Architecture
Adam Roberts proposes stacking traditional Kyoto dwellings to create “machiya towers”
Prefab blocks used to build cafe at a modular construction factory in the Czech Republic
Larisa Bulibasa reimagines London’s financial district as a disorientating labyrinth
Wooden niches contain work surfaces and storage inside Black Line Apartment by Arhitektura d.o.o.
Today we like: mirrored buildings
Concrete concert hall by Rojkind Arquitectos will overlook the Gulf of Mexico
Marcelo Dantas installs temporary walkway over Lisbon’s Fonte Luminosa fountain
Maurizio Bradaschia adds green-painted extension to an Italian police station
The Dezeen guide to Postmodern architecture and design
Vietnam spa by MIA Design Studio features latticed walls, hanging gardens and pools of water
MVRDV’s Parkrand apartment block is “like a big mansion” says Jacob van Rijs
Roots trail from house suspended above a construction site by Leandro Erlich
New Pinterest board: cabins
S3 House is a concrete and aluminium villa by Steimle Architekten
Bricks, doors and roof tiles recycled by Phooey Architects for Melbourne house extension
Sharon Davis’ housing for Rwandan healthcare workers is wrapped in eucalyptus screens
Invisible Barn is a mirror-clad folly camouflaged among the trees of a California forest
Liam Atkins devises cavernous workshop for fictional Wes Anderson remake of Ben-Hur
Snøhetta wins competition for cable car and Alpine viewing platform in Italy
Walkie Talkie blamed for powerful downdraught on London streets
California home by Swatt Miers Architects faces out over San Francisco Bay
EFFEKT’s Villa One is a low-cost home designed to suit a growing family
Pets to receive spa treatments at Gensler-designed JFK animal airport terminal