AGi Architects completes Kuwait house featuring four secluded roof terraces



Four terraces are concealed behind the multi-tonal stone facade of this house in Kuwait – the Arab state with an impressive legacy of Modern architecture (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Mood Ring House by Silo AR+D glows with a rainbow of colours



American firm Silo AR+D has included multicoloured LEDs that are controlled by a smartphone on the exterior of this Arkansas home (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Illustrators lead peaceful response to Brussels attacks

Brussels terror attacks illustration response Tintin

Artists, designers and illustrators have responded to the latest terror attacks in Brussels by posting drawings on Instagram and Twitter under tags including #JeSuisBruxelles, #JeSuisBelge and #PrayforBrussels. (more…)

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Konstantin Grcic references Renaissance painting with Hieronymus seating for Paris exhibition



German designer Konstantin Grcic has created a set of seats based on furniture in a 15th-century Italian artwork, which are on show at Galerie Kreo in Paris. (more…)

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Eerie sci-fi story by Olson Kundig wins architecture fairytale competition



Seattle firm Olson Kundig Architects has won first place in a competition to create an architectural fairytale, with its story about a dead architect who is resurrected and dropped into a futuristic urban landscape. (more…)

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Competition: win a set of six Nathalie Du Pasquier-designed Rubberband notebooks



Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with stationery brand Rubberband to give five readers the chance to win a set of six notebooks designed by Memphis artist Nathalie Du Pasquier. (more…)

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Winning bridge selected for Cornish castle associated with King Arthur



Engineering firm Ney & Partners and architects office William Matthews Associates have been selected to design a bridge for the historic English castle village where, according to legend, King Arthur was conceived. (more…)

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“I called Isozaki and woke him up. I didn’t know there was a 13-hour time difference”



One of the world’s most influential hoteliers and developers, Ian Schrager redefined nightclubs, invented the boutique hotel and is now rethinking luxury apartments. Dezeen spoke to Schrager about his collaborations with architects and designers including Arata Isozaki, Philippe Starck and Herzog & de Meuron (+ interview + slideshow). (more…)

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Architect Nicholas Hunt creates a tiny retreat in his Brooklyn garden



American architect Nicholas Hunt has built a micro studio in the backyard of his Brooklyn home, intended to provide “solitude within the immense landscape of New York City“. (more…)

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Studio Job’s MAD House retrospective opens in New York



The Museum of Arts and Design in New York is hosting an exhibition of work by Studio Job, showing how the Belgian artists “lost our naivety and gained professionalism” (+ slideshow). (more…)

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