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A spiral of wooden strips surrounds a staircase in the restaurant of this Strasbourg hotel, designed inside a former equestrian academy by Paris studio Jouin Manku (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes a controversial concrete house in Mexico and films with impressive interiors to watch during lockdown. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › View the full article

In this movie we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day, Sugru founder Jane ní Dhulchaointigh shares her journey through inventing and launching a “space-age rubber” that lets people customise their belongings and endorses the idea that “you don’t have to be an expert to do amazing things”. (more…) View the full article

Last week we launched an ideas competition calling for a redesign of the UK passport after Brexit. It offers the chance to radically rethink the contemporary idea of nation, says Sam Jacob in this Opinion column. Read more View the full article

Eleven designers including Tomás Alonso, Philippe Malouin and Study O Portable took the fictional character of a lady called Vera as their muse and presented the results in a west London basement during the London Design Festival. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architects working in Morelia, Mexico are choosing to make bold additions in eye-catching white. Here are five striking projects, including a house punctured by trees and a food market. Read more View the full article

Industrial designers Priestmangoode have revealed a concept for high-speed trains that would transfer passengers to local services while still moving, instead of stopping at stations. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architecture studio FREAKS has clad an old printing warehouse in France shiny corrugated metal cladding and converted it into a research centre for lighting company Sammode. Read more View the full article

Five aluminium-clad volumes are stacked up like a pile of horizontal skyscrapers at this office complex outside Oslo by Norwegian studio A-Lab (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

ÉCAL graduate Marina Daguet has designed a cleaner, modern alternative to the traditional prayer candles found in churches. Read more

A glowing wall that gently pulsates and chairs that showcase a spectrum of light and colour form the huge installation that Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka and LG have created in Milan. Read more View the full article

In this exclusive video interview filmed as part of our high-tech architecture series, British architect Norman Foster explains how the headquarters he designed for HSBC in Hong Kong in the 1980s transformed his architecture firm into a global brand. Read more View the full article

Canadian studio Batay-Csorba Architects has designed a low-rise apartment building that challenges Toronto's planning policies, which preference single-family homes and fail to address population growth. Read more

Today is Dezeen’s actual fifth birthday! Thanks for all your lovely tweets – we’ll publish a selection of them below. We’ve also been compiling our five most memorable parties, stories and projects since we launched in 2006 – take a look back with us here. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for architects at London studio Grimshaw, whose ecological park in South Korea is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Six masters students from the L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique present projects ranging from city design to food innovation in this digital show as part of Virtual Design Festival's student and schools initiative. Read more View the full article

Humans will need to digitally enhance our brains if we are to remain relevant in a future filled with artificial intelligences, according to Tesla founder Elon Musk. Read more View the full article

Canadian firm Paul Bernier Architecte has extended a dental practice in Montreal with two floors of apartments covered in aluminium panels. Read more View the full article

The European Parliament's chief Brexit negotiator has called on the UK government to retain membership of the Erasmus student exchange programme after the nation leaves the European Union. Read more View the full article

Workshops clad in timber batons sit atop this children’s centre outside Paris by French architects SOA. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Lighting brand Plumen is the latest to enter the children's design market, adding strands of colourful bunting to its low-energy pendants (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed its designs for a new central business district for Prague next to the Masaryk railway station. (more…) View the full article

With the entry deadline less than 30 days away, VDF teams up with Dezeen Awards today. Here we present a playlist of 16 Dezeen Awards videos to help you prepare your entries, plus at 1pm we'll speak live to judges and winners in a series of conversations sponsored by design brand Hem. Read more View the full article

Australian architect Matt Gibson used zinc cladding to distinguish this faceted structure from the Edwardian residence it extends (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Clothing brand Levi’s is introducing garments adapted for commuter cyclists, including jeans featuring storage for a bike lock. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article