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A suit to bathe in, a vacuum-suctioning dressing gown and a temperature-regulating duvet feature in this collection designed by Central Saint Martins graduate Christine Lew for life on Mars. Read more View the full article

British inventor Trevor Baylis, who developed the first radio powered by a crank, has died following a long illness. Read more View the full article

The sensual and autobiographical qualities of the house Mexican architect Luis Barragán built for himself are rarely found in today's buildings, says Aaron Betsky. Read more View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers rallied against the suggestion that the Glasgow School of Art should not be rebuilt following a major fire. Read more View the full article

A trademark application made earlier this month has given a clue to name and crest of David Beckham's new Miami football team, and the year they aim to start playing. Read more View the full article

The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features a birds-eye-view photograph made up of 195 gigapixels and a sex toy for women that was controversially banned from CES for being "immoral". Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›

Construction has started on a skyscraper in Tirana designed by Dutch firm MVRDV, set to feature a facade with a pixellated map of Albania at its centre. Read more

Canadian firms Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects have completed the transformation of a historic 20th-century train station in Ottawa into the temporary home for Canada's upper house of parliament. Read more

With Dezeen Awards early entry discount ending this Friday we're announcing or final judges with fashion designer Virgil Abloh, architect Sou Fujimoto, artist Lucy McRae and SO-IL co-founder Jing Liu joining our panel of 75 leading figures from architecture and design. Read more

Vogue Italia has opened its office this week to a host of designers including JW Anderson and Rafael de Cárdenas, who have given the Milan headquarters a temporary makeover for the city's annual design festival. Read more

A five-day festival of craft kicks off in London on Wednesday, with events across the capital dedicated to makers and artisans. Design editor Augusta Pownall picks out six of the best to take in. Read more

Interlocking volumes clad in zinc, cedar, stucco and glass form this family dwelling in northern California by US studio Aidlin Darling Design. Read more

Jasper Morrison has enlisted 18 designers including Martino Gamper, Inga Sempé and Cecilie Manz to create benches for Fiskars Village in Finland, for its inaugural art and design biennale. Read more

Staff don't have designated desks inside the offices of luxury department store Selfridges, which Alex Cochrane Architects has completed with open-plan workrooms and communal seating. Read more

A pavilion of woven bamboo and steel by Zuo Studio arches over a body of water to create a shady place to sit in Huludun Park in Taiwan. Read more

Five weeks to go until Dezeen Day! Read on for details about a special ticket offer for friends and colleagues wanting to attend our architecture and design conference on 30 October. Read more

The moment has arrived! Winners of the 30 Dezeen Awards project categories will be announced this week, starting tomorrow with the architecture categories. Read more

Fitness brand Equinox has opened its first hotel at New York's Hudson Yards, where guests can enjoy views of Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel while bathing in the rooftop pool. Read more View the full article

American firm Olson Kundig Architects has revealed plans for an after-death facility in Seattle where human bodies will be composted and turned into soil. Read more View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are disgusted by a marketing campaign for a gold flip phone launched by Pablo Escobar's brother. Read more View the full article

Love motels in Santo Domingo disguised as grand palacial structures and quiet communities feature in this photo set by American photographer Kurt Hollander. Read more View the full article

A house in Japan by Atelier Kento Eto is clad entirely in black corrugated metal with sliding doors that reveal a double-height hall with white walls. Read more View the full article

Ab Rogers Design has built a Maggie's Centre for the Royal Marsden cancer treatment hospital clad in glazed red terracotta and surrounded by a Piet Oudolf-designed garden. Read more View the full article

Space Popular is exploring how virtual reality and mass production are set to disrupt architecture. Founders Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg talk Dezeen through six of their experiments. Read more View the full article

Architect Rob Mills has built a weekend retreat beside Australia's Great Ocean Road, with a simple interior that allows the view to take centre stage. Read more View the full article