University of Stuttgart builds prototype thatched Alpine hut
The University of Stuttgart has designed SkinOver Reed, a thatched hut in the Austrian Alps, as part of its research into renewable materials that can be used in high-altitude Alpine regions. More
Andrew Burges Architects designs Bismarck House to be "continuous garden"
Andrew Burges Architects created Bismarck House holiday home in the Sydney suburb of Bondi to showcase the work of its landscape architect client. More
Water Gardens Pod underneath high-rise seems to be "excavated from the tower block"
Fletcher Crane Architects has designed The Water Gardens Pod, a three-bedroom house below a seventeen-storey high-rise on the Water Gardens estate near Hyde Park, London. More
Patagonia granite and wooden logs decorate Off-White's first store in Milan
Fashion brand Off-White's first store in Milan uses natural materials to add warmth to a paired-back store that has white walls broken by Patagonia granite cabinets. More
Airbus unveils concept for world's "first zero-emission commercial aircraft"
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has revealed three concepts for zero-emission commercial aircraft that would be powered by hydrogen and could be in service by 2035. More
WilkinsonEyre and Urban Agency design curved Lille Langebro cycling bridge in Copenhagen
London architecture studio WilkinsonEyre and Copenhagen-based Urban Agency have designed the Lille Langebro bicycle bridge as a convenient route across Copenhagen's inner harbour for cyclists and pedestrians. More
EC president announces "new European Bauhaus" to help Europe move to a circular economy
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has announced plans to create a new Bauhaus modelled on the influential design school as part of the European Union's €750 billion coronavirus recovery plan. More
Bokja launches initiative to repair goods damaged in Beirut explosion
Hoda Baroudi and Maria Hibri have transformed the Bokja showroom in Beirut into a community centre where people can bring home furnishings damaged in last month's Beirut explosion to be repaired using signature red stitchwork. More
Liverpool mayor shelves controversial zip wire plans
A 400-metre zip wire that would have ended on the roof of Liverpool's Central Library within its UNESCO World Heritage Site will no longer be built following a legal challenge made by the Victorian Society. More
"Celebratory" mood as 3 Days of Design fair takes place in Copenhagen
Exhibitors at last week's 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen, which was the first major European fair to take place since the coronavirus pandemic struck, have expressed cautious optimism about the future of design events. More
Daniel Schofield designs pinewood Crofton Stool that nods to Asian design traditions
Dezeen Showroom: London designer Daniel Schofield has launched the Crofton Stool collection made from locally sourced pine for Danish design company Please Wait to be Seated at 3 Days of Design. More
Ukurant Objects exhibition features squishy chair and waxy vases
A squishy chair made from bio-foam that looks like stone, a modular seating system inspired by a church and vases cast from beeswax were among the objects on display at the Ukurant Objects exhibition at the 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen. More
Mater designs stools made with leftover grain from beer and plastic insulin pens
Dezeen Showroom:design brand Mater has launched Mask Stool, made using the spent grain from brewery Carlsberg's beer production, at Danish design festival 3 Days of Design. More
Dutch Invertuals designs Tiny Offices from corrugated aluminium plates
Design studio Dutch Invertuals has created a collection of compact offices made from corrugated aluminium and wood for Dutch holiday park operator Droomparken. More
Gitai Architects builds rammed-earth observatory in the Negev desert
Gitai Architects used rammed earth and stones from the nearby Mitzpe Ramon crater to build the Landroom observatory in Israel's Negev desert. More
Von M clads carbon-neutral Hotel Bauhofstrasse in white fibre-cement shingles
German architecture studio Von M has completed a carbon-neutral hotel that is built of wooden modules clad in white shingles. More
Victorian Society files legal challenge against "insensitive and inappropriate" Liverpool zip wire
The Victorian Society conservation group is attempting to stop construction of a zip wire in Liverpool, which would end at a listed building within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. More
Shuhei Goto Architects turns lecture hall into multi-level work space
Shuhei Goto Architects added large, stepped boxes to a former lecture hall to transform it into a playful multi-level office in Shizuoka, Japan. More
Global designers collaborate on Li Beirut typeface to support victims of blast
Beirut-born type designer Nadine Chahine has commissioned a typeface from contributors including Erik Spiekermann and Mamoun Sakkal to raise funds for victims of the devastating explosion in Beirut. More
Melania Trump criticised for "upsetting" White House Rose Garden renovation on social media
First lady Melania Trump has been criticised on social media for her pared-back redesign of the Rose Garden at the White House, with users comparing her to French queen Marie Antoinette. More