Comments update: readers are calling on Miami’s city officials to reconsider their decision over Zaha Hadid’s car park design, which was rejected just weeks after her sudden death. (more…)
Today is Norwegian Constitution Day – an annual national holiday in the Scandinavian country that marks the anniversary of the signing of its constitution in 1814. To celebrate the occasion, we’re revisiting some of the most beautiful Norwegian house designs from our archive, including a remote cottage on the island of Vega (pictured) and a timber-clad home on a slope overlooking Oslo. See more Norwegian houses »
New York 2016: with the Big Apple now an important centre for lighting design, Dezeen’s US editor Dan Howarth selects eight of the best new products at the city’s ICFF fair this week. (more…)
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen readers can claim a discount for tickets to this year’s Design is Future event in Barcelona, which will run from 6 to 8 June 2016 during the city’s design week (+ movie). (more…)
A “forest” of sweet gum trees grows through openings in the concrete slabs of this house in Morelia, Mexico, by Roof Arquitectos, providing an alternative to a central courtyard (+ movie). (more…)
Golden boxes fronted by balconies make up the exterior of this student housing block in Paris by Hamonic+Masson & Associés, which also features a secret garden and nesting areas for birds (+ slideshow). (more…)
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has launched its latest light produced in collaboration with Italian manufacturer Lumina: a tabletop design that emits a gentle glow. (more…)
Panoramic windows puncture the grey brick walls of this guest house, designed by South Korean studio Z Lab to optimise views of Jeju island‘s picturesque coastline (+ slideshow).
New York 2016: Brooklyn company Calico Wallpaper has used the salts in Mast Brothers’ new chocolate range to create marbled packaging for the bars (+ slideshow). (more…)
