Graduate shows 2016: Central Saint Martins student Mi Zhang has used dust from a prominent quarrying town in China to create a collection of colourful vessels (+ movie). (more…)
Mi Zhang uses mining dust to create colourful vases
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RIBA names best British architecture projects of 2016
The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the 46 winners of its national awards, including a library covered in weathering steel, a bulbous blue drawing studio and Damien Hirst’s London gallery (+ slideshow). (more…)
SCI-Arc students build affordable home in low-income Los Angeles neighbourhood
Students in a design-build program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture have completed a house in a crime-ridden area of Los Angeles, with features included to help occupants feel “safe and secure” (+ slideshow). (more…)
Shawn Yang uses giant Spirograph to make home accessories
Graduate shows 2016: Taiwanese designer Shawn Yang has created a giant version of a Spirograph toy that makes three-dimensional patterns on homeware (+ slideshow). (more…)
Five of the best houses in Massachusetts on Dezeen
Our second roundup of houses from different US states focuses on Massachusetts, where some of the best homes we’ve featured include a sculptural weekend home (pictured) and a translucent plastic building with giant shutters on wheels (+ slideshow). (more…)
Anish Kapoor creates elemental set design for English National Opera
A gold pyramid and a suspended rock face feature in British artist Anish Kapoor‘s abstract set design for the English National Opera’s production of Tristan and Isolde (+ slideshow). (more…)
“We love EU” declare UK architects and designers ahead of referendum
Leading UK architects and designers will vote overwhelmingly to remain in tomorrow’s EU referendum. Dezeen invited figures including David Chipperfield and Ron Arad to explain their reasons for staying. (more…)
Next Office builds curvy Tehran house that splits in the middle
Iranian studio Next Office has completed a house in Tehran that splits in the middle to create two curvy wings (+ slideshow). (more…)
Documents emerge revealing Eero Saarinen designed weapons for the CIA
Architect and designer Eero Saarinen was involved in the development of “new weapons and devices” for the US government, according to newly obtained documents. (more…)
Architect blames far-right parties for attack on Shakespearean theatre in France
A Globe-inspired theatre in northern France has been vandalised a week before its opening, an act the architect believes was “politically motivated desecration” by members of the far right. (more…)
