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Wooden "forest" forms an inner sanctuary inside Imaculada Chapel in Braga

This raised wooden structure, designed by Cerejeira Fontes Architects, creates a secluded inner chapel inside an old church in Braga, Portugal. More ›

 
 

Shigeru Ban builds temporary shelters from paper for Japan flooding victims

Shigeru Ban Japan disaster relief 2018

Pritzker Prize-winner Shigeru Ban has joined the disaster relief effort in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, personally setting up his Paper Partition System for evacuees. More ›

 
 

Philipp Schenk-Mischke creates ceramics and furniture that are partly accidental in design

Philipp Schenk-Mischke creates ceramics and furniture that are partly accidental in design

Royal College of Art graduate Philipp Schenk-Mischke aims to bring an element of chaos to his designs, which include lopsided vases and tables held together by metal blobs. More ›

 
 

Valerio Olgiati uses sky blue marble for interiors of Céline store in Miami

Céline flagship Miami store by Valerio Olgiati

Blue-tinged marble and pyramidal forms appear throughout luxury fashion label Céline's flagship store in Miami, which has been designed by Swiss practice Valerio Olgiati. More ›

 
 

Crème grows gourds in moulds to create biodegradable HyO-Cup

Brooklyn-based design studio Crème uses home-grown vegetables to produce a sustainable alternative to disposable coffee cups. More ›

 
 

Pedro Geraldes creates concrete control centre overlooking Portuguese dam

Ermida dam control centre by Pedro Geraldes

A gabled concrete shell that references local vernacular buildings forms a protective surface enclosing this control building at a hydroelectric station in central Portugal. More ›

 
 

Kanye West albums illustrated as houses by Amaory B Portorreal

Kanye West's Graduation album cover as an architectural illustration by Amaory Portorreal

Kanye West's discography is portrayed as a set of architectural illustrations in this series by designer Amaory B Portorreal. More ›

 
 

Paulo Mendes da Rocha and David Adjaye on Mies Crown Hall Americas 2018 shortlist

Washington DC's African American history museum and a leisure centre designed by Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha are among the six finalists for this year's Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. More ›

 
 

Dezeen and A/D/O present Spirit of the City talks about New York's creative scene

Dezeen is hosting a series of panel discussions at Brooklyn creative space A/D/O, with a lineup of New York-based designers and architects who will share their experiences of living and working in the city. More ›

 
 

MAD reveals designs for Yabuli Conference Centre in Chinese mountains

Yabuli Conference Centre by MAD

Construction has begun on a sinuous conference centre designed by MAD for the mountainous region of Yabuli in northeast China. More ›

 
 

Tommy Hilfiger launches smart clothing range that tracks users' movements

Tommy Hilfiger launches smart clothing range that tracks user's movements

Luxury clothes brand Tommy Hilfiger has released a range of "smart clothing", containing inbuilt Bluetooth chips that allow the item's movements to be tracked and users to be rewarded for wearing them. More ›

 
 

Matthew Mazzotta builds retractable Storefront Theater for Nebraska community

Storefront Theater by Matthew Mazzotta

An unassuming storefront in a small Nebraska town flips down to become a 100-seat theatre, which artist Matthew Mazzotta installed to reinvigorate the neglected main street. More ›

 
 

Spark & Burnish's ocean-plastic handles raise money for marine conservation

These pastel-toned cabinet handles may look like solid marble, but they are actually made from recycled ocean plastic. More ›

 
 

Anacapa Architecture creates AutoCamp glamping resort in northern California

AutoCamp by Anacapa Architecture

California studio Anacapa Architecture has designed a luxury campground in Sonoma County that features customised tents and Airstream trailers, along with an open-air clubhouse for guest check-in and socialising. More ›