UK government calls for architects' views on professional reform
The UK government has invited architects to "shape the future" of the profession by submitting their views on regulation, the Architects Registration Board, and how to improve diversity and innovation. More
Snøhetta adds reflective underground extension to Ordrupgaard Museum
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed an extension to Denmark's Ordrupgaard Museum, uniting the original country manor building and a 2005 Zaha Hadid addition with new subterranean galleries that make a sculptural protrusion into the landscape. More
Snøhetta reimagines long-closed 1930s Norwegian harbour bath Knubben
Snøhetta has unveiled its plan to revive a traditional harbour bath in the city of Arendal, Norway, with a layered structure that looks like a topographical map of the area. More
Ismail Solehudin Architecture builds bright red Indonesian boarding house
Ismail Solehudin Architecture has designed a red metal and brick boarding house in Indonesia where the stairs serve as both a corridor and a light-filled social space. More
Herman Miller and Knoll rebrand as MillerKnoll following acquisition of historic design brand
American furniture brand Herman Miller has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of Knoll and renamed the new group MillerKnoll. More
Carlo Ratti Associati designs MAE Museum dedicated to carbon fibre
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota have designed a museum dedicated to carbon fibre, which will be partially made from the material. More
AAU Anastas aims to challenge "imperial ideas" with vaulted stone pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale
Palestinian studio AAU Anastas has created an installation with a vaulted stone ceiling at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale as part of an ongoing project challenging the origins of stone architecture. More
AME Natural Lounge chair by Paolo Ferrari via Twentieth
Dezeen Showroom: designer Paolo Ferrari collaborated with textile artist Hiroko Takeda to make a handwoven chair, which is available via Twentieth gallery. More
Making protein from CO2 can "remove the climate impact of food" says Solar Foods CEO
Food made from captured atmospheric carbon could feed the world while helping to combat climate change, according to Solar Foods CEO Pasi Vainikka. More
Buckminsterfullerine, diamond and graphite illustrate "the very rich chemistry of carbon"
A "curiosity molecule" named after American architect Buckminster Fuller is one of the weird and wonderful allotropes of carbon, explains nanomaterials professor Andrei Khlobystov. More
Carbon is "unprecedented as far as the elements are concerned" says nanomaterials professor
Capable of forming diamonds, graphene and life itself, carbon taken from the atmosphere will soon be used to produce plastics and fuel, according to nanomaterials professor Andrei Khlobystov. More
Barbican celebrates Matrix feminist design group in How We Live Now exhibition
The pioneering work of 1980s group the Matrix Feminist Design Co-operative is the subject of How We Live Now, an exhibition at The Barbican that looks at the biases in architecture and the built environment. More
Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance creates furniture showcasing beauty of discarded burnt cork
French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has used discarded burnt cork to create this furniture collection featuring sinuous forms and a gradient of textures. More
Tilda coat rack by Etc.etc. for Schönbuch
Dezeen Showroom: Etc.etc. has designed a coat stand attached to a pouf for Schönbuch as a versatile piece of furniture for hallways or bedrooms. More
Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects marries indoors and outdoors with Half Barn in Hashimoto
A simple gabled barn structure frames half interior, half exterior spaces in this rural Japanese home by Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects. More
California students build Arroyo Bridge using collaborative robotics
Students at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture have designed and built a complex bridge in Los Angeles using a semi-robotic process that slashed construction waste. More
Cobe reveals design for Gothenburg University Library with facade curved like book pages
Danish architecture studio Cobe has won the competition for the new University of Gothenburg library, with a design that evokes the pages of a book being opened. More
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Japan creates exhibition from dismantled old house at Venice Architecture Biennale
Japan has sent the dismantled remains of a 65-year-old house as its contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale, staging an exhibition that explores the potential for material reuse. More
Love Hultén's MDLR-37 synthesiser takes the form of a fold-out wooden toolkit
Swedish audiovisual artist Love Hultén has combined nostalgic and new references to create his MDLR-37 synthesiser, which folds up similarly to an old-fashioned toolbox. More
Mounds of surplus soil form walls in Japanese house by ADX
Architect studio ADX made a feature of the soil excavated from the building site of this Minamisōma home, Soil House, created for a client who was displaced by the 2011 Japan earthquake. More