Dezeen Awards winners | A$AP Rocky design brand | November's best houses

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View online     Brick extension opens up Dutch home to forested garden Dutch practices Space Encounters and Studio Vincent Architecture have completed BD House, an extension of a 1950s villa with a brick garden pavilion intended to create the feeling of "living in the forest". Read more ›   Dezeen's top five houses of November 2022 A dwelling overlooking a Scottish loch like a modern-day castle and a tiny home in Switzerland converted from a rustic wood store are among Dezeen's Houses of the month for November. Read more ›   A$AP Rocky launches design brand Hommemade at Design Miami American musician A$AP Rocky has launched a design studio with a sculptural piece called Shroom Cactus created in collaboration with Italian design studio Gufram displayed at Design Miami. Read more ›   "Putting architects in control will not solve the building safety crisis" Following the Grenfell Tower fire enquiry, architects must face up to their responsibility for Britain's building safety crisis instead of blaming contracts that lessen their influence, writes Peter Apps. Read more ›   Planners approve "destructive plans" to revamp postmodern Sainsbury Wing Westminster planners have approved the controversial plans by New York studio Selldorf Architects to remodel the postmodern Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown-designed Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery. Read more ›   Herzog & de Meuron's Museum of the 20th Century an "environmental disgrace" say critics Environmentalists and architecture critics have raised concerns about the carbon footprint of a major new museum for modern art designed by Herzog & de Meuron, which is under construction in Berlin. Read more ›   Shifting Fields carpet tile collection by Kerry Deffley for Shaw Contract Dezeen Showroom: flooring brand Shaw Contract has launched a collection of carpet tiles named Shifting Fields, which features flecked surfaces in colours informed by nature. Read more ›   "Leave this beautiful city alone" says commenter In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Studio Libeskind's design for a contemporary extension to the iconic Boerentoren tower in Antwerp, Belgium. Read more ›   Finnish Design Shop creates forest-set logistics centre to enable "a more sustainable future" Avanto Architects and Joanna Laajisto have designed a logistics centre for retailer Finnish Design Shop that features warm timber, a foraged-food restaurant for staff and visitors, and views of the surrounding forest. Read more ›   Six buildings by little-known mid-century architect Henry Kulka With the launch of a book profiling 20th-century Czech architect Henry Kulka, authors Mary Gaudin and Giles Reid reveal photographs of six of his key buildings. Read more ›   Five architecture and design events in December from Dezeen Events Guide Everything Architecture, Designed in Hackney and Amsterdam Light Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Read more ›   Moxon Architects' Quarry Studios named Scotland's best building of 2022 A small office and cafe that Moxon Architects has hidden within the Cairngorms National Park has been named winner of RIAS' Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2022. Read more ›   Dezeen Awards 2022 reveals studio winners Dezeen Awards has announced the winners of the six studio categories which reward the emerging and established studios producing the most outstanding work at the Dezeen Awards 2022 party. Read more ›   Dezeen Awards 2022 project of the year winners revealed The winners of this year's Dezeen Awards architecture, interiors and design projects of the year have been announced at the Dezeen Awards 2022 party. Read more ›   Dezeen Agenda features Snøhetta's "lavishly vegetated" revamp of Philip Johnson's AT&T building The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Snøhetta's renovation of Philip Johnson's AT&T building. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! Read more ›   RootStudio designs sculptural Hotel Flavia in Oaxaca "without plans" Mexican architecture firm RootStudio has completed a concrete hotel in Oaxaca that was constructed in stages as a "habitable sculpture". Read more ›   Monash University spotlights ten undergraduate design projects Dezeen School Shows: a device that is worn in the ears to help address symptoms of motion sickness and branding for an organisation geared towards helping female ex-convicts return back to society are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Monash University. Read more ›   Two lamp by APE Amsterdam for Humble Lights Dezeen Showroom: Dutch lighting brand Humble Lights has added black and beige colour options to its Two table lamp, which was designed by APE Amsterdam to deliver the cosiness and romance of a candle. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise

SANAA's Sydney Modern | National Gallery revamp "destructive" | Concrete desert house

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View online     SANAA creates Sydney Modern to be "harmonious with its surroundings" Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning studio SANAA has completed an extension to the Art Gallery of New South Wales within a series of pavilions that step down towards Sydney Harbour. Read more ›   Julia van Beuningen adds spiral stair in Dutch barn conversion A spiral staircase made from plywood is the showpiece of this thatched barn in Gelderland, the Netherlands, which architectural designer Julia van Beuningen has converted into a residence. Read more ›   Rolls-Royce and EasyJet test hydrogen-powered aircraft engine British airline EasyJet and engineering company Rolls-Royce have run a commercial aircraft engine on hydrogen in what they claim is a "world first", potentially paving the way for the decarbonisation of plane travel. Read more ›   Marien152 lounge chair by Arik Levy for Coalesse Dezeen Showroom: created for Steelcase brand Coalesse, the Marien152 lounge chair by Arik Levy has a design intended for the office but with a look that references the home. Read more ›   Ennead Architects designs Wuxi Art Museum to emulate "natural erosion of spirit stones" New York studio Ennead Architects has revealed its design for a museum that is set to be built within Shangxianhe Wetland Park in the city of Wuxi, China. Read more ›   Dezeen Awards judges define good design in three words In this video, the 2022 Dezeen Awards judges aim to succinctly describe good design ahead of the Dezeen Awards winners' announcement tomorrow. Read more ›   Technique transforms dilapidated flats into metal-clad house in Scotland Architecture studio Technique has combined a pair of flats adjoining a traditional stone house in Scotland to create The Den, a one-bedroom dwelling clad in a black-metal "jacket". Read more ›   Stolab Stories video series tells the story behind furniture brand Stolab Dezeen teamed up with Swedish brand Stolab on a three-part video series exploring the brand's solid-wood furniture, as well as its heritage, values and approach to sustainability. Watch the three films here. Read more ›   Antti and Vuokko Nurmesniemi's "common design philosophy" showcased at Helsinki Design Museum retrospective A vivid orange Helsinki subway seat and an iconic timber sauna stool are among the pieces in this exhibition of work by design duo and couple Antti and Vuokko Nurmesniemi. Read more ›   MIT students develop concepts for "the next 150-year chair" A chair that can adapt over time and one fabricated with 3D-printed liquid metal are among the designs that students at MIT came up with for The Next 150-year Chair exhibition. Read more ›   Casa Santos is an "exploration of the possibilities of concrete" in Mexico Architects Maria Gomez, Giovanni Ocampo and Héctor Coss have completed a low-lying, three-house retreat in western Mexico that explores the ability of concrete to work in "aesthetic harmony with the desert". Read more ›   Denise Scott Brown makes plea to abandon "destructive" revamp of National Gallery extension Architect Denise Scott Brown has urged planners to refuse Selldorf Architects' controversial plans to remodel her and Robert Venturi's postmodern Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery. Read more ›   Follow Meeting Cone by Mara Dezeen Showroom: office furniture brand Mara has released a table with a conical base and adjustable tabletop that is operated by a mechanical component. Read more ›   Design experts to address world's most pressing challenges at Hong Kong's Business of Design Week Promotion: designers Richard Hutten and Ross Lovegrove will be among the speakers discussing how design can be a force for good at this year's Business of Design Week in Hong Kong. Read more ›   Interno4 tiles by Ceramiche Keope Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Ceramiche Keope has looked to the most marble spaces in Milan to inform its latest collection of tiles, titled Inferno4. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise