Architecture firm BIG has released plans to build a major complex in an industrial neighbourhood of Miami, combining housing, offices, a school and urban farming. More ›

 
 

Steven Holl to overhaul University College Dublin with design referencing Giant's Causeway

Steven Holl to overhaul University College Dublin with design referencing Giant's Causeway

Steven Holl Architects has won a competition to revamp Ireland's largest university, with a proposal featuring buildings that reference the geological forms of the Giant's Causeway. More ›

 
 

Wendell Burnette places Hidden Valley Desert House among forest of cacti

Hidden Valley Desert House by Wendell Burnette

Phoenix studio Wendell Burnette Architects has completed a dwelling in central Arizona that follows the contours of its rugged desert site and provides vistas of the surrounding peaks. More ›

 
 

Competition: win tickets to Sadie Morgan and Michel Mossessian talks at Spiritland

The latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win tickets to Spiritland Talks: Architecture and Music with speakers Sadie Morgan and Michel Mossessian. More ›

 
 

Design Museum removes a third of work from Hope to Nope exhibition, on artists' request

Design Museum Hope to Nope

London's Design Museum has returned around a third of the pieces of work in its blighted Hope to Nope exhibition to the artists and designers involved, on their request. More ›

 
 

Gabled metal Folly cabins provide glamping site in Joshua Tree

This pair of gabled structures, built from weathering steel by Cohesion Studio, can be rented by visitors in the southern California desert. More ›