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This week we filmed Diébédo Francis Kéré's Serpentine Pavilion by drone and launched a competition with Samsung to redesign a TV stand. Read on for more of the best stories on Dezeen...

Diébédo Francis Kéré unveils tree-inspired Serpentine Pavilion with central waterfall

Diébédo Francis Kéré's tree-inspired Serpentine Pavilion is a step in a new direction for the high-profile annual commission, say readers. Read the story and comments ›

"If I was misogynist would I hire a woman as my CEO?" says Bjarke Ingels

Commenters are defending Bjarke Ingels after the Danish architect hit back at accusations of sexism at his firm. Read the story and comments ›

Drone footage captures brutalist Robin Hood Gardens ahead of imminent demolition

Readers are paying their respects to the ill-fated Robin Hood Gardens housing estate ahead of its imminent demolition. Read the story and comments ›

Unfinished homes touted as potential solution to the global housing crisis

Could DIY flats solve the housing crisis? Readers are optimistic after a refurbished slab block won the Mies van der Rohe Award. Read the story and comments ›

Dan Brunn renovates Frank Gehry-designed LA house for an illustrator

One reader couldn't tell that Frank Gehry was the original architect of this 1970s house, which has just been renovated. Read the story and comments ›

Owen Hatherley: "A lethal failure of oversight, like at Grenfell Tower, was going to happen sooner or later"

The fire at London's Grenfell Tower has highlighted the widespread neglect of the UK's residential high-rises, says Owen Hatherley. Read his Opinion column ›

10 designers to watch from the London College of Fashion's BA Fashion show

Readers are giving their two cents on the conceptual collections produced by London College of Fashion's undergraduate students. Read the story and comments ›

Jun Sekino completes Bauhaus-inspired beach house in eastern Thailand

Readers are debating whether this modernist house in Thailand is worthy of being described as "Bauhaus-inspired". Read the story and comments ›

Note Design and Afteroom hack IKEA kitchens to make living room furnishings for Reform

Note Design Studio and Afteroom have turned IKEA products into minimal sideboards, and readers are impressed with the results. Read the story and comments ›

UNStudio completes Shanghai shopping centre covered in diamond shapes

Readers have mixed views on this Shanghai shopping centre by UNStudio, which features a facade of tessellating diamonds. Read the story and comments ›

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Skylights and slatted floors bring daylight into 2.5-metre-wide house in Japan

Size isn't everything, says one reader in response to this exceptionally narrow house in Japan, which features a skylight and slatted floors. Read the story and comments ›

 
 
 

 

 

 
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RIBA reveals the best of British architecture for 2017

RIBA reveals the best of British architecture for 2017 ›

dRMM builds Oldham Maggie's Centre around a courtyard with rippling glass walls

dRMM builds Maggie's Centre around courtyard with glass walls ›

IKEA teams with Apple to create a "game-changing" AR-based shopping app

IKEA teams with Apple to create AR-based shopping app ›

Timber-framed cabin by Hanna Michelson stands on stilts to peep over the treetops of Swedish mountain

Stilted cabins peep over the treetops of Swedish mountain ›

Grenfell Tower cladding identified as cheaper and more flammable option

Grenfell Tower cladding identified as cheap and flammable option ›

News

 
Grenfell Tower residents to be rehomed in luxury Kensington apartments

Grenfell Tower residents to be rehomed in luxury apartments ›

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Five separate houses form Mexican estate by Vieyra Arquitectos

Five separate houses form Mexican estate by Vieyra Arquitectos ›

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Design

 
Zaha Hadid Design creates table based on Princess Leia's trademark buns

Zaha Hadid Design creates table based on Princess Leia's buns ›

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Ilse Crawford creates dining space with "dignity" for London soup kitchen

Ilse Crawford creates dining space for London soup kitchen ›

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Visual X kit allows users to live out sexual fantasies through virtual reality

Visual X kit lets users live out sexual fantasies through VR ›

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Competition: win tickets to New Designers 2017 graduate exhibition

Win tickets to New Designers 2017 graduate exhibition ›

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