Besiktas Fish Market by GAD
Architects GAD of New York, Istanbul and Bodrum have completed a fish market in Istanbul covered by a concrete and steel canopy. More
Town Town by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au are to be awarded the Sustainability Award of the 2010 MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards for their tower covered in a folded metal skin, designed for the Erdberg area of Vienna. More
Oficina Caja de Arquitectos by Carlos Pereda Iglesias and Óscar Pérez Silanes
Spanish architects Carlos Pereda Iglesias and Óscar Pérez Silanes have completed the offices of a bank that was founded by architects for architects in Pamplona, Spain. More
Karis by Suppose Design Office
Japanese architects Suppose Design Office have completed a boutique made of cardboard tubes in a Hiroshima shopping centre. More
Swell by Form Us With Love for Voice
Stockholm 2010: at an exhibition of their work in Stockholm last week Swedish designers Form Us With Love presented a beanbag contained in a metal frame. More
Cinderella's Chair by Anna Ter Haar
Designer Anna Ter Haar of the Netherlands has created a series of wooden chairs where each has one blown-glass leg. More
VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron opens
Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn reviews the newly-opened VitraHaus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, by architects Herzog & de Meuron - New York TimesOceanScope by AnL Studio
Korean designers AnL Studio have completed an observatory made of shipping containers in Songdo New City, Incheon, South Korea. More
Dieter-Wetterauer-Halle by Böwer Eith Murken
Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photographs of a gymnasium in Freiburg designed by German studio Böwer Eith Murken. More
MD. net Clinic Akasaka by Nendo
Japanese designers Nendo have completed the interior of a mental health clinic in Akasaka, Tokyo, where none of the doors open and patients and staff instead move around the building by opening sections of the walls. More
Médiathèque BDIV de Fougères by Tetrarc
Architectural photographer Stéphane Chalmeau has sent us his photos of a library in Fougères by French studio Tetrarc, where glazed sections of the building are screened by a trellis of lettering. More
RU Chair by Shane Schneck for Hay
Stockholm 2010: at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week Stockholm designer Shane Schneck exhibits a wooden chair that can be hung from the edge of a table by its cantilevered seat. More
"Most industrial designers don’t know how to use color" - New York Times
Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn interviews Dutch designer Hella Jongerius about her use of colour and her work for design brand Vitra - New York TimesRainbow Church by Tokujin Yoshioka
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will exhibit a glass window made of 500 crystal prisms at MUSEUM. beyond museum in Seoul this May. More
Favourite Things by Chen Karlsson
Stockholm 2010: at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week Stockholm studio Chen Karlsson present a lamp where treasured objects can be exhibited inside a transparent tank beneath the light source. More
Zaha Hadid profits fall by two thirds - Building Design
Dezeenwire: London firm Zaha Hadid Architects have seen a 69% decrease in profit from just over £5 million in 2008 to £1.6 million in the year to March 2009 - Building DesignWell Transparent Chair by Ron Arad
London designer Ron Arad has created a polycarbonate version of his famous Well Tempered Chair for the forthcoming exhibition of his work at the Barbican in London. More
Alexander McQueen 1969-2010
Dezeenwire: fashion designer Alexander McQueen has been found dead at his home in London - BBC
IM Pei receives the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Architect IM Pei will be awarded the Royal Gold Medal for architecture at a ceremony in London tonight. More
Papa de Tenerife Packaging by Héctor Serrano
Spanish designer Héctor Serrano has created packaging to contain the ingredients for a potato dish traditionally served on Spanish island Tenerife. More