Today is the beginning of Eid al-Fitr, a holiday marking the end of the Ramadan fasting period for Muslims. To celebrate, we’re revisiting some of the best contemporary mosque designs from around the world, including Emre Arolat’s “cave-like” prayer hall near Istanbul and Amanda Levete’s proposal for the World Trade Center Abu Dhabi development (pictured). See more mosque design »
Movie: Caesarstone CEO Yos Shiran reveals how the company develops and manufactures new countertop products in this exclusive video Dezeen produced for the quartz surface brand. (more…)
A US study has listed architects among the people most likely to take their own life. (more…)
Marta Nowicka & Co has transformed a former St John’s Ambulance Station in East Sussex, England, to create a family retreat featuring exposed brick walls and industrial-style finishes (+ slideshow). (more…)
Massive earthen sculptures and a wooden concert hall form part of the new Tippet Rise Art Center, a vast performance venue and park in a remote area of Montana (+ slideshow). (more…)
Business news: British designer Tom Dixon has opened retail locations in Los Angeles and New York in the space of a month. (more…)
Iran‘s contemporary architecture scene is on the brink of a boom after the lifting of economic sanctions. We’ve collected together 11 of the best examples from the country’s new crop of buildings and bridges. (more…)
