Juri Troy Architects uses timber and straw for holiday cabin in Austrian village

Austrian studio Juri Troy Architects has completed Straw Flea House, an angular cabin in the historic village of Murstetten built using locally-sourced timber and straw.

Architects need to "take responsibility for shaping the world" says Thom Mayne

Morphosis founder Thom Mayne, who is reportedly working on Saudi megacity The Line, explained his desire to work on complex, city-scale projects in a talk in New York City.

Tate Modern loses privacy feud with Neo Bankside residents over viewing platform

Residents of the luxury Neo Bankside flats live as though they are "on display in a zoo" because of the Tate Modern's Herzog & de Meuron-designed extension, the supreme court has ruled.

"An architect who only designs buildings is like a doctor who only prescribes paracetamol" says ProxyAddress founder

Architects have a duty to use their skills to help solve societal problems even if it means thinking beyond designing buildings, ProxyAddress founder Chris Hildrey tells Dezeen in this interview.

Five unembellished furniture designs by Saltzman Prize-winner Marco Campardo

London's Design Museum has crowned Marco Campardo the winner of its annual Ralph Saltzman Prize for emerging designers. Here, the Italian designer walks us through five of his key projects and explains why he is "not a very decorative guy".

Zero Lighting and Thomas Bernstrand add two lighting designs to Lumo collection

Dezeen Showroom: designer Thomas Bernstrand and lighting brand Zero Lighting have added two designs to the Lumo lighting collection, which now includes a wall-mounted lamp and a pendant designed to be threaded and hung on a length of wire.

"An awfully idyllic response to climate change" says commenter

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing MVRDV's envisioning for Vancouver's waterfront in the year 2100 and the "world's most aggressive SUV".

Domhnall Nolan designs modular sex furniture for "any kind of person"

Irish designer Domhnall Nolan has created the Play Pieces range of modular sex furniture that takes cues from retro gym equipment and aims to be gender-inclusive.

Sculptural rattan installation meanders through Thai art gallery by Enter Projects Asia

Architecture studio Enter Projects Asia has completed a private gallery for a collector in Chiang Mai, Thailand, featuring an undulating rattan structure designed by an algorithm that weaves its way in and out of the building.

Six architecture and design events in February from Dezeen Events Guide

Stockholm Design Week, Object Rotterdam, Modernism Week and Nomad St Moritz are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month.

Reebok and Botter unveil vibrant 3D-printed trainers informed by seashells

Models in the latest menswear show from Dutch brand Botter at Paris Fashion Week wore 3D-printed trainers with ridged soles, created in collaboration with sportswear company Reebok.

Studio CL creates Santiago apartment building as "exercise in micro-density"

Studio CL has created a concrete apartment block in Chile made out of precast concrete that was designed as a prototype for a multi-family housing unit.

Dezeen Agenda features Brexit survey and Invisible Studio saying it "wouldn't mind" never working in the UK again

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Invisible Studio's announcement that it is moving its operations out of the UK as a response to Brexit. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Bittoni Architects designs co-living project geared toward LA newcomers

California studio Bittoni Architects has completed Common Melrose, a communal living complex with 23 bedrooms that is meant to be an "affordable alternative to traditional living arrangements".

Nomos Glashütte's Valentine's Day gift guide features watch that may be "blushing but is by no means shy"

Promotion: Dezeen has teamed up with watch brand Nomos Glashütte to put together a Valentine's Day gift guide featuring four hand-wound watches "made from the best materials and high-tech production methods".

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