Prithvi Architects winds mud&walled Indian house around existing trees
Indian studio Prithvi Architects has completed Winterfell, a mud-walled house woven around existing trees and rock formations in the village of Shoolagiri in...
Eight contemporary buildings that make a case for cob
To conclude our Building with Cob series, we have collected eight buildings that demonstrate the potential of cob as a modern-day material, including...
Umbrella Crate Stall makes life easier for Nigeria's street market traders
Nigerian designer Paul Yakubu combined an umbrella with a modular system of display crates to create this trading stall, designed to optimise space...
Rural Office bookends Delfyd Farmhouse in Wales with larch&clad extensions
British architecture studio Rural Office has added larch-clad extensions on either side of this farmhouse on the south Welsh coast, bringing flexible social...
Meta envisions replacing keyboard and mouse with smart wristband
Technology company Meta has said “the wrist is the key” to the future of human-computer interaction after its engineers created a gesture-sensing wristband prototype....
Louis Vuitton creates ship&shaped store formed of trunks in Shanghai
Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton has unveiled The Louis, a boat-shaped concept shop in Shanghai, with upper levels designed to resemble its classic...
UK Green Building Council warns British buildings "not ready for extreme weather"
The UK Green Building Council has warned that many homes, schools, offices and care homes in the UK are not prepared for the effects...
Rocky garden hugs Banánka house by Paulíny Hovorka Architects in Slovakia
Exposed concrete and stone gabion walls reference the surrounding rock garden at this home in Slovakia, designed by local studio Paulíny Hovorka Architects....
Lino Materiale by Valerie Pavard for Tarkett
Dezeen Showroom: French flooring brand Tarkett has released a collection of 100 per cent recyclable linoleum created by the brand’s design manager, Valerie...
Is this the twilight of the smartphone?
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in 2007 it marked the beginning of the smartphone era. Now there’s speculation that frustration with our...