Lego Apple Park | Renzo Piano's imaginary island | Muslim fashion

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Zaha Hadid Architects to design concert hall for Ural Philharmonic Orchestra

Ural Philharmonic Orchestra by Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid Architects has won a competition to design the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Concert Hall in Yekaterinburg, Russia. More ›

 
 

Anti-flood greenery-boosting Climate Tile installed in Copenhagen street

Anti-flood greenery-boosting Climate Tile installed in Copenhagen street

Danish architecture studio Tredje Natur has installed a street paving system in Copenhagen that aims to reduce street flooding and create green spaces. More ›

 
 

10 architects imagine the Chinese home of the future for China House Vision exhibition

For China House Vision 10 architects imagine the future of the Chinese home

MAD, Penda and Open Architecture are among 10 Asian studios that have built futuristic concept homes in Beijing, including a living garden, a nomadic Martian pod and a modular home inspired by Beijing's hutongs. More ›

 
 

Mud-spraying drones build prototype for emergency homes

Mud Shell by Stephanie Chaltiel

Stephanie Chaltiel used drones to coat a shelter in clay, demonstrating a fast construction method that could be used in refugee camps and disaster zones. More ›

 
 

TDO designs offices for The Modern House inside 20th-century church hall

The Modern House office by TDO

Architecture studio TDO has transformed a disused church hall in London into versatile offices for estate agents The Modern House, which feature lofty ceilings and modular furniture. More ›

 
 

Renzo Piano's studio designs "imaginary island" containing 102 of the architect's projects

Renzo Piano: The Art of Making Buildings at the Royal Academy

The Royal Academy of Arts in London is exhibiting a design for a city island, populated entirely with buildings designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. More ›

 
 

Åbäke establishes year-long School of Fugu to explore radical new way of learning

London-based graphics studio Åbäke has used a poisonous fish as the starting point for an educational journey, and is showcasing the results at the Istanbul Design Biennial. More ›

 
 

Stone skeleton of Amin Taha's 15 Clerkenwell Close pays tribute to 11th-century abbey

15 Clerkenwell Close by Amin Taha + Groupwork

Here's a detailed look at 15 Clerkenwell Close, the housing block built by Amin Taha + Groupwork with a rugged structure of raw quarried limestone, which is currently under threat of demolition. More ›

 
 

Lego Apple Park took its builder two years to complete

This mini version of Apple's Cupertino campus is made entirely of Lego, and was modelled on drone footage taken during construction. More ›

 
 

Contemporary Muslim Fashions take the spotlight at San Francisco's de Young Museum

Contemporary Muslim Fashions at de Young Museum

This exhibition in San Francisco provides a snapshot of Muslim fashion across the world today, from luxury evening wear to controversial Nike hijab and "burkini" designs. More ›

 
 

StudioAC outfits Toronto's Annex hotel with plywood furniture

Annex hotel by StudioAC

Toronto firm StudioAC has used plywood to build custom platform beds and expansive desks for the rooms of this boutique hotel in the city. More ›

 
 

Archtober combines architecture events across New York City all month

Brooklyn Army Terminal

Dezeen promotion: building-centric activities will take place throughout October in New York City, as part of a celebration organised by the Center for Architecture. More ›

 
 

Vincenzo de Cotiis uses painterly approach to create high-detail furniture

Italian architect Vincenzo de Cotiis combines recycled fibreglass with precious materials to create his En Plein Air objects, which are currently on show in London. More ›

 
 

McLeod Bovell's Container House perches on a West Vancouver hillside

Container House by McLeod Bovell

Canadian design firm McLeod Bovell has created a two-storey dwelling for a sloped site with sea views, with a bright red facade and a rear volume that cantilevers over a swimming pool. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a Flute pencil tray by Tino Seubert

The latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win one of three colourful desk tidies by German product designer Tino Seubert. More ›