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London studio Dow Jones Architects has completed a temporary Maggie's Centre for cancer care in Cardiff with a series of angular roofs clad entirely in weathering steel. Read more

Crumbling buildings have been transformed into the boutique Monteverdi Hotel in Tuscany, which includes rustic bedroom suites and a cavernous spa. Read more

Architecture studio YTA has used traditional Brazilian Cobogó bricks to create screens that help keep this home in São Paulo naturally lit and well ventilated. Read more

RAU Architects and Ro&Ad Architects have designed the egg-shaped Tij Observatory for the Scheelhoek Nature Reserve in Stellendam, the Netherlands. Read more

This week on Dezeen, a theatrical Met Gala marked the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's camp fashion exhibition in New York. Read more

Swiss air rescue service Rega has a new tool in the search for missing persons – a drone that can autonomously scan large areas and identify potential targets. Read more

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed its first cultural building in the US: the International Spy Museum in America's capital, which features an angled black volume, splayed red columns and a zig-zagged glass wall. Read more

With New York City's design festival kicking off today, US editor Eleanor Gibson has picked out 10 shows not to be missed, from a tiny home built by Fernando Mastrangelo to a colouful pop-up hair salon. Read more

London design studio Johnson Banks has created a visual identity for new meat alternative brand This, aimed at flexitarians wanting to reduce their animal consumption. Read more

Ilse Crawford and Oscar Peña have stepped down from Design Academy Eindhoven after more than 20 years. Read more

Architects have been lamenting the loss of the Welbeck Street car park in London, as works starts to replace the brutalist building with a new hotel. Read more

U-Build is a simple modular construction system designed by Studio Bark, which encourages individuals and communities to self-build. Read more

With 20 days to go until entries close for Dezeen Awards 2019, there's still time to get your work seen by some of the biggest names in the industry. Read more

The Standard's first UK hotel opens this summer, featuring colourful interiors designed by Shawn Hausman to contrast "the greyness of London". Read more

Industrial designer Charlotte Kingsnorth has created a set of furniture with distinctly patterned surfaces, produced by applying chemicals and pigments to heated bronze. Read more

Design thinking courses give the whole concept a bad name. But when rigorously applied, real design thinking can solve problems, say Charlotte and Peter Fiell, authors of new book 100 Ideas that Changed Design. Read more

Granby Workshop, the social enterprise set up by Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble, has launched a range of slip cast vessels as part of London Craft Week. Read more

Canyon-like walls overflowing with mist define the Doubleground pavilion, which nestles within the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Read more

Curved glass blocks, white stuccoed volumes and courtyards are strung together to form this new community facility for Los Angeles' LGBTQ community, designed by architecture firms Leong Leong and KFA. Read more

The Eames Foundation has released a plan to maintain the modernist Californian residence that Charles and Ray Eames built for themselves to make it look like the designers "just stepped out for the day". Read more

Rei Kawakubo is one of the world's best known fashion designers, but never sketches. In this exclusive interview, she discusses her unusual design process, how she set up Comme des Garçons and why she won't be pigeonholed. Read more

The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features a proposal for treehouse starter homes that aims to tackle London's high pollution levels and a wooden "sleep box" designed by Mark Zuckerberg. Sign up to Dezeen Weekly ›

Nike has launched an app setting that provides "hyper-accurate" sizing recommendations for each of its shoes by scanning your feet with a smartphone camera. Read more

Paris-based architect Vincent Callebaut wants to give Notre-Dame Cathedral a new roof that generates energy and contains an aquaponic farm. Read more

Brett Holts, vice president of Nike Running Footwear, and runner Paula Radcliffe explain the new Nike ZoomX Vaporfly NEXT% shoe worn by London Marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge in this movie produced by Dezeen. Read more