Highlights
Aluminium “wizard hat” tops New York library renovation by Mecanoo
Space-saving ergonomic office products from Colebrook Bosson Saunders feature on Dezeen Showroom
Apple opens store by Foster + Partners in Los Angeles’ historic Tower Theatre
Transformation of Oxford Circus into pedestrianised piazzas will “create rival to Times Square”
Rama Estudio creates elevated addition for Casa Mirador in Ecuador
LUO Studio uses rotating walls to create flexible Beijing bookshop
Google opens first physical retail space in NYC by Reddymade
Metronome is a sensory installation “where the notion of time is lost”
Furniture brand Takt will be “net-zero in two or three years” says founder
“Tadao Ando’s equivalent of what a dog does to a lamppost”
The Dezeen guide to carbon
“The carbon revolution treats the miracle material as the saviour of our civilisation rather than its nemesis”
Daylight Robbery photography documents bricked-up windows across London
Taliesyn designs open-air living spaces for Ksaraah house in Bengaluru
Rediscovered Mies van der Rohe design being built at Indiana University
Climate change is “a design project needing lots of attention” says William McDonough
Eight compact U-shaped kitchens designed by architects
Pilgrim’s House is a timber-clad hostel in the Basque countryside
Jordan Ralph perches off-grid artist’s retreat on the coast of Inis Oírr island
Diversity in Design Collaborative to offer more opportunities for black creatives
AKDA’s brick-fronted Safdarjang Residence pays homage to Louis Kahn
“Neighbors got really pissed off” by Frank Gehry’s Santa Monica home, architect reveals
Jean Nouvel bisects city block with “street of 1,000 red jars” in Shanghai