News Feed

Dezeen Wire: the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have announced 25 new additions to the World Heritage List, including the Fagus Factory by Walter Gropius as reported yesterday, but deferred an application for the inclusion of 19 buildings by Modernist architect Le Corbusier, referring the decision to the next committee meeting. See the full list of accepted applications here. </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The curvaceous, aluminium-clad form of Liyang Museum in China, was designed by architecture practice CROX to recall the essence of a musical instrument. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Dezeen has teamed up with design brand BD Barcelona to look back on some of its most successful products – the first being a table designed by Konstantin Grcic in 2009. Read more View the full article

Ill-Studio has collaborated with French fashion brand Pigalle to create a multicoloured basketball court between a row of buildings in the 9th arrondissement of Paris (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Klein Dytham architecture, Swatch and Studio Octopi, whose projects include an office with a mysterious dark tunnel (pictured). Plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with ING Media, Philippe Starck, Wilkinson Eyre Architects and more... (more...) View the full article

This primary school and kindergarten in Zaragoza was conceived by Spanish studio Magén Arquitectos as a village of classrooms with stripy cladding and pyramid-shaped rooftops (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Architect Carlo Ratti speaks to Dezeen in this Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival today. Watch it live from 4:00pm UK time. Read more View the full article

This small wooden pavilion was modelled on the design of a rural shed and added to an old museum in Germany by architects Von M (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dezeenwire: Aric Chen has been appointed creative director of the inaugural Beijing Design Week, to take place in 2011. See press release below. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2012: in the first of our daily TV shows from MOST in Milan, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs tours the exhibition as designers rush to prepare everything for today’s press preview. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Platform: Viennese designer Thomas Feichtner presents a chandelier with a single crystal at Dezeen Platform today. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese architect Junya Ishigami has created an installation of chairs wearing crocheted clothes at Interieur 2010 in Kortrijk, Belgium. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

New York designer Joe Doucet created this mirror that makes the viewed look as if they're immersed in water as a tribute to victims of Hurricane Sandy. (more...) View the full article

French designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec will present this wooden chair for for Italian brand Mattiazzi in Milan next month. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Timber, metal, stucco and stone are among the materials used to create these 10 residences in hues of dark-grey. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Designjunction will return to Kings Cross for this year's London Design Festival, with over 200 brands showcasing products across four venues. Read more View the full article

A tubular steel slide plummets through four storeys inside this penthouse apartment in New York by architect David Hotson (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Italian architect Antonio Citterio has completed an apartment building with stone and glass balconies that overlook Miami Beach. Read more View the full article

Milan 2016: these marble side tables by Japanese design studio Nendo look like they are leaning over. (more…) View the full article

Mirrored walls conceal a photography studio at the centre of this clothes store in Malmö, Sweden, by architects Arrhov Frick. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: architects need to work in non-democratic countries to help improve conditions for the people that live there, says Snøhetta co-founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Wire: architects including Foster + Partners, Aedas and BDP have accused the UK Conservative Party of exaggerating the fees architects were paid under the previous government’s Building Schools for the Future scheme - Building Design </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

New York fashion house Threeasfour has unveiled a pair of 3D-printed dresses based on biological forms and textures. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: the 250 Series, the latest design by best-selling British watch brand Uniform Wares, is now available at Dezeen Watch Store. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Space: Canadian studio AT.AW will be exhibiting their range of Orphans Plush toys at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article