Diamond-shaped latticework covers Victoria Gate shopping centre by Acme

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London firm Acme has completed a shopping centre in Leeds, England, featuring a white latticed concrete facade and an interior modelled on old-fashioned arcades. Read more

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Job of the day: designer at rAndom International

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

We’re launching job of the day, your daily dose of the best architecture- and design-based career opportunities, as chosen by Dezeen editors. Our first pick is for a designer at interactive design studio rAndom International, which installed an experimental Rain Room at the Barbican in London. Browse all of our other architecture and design roles on Dezeen Jobs ›

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Fashion designer Richard Nicoll dies suddenly aged 39

Richard Nichol obituary

British fashion designer Richard Nicoll has died aged 39 following a suspected heart attack. Read more

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Ultra-lifelike figure shows potential future of virtual reality

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Although it looks like a real woman, the ultra-lifelike figure in this music video is actually a digital model created using high-resolution 3D scans. Read more

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Bernardo Bader Architekten models larch-clad community centre on Austrian farmhouses

Village House Steinberg am Rofan by Bernardo Bader Architekten

This timber-clad community centre by Bernardo Bader Architects is set at the heart of a village in rural Austria, and designed to reference the surrounding gabled farmhouses. Read more

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Void’s thinnest ever timepiece arrives at Dezeen Watch Store

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Swedish brand Void has launched a watch that is only seven millimetres thick, which is now available to buy from Dezeen Watch StoreRead more

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Wedge-shaped balconies front Carlos Marín’s apartment block in Mexico City

Rodin 33 by Carlos Marin

Each apartment in this crisply detailed concrete and glass block in Mexico City features a full-width balcony lined with sliding glass doors. Read more

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Victorian home in Arkansas receives rectilinear annex by deMx

Werner Carriage House by deMx architecture

Arkansas studio deMx Architecture took cues from historic architecture while designing this two-storey modern addition to a local house. Read more

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Herman Miller updates iconic Aeron office chair

Herman Miller Aeron Chair

Herman Miller has unveiled a new version of its best-selling Aeron chair, which has been fine-tuned to make it more responsive to different body types. Read more

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10 of the most bizarrely photographed architecture projects

House of Parties by Pitsou Kedem

Juergen Teller got everyone’s attention when he posed naked on a donkey, but he isn’t the only one presenting unconventionally shot architectural photography. We put a spotlight on 10 of the most bizarrely shot projects. Read more

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