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A team of student designers and engineers from the RCA and Imperial College have designed an open-source alternative to GPS, called Aweigh, that does not rely on satellites. Read more

Dezeen regularly hosts vibrant panel discussions involving some of the brightest minds in architecture and design. Here are six of our favourite livestreams, covering topics including the influence of the Bauhaus and what designers can do to save planet earth. Read more

The top architecture and design opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs this week, include vacancies at architecture firm Foster + Partners and coffee giant Starbucks. Read more

Architecture studio Hamish & Lyons has completed Stepping Stone House, an extension to a manor house in Berkshire, England, that is raised on stilts above a lake. Read more

Swedish product designer Simon Skinner has created a collection of afro hair combs that explore the effect of migration on Swedish identity. Read more

Brickwork walls, engraved tins ceilings and custom furniture feature in this boutique hotel in Tel Aviv. Read more

This multi-level dwelling by Californian firm John Maniscalco Architecture rises high above a San Francisco street, enabling the homeowners to enjoy ample natural light and expansive views. Read more

Dutch architecture studio BETA has designed a house in Amsterdam for a multi-generational family with a central yellow staircase connecting their separate accommodation. Read more

British designer Bethan Gray has teamed up with natural surface specialist Nature Squared to create a collection of iridescent furniture clad in leftover materials from the seafood and farming industries. Read more

To celebrate Earth Day, we're looking at ways you can be sustainable beyond the grave. We've picked out five eco-friendly designs for the deceased, including an egg-shaped burial pod and a cremation urn made of sewage water. Read more

Barcelona-based Hiha Studio removed floors and inserted lofty voids to create this light-filled family home in a northeastern Spanish village. Read more

Creative agency StyleMood has transformed a 19th-century firehouse in New York City into this cosy members' club. Read more

A plant-filled courtyard and a long swimming pool feature behind the board-marked concrete walls of this residence in La Plata, Argentina, designed by local architect Felipe Gonzalez Arzac. Read more

London studio 6a Architects has renovated a seaside house in Devon, England, transforming its old dark rooms into bright, tactile living spaces. Read more

Kelly Jazvac is showing pieces of plastiglomerate at the Milan Triennale, a "warning sign" material that is a mix of molten plastic debris and beach sediment. Read more

We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to the best uses of rammed earth in architecture, including a Chinese art museum with clay-heavy earth walls and a small shelter on the desert campus of Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›

Chinese architects Approach Design has added a new hall to the Hangzhou Cloud Town Exhibition Centre in China and concealed it under a green roof featuring a running track and sports courts. Read more

Photographer Marc Goodwin has captured the architecture offices of eight firms based in Panama's capital city for his latest studio photography set. Read more

Typeface company Monotype has overhauled the Helvetica typeface over 60 years after it was first created to give it a fresh new look for the 21st century. Read more

A coloured concrete canopy supported by large columns forms this gateway designed by Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati for the Pearling Path, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bahrain. Read more

Architect Sarah Whiting has been appointed dean of Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Read more

Evian will trial a collapsible water dispenser made of recycled plastic, which is as "thin and light as a bubble" in a bid to reduce its plastic packaging. Read more

This week on Dezeen, a major fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris dominated headlines, with millions of euros pledged in support and an architectural competition set to launch for a new spire. Read more

Cera Stribley Architects teamed with interior design studio The Stella Collective on a series of eight, three-storey townhouses in a Melbourne suburb that reflect the area's art-deco architecture. Read more

A hidden sleeping loft and an all-white hallway lined with closets are among the features in a renovated Vancouver apartment designed by Canadian firm Falken Reynolds. Read more