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German studio GMP Architekten has refurbished and extended Alsterschwimmhalle, a swimming pool in Hamburg with a distinctive double-curved concrete roof. Read more

Bread becomes a « precious and beautiful element » in this jewellery range created by designer Cindy Xinyi Wu as an ode to the act of baking and the energetic nature of dough. Read more

Canadian studio HCMA has completed an aquatic and community centre in British Columbia that is the country’s first zero-carbon certified building. Read more

Local practice Vector Architects has unveiled the Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring spa in Aranya, China, which was designed to resemble a piece of hot spring « apparatus ». Read more

Dezeen rounds up our top 10 videos of 2024, featuring collaborations with studios MAD Architects and Future Facility, as well as institutions such as Triennale Milano, the Barbican and the Serpentine Galleries. Read more

Local architects Dmytro Volyk and Ksenia Donetska have completed the renovation of Uspenska Square in Dnipro, Ukraine, dividing multipurpose space with wave-like benches informed by the nearby river. Read more

Due to the scarcity of photos in the first part of the XXst Century, photo series are a great testimonial of their time. In this case, Ye Jinglu, an ordinary Chinese man, gave us a glimpse of dressing styles in China from 1907 to 1968 by taking a photo every year. In these “selfies”, he …

Soft lighting, rounded forms and neutral colours create a welcoming atmosphere inside this sex shop in Kyiv by Ukrainian designers Sofiia Hupalovska and Nataliya Stukonog, with playful details including a phallic pouf. Read more

Local studio Ménard Dworkind has outfitted an irregularly shaped Vietnamese restaurant interior with blue and white mosaic tile and yellow accents in Montreal. Read more

A series of interventions by local studio Cooke Fawcett has opened up a cluster of makers’ studios in south London to the public and given them a stronger street presence. Read more