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Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Design Council have expressed support for a new housing strategy announced by the UK government that aims to deliver high quality homes rather than a higher volume of poor standard properties. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with us at Dezeen, Martin Budnizki Design Studio and Architonic, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Anglepoise, Carpenters Workshop Gallery and more… (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

British designer Michael Young has designed a tower for Hong Kong with faceted surfaces that will change according to weather and lighting conditions. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Two monolithic concrete walls by designer Luca Fortin are arranged "like an opened book" to form a passageway inside a Quebec City park. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: online magazine Sight Unseen and New York design shop The Future Perfect have teamed up to offer readers in the USA the chance to win objects by designers Harry Allen, Rich Brilliant Willing, Donna Wilson, and Oskar Zieta. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

We’ve used this track by The Dead Sun on today’s TV round-up of MOST, which you can watch here if you haven’t seen it already. We were only able to use a short looping section in the movie, but the full version is well worth checking out. About Dezeen Music Project | More tracks | Submit your track View the full article

As the final part of today's VDF x Rosey Chan collaboration, the musician will speak live to Dezeen before sharing two exclusive improvised performances. Watch the broadcast from 5:00pm UK time. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: we’ve got just two of these limited edition V01 18k watches so you’ll need to be quick to snap one up from Dezeen Watch Store, either online or at The Temporium. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2011: Furniture designers BarberOsgerby will present this tilting chair for design brand Vitra in at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Traditional wilderness huts inspired this bar and kitchen in Adelaide, designed by local office Sans Arc Studio to slot into a narrow alleyway. (more…) View the full article

The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games get underway this Friday with an opening ceremony inside a Fabergé egg-inspired stadium by sports architecture firm Populous. (more...) View the full article

Japanese architects Maker have completed a Hiroshima restaurant where timber slats on the ceiling descend around the dining tables. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Creating personal protective equipment for frontline medical workers fighting coronavirus is just like making sportswear for an athlete, says Nike's Michael Donaghu, who was part of the team that made face shields from the brand's supply chain. Read more View the full article

This week we reported on rumours that Apple is designing an electric car, the 76 nominees for Designs of the Year 2015 and a garden folly "dedicated to smoking" (pictured). Read on to catch up with the latest architecture, interiors and design news, plus our track of the week. (more…) View the full article

VDF products: Viennese brand SAGAN has collaborated with Nigerian designer Kenneth Ize to create its colourful collection of Amaka and Ilorin bags. Read more View the full article

An unusual combination of limestone columns and concrete bands surrounds the exterior of a laboratory by UK architects Stanton Williams in the botanic gardens of Cambridge University. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Evelyn Grace Academy by Zaha Hadid Architects has won this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize for the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past year. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Foster + Partners has released visuals of Qianhai Talents' Apartments, an apartment block with co-living spaces that is set to be built in Shenzhen, China. Read more View the full article

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto's Bookchair slots in and out of its surrounding shelving to double as both storage and seating. Read more View the full article

Movie: as part of the build-up to an exclusive event we’re hosting at the Nike+ House of Innovation next week, we’ve filmed a series of movies with Nike‘s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti about the brand’s latest products. First up is an ultra-light speed-suit developed to move faster than skin. (more…) View the full article

Ben Meade is design director of real estate firm Alloy Development in New York. He explains his path into property development for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. Read more

Dezeen Wire: German architect Selcuk Ünyilmaz has prepared designs for a £2.2 million mosque near Hamburg with wind turbines in its minarets – Guardian </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Canadian architecture studio Office Ou has surrounded a detached garage in Toronto with glass doors and windows to convert it into a multifunctional space. Read more View the full article

This beachside house on Japan's Ikema Island is perched on a concrete base to ensure the living spaces inside enjoy an optimal view of the East China Sea. Read more View the full article

US President Donald Trump's first budget plan includes a sizeable downpayment on his promised wall along the country's southern border with Mexico. Read more View the full article