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Tread-like indents in the concrete facade of this rock-climbing centre might encourage visitors to scale the walls (photos by Julien Lanoo). (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

US firm Andersson-Wise has created a tall silvery building containing bedrooms near a waterside holiday home in Austin, so that the owners can invite more guests to stay. Read more View the full article

Competition: Dezeen are offering readers the chance to win one of five pairs of VIP tickets to Decorex International trade show from 23 to 26 September in London. (more…) View the full article

Corrugated plastic cladding reveals the timber structure of this house by Czech architects Matěj Petránek and Adam Jirkal, which replaces a family holiday home near Prague (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Colourful artwork decorates the skateboarding uniforms that Nike has designed for the sport's Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 summer games. Read more View the full article

Mexican studio Agent has designed a concept for a transparent football that changes colour when it passes over the goal line. (more...) View the full article

The Dezeen Book of Ideas features a selection of the best ideas for buildings, interiors and products from the pages of Dezeen and is now available to buy for just £12. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Multidisciplinary group Wevolve Labs modelled its pavilion for last year's Burning Man on a bird-like dinosaur, with large wings that lit up at night and shaded seats underneath. Read more View the full article

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed the interior of fashion brand Comme Moi's first flagship store, installing custom-made metal rails and cage-like cabinets (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The students and tutors of a design and build workshop in Istanbul have constructed a seaside temple from oriented strand board. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Opinion: following Dan Hill's column questioning whether driverless cars would really make our roads safer, Sam Jacob argues that "it's time to design transport in a way that incorporates intelligence as well as brute engineering". (more...) View the full article

Dutch designers Oatmeal Studio have hacked IKEA furniture to create a pop-up restaurant where diners pick their own tableware and cut their own tablecloths (+ slideshow.) (more…) View the full article

Drivers crossing the coastal border between Turkey and Georgia will now pass below a knobbly observation tower by Berlin architect J. Mayer H. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

News: well-designed classrooms can improve the academic performance of primary school pupils by 25 percent according to a new study undertaken by the University of Salford and UK architects Nightingale Associates. (more...) View the full article

A translucent lightbox hides the concrete interior of Swedish fashion brand Acne Studios' first flagship store in Seoul, designed by London architect Sophie Hicks (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This New York loft conversion by local architect Ali Tayar is divided using bespoke prefabricated panels based on a Swiss modular housing system from the 1960s (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A Philip Johnson-designed chapel in Dallas, Texas, has been defaced with graffiti. Read more View the full article

Stockholm 2012: these outdoor chairs by Stockholm designer Thomas Bernstrand are joined together like shopping trolleys to encourage park visitors to tidy them away when they leave. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

American designer Chad Wright stretched the archetypal birdhouse shape to create penthouse nest boxes with varying heights. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This captioned movie explores some of the best installations at this year's Glastonbury music festival, including temporary structures by design studio Block9 and artist Joe Rush. Read more

A mobile theatre will visit Clerkenwell Design Week in London this May, inspired by a miniature concert hall above a coal-shed that used to be in the area in the seventeenth century. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Northmodern 2015: Danish designer Troels Flensted has produced a collection of resin tabletops patterned with flecks of brightly coloured pigment (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Boston architect Eric Höweler has helped local doctors develop patient isolation hoods – a new type of device that could save the lives of healthcare workers and "impact things worldwide" in the fight against coronavirus. Read more View the full article

This week we've chosen the top architecture and design positions available on Dezeen Jobs, including vacancies at architecture firms OMA and MAD. Read more

Dezeen Screen: in this second of four interviews with some of the designers that Dezeen Watch Store are taking to Interiors UK in Birmingham from 22 January, David Ericsson of Hong Kong watch brand VOID talks about his collection. Watch the movie » Dezeen Watch Store and friends will be at stand G31 in the Design Village at Interiors UK, which takes place at the NEC Centre in Birmingham from 22-25 January featuring furniture, lighting, flooring, soft furnishings and accessories from over 600 exhibitors. Register to attend here. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article