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BIG has unveiled an expansive cable-car system with two transit hubs to be built in Oakland, as part of the architecture studio's plans for a new baseball stadium in the California city. Read more

Architect Roberto Palomba describes his firm's approach to renovating the Palazzo Daniele hotel in Puglia, Italy, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards. Read more View the full article

Paul Flowers, chief design officer of water technology brand Lixil, discusses the latest trends in bathroom design in this talk produced by Dezeen for today's Grohe x VDF collaboration. Read more View the full article

Graduate shows 2016: a toaster that sneezes out bread crumbs and a vacuum cleaner that poos when it's full are among a range of "cute" products created by Royal College of Art graduate Hyerim Shin (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Slideshow: New York architect Steven Holl has concealed a underground gallery beneath a pool of water in Seoul, the city in South Korea that we’ve been focusing on following a string of proposals for skyscrapers. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Music Project: animator Daniela Sherer tells a Western-style tale through flowing graphics in this music video for British songwriter Tom Rosenthal. (more...) View the full article

Could this modern concrete and glass house have been the catalyst for the end of a marriage? Yes, according to a black and white movie made by Studio MK27, the architects behind the project (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

University of Art and Design Linz students look to the future of fashion in this Virtual Design Festival school show, which features projects ranging from upcycled clothing to garments that explore gender boundaries. Read more View the full article

The triangular roof above the cafe-bar at Warwick University’s renovated student union features a tessellated underside of polished copper. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to shingles, including a pavilion in the grounds of Japan's Shinshoji Zen Museum with a contoured form and a cedar-clad residence connected by a breezeway in Maine. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › View the full article

Amsterdam architects UNStudio have designed a new international airport for Kutaisi, Georgia. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Brooklyn studio SO-IL has stretched a thin layer of white film over the facade of the Storefront gallery in New York, giving the building a vacuum-packed appearance (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Hugh Pearman has expressed admiration for the mature and understated nature of Dutch practice OMA‘s design for a new headquarters for merchant bank Rothschild on a sensitive site near the Bank of England – Hugh Pearman Pearman suggests that it is “a miracle that a ‘foreign’ firm of architects with a reputation for the outrageous won the 2005 competition to redevelop the site,” but describes their approach to this project as “well-mannered, corporate, svelte, positively self-effacing.” The area’s history demanded a low-key approach and Pearman adds that, although he wishes the building “wasn’t on quite such good behaviour,” its response…

Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for a project architect/project manager at Clive Wilkinson Architects in California, which designed the office interior for comedy video production company Funny or Die (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

MIT Media Lab has partnered with designer Yves Béhar on a smart furniture system for micro apartments, which can turn the space into a bedroom or living room at the touch of a button (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Straight lines and geometric symbols feature inside and out this longliner tuna fishing ship, which Nendo designed to relieve the mental and physical stress imposed on its crew when out at sea. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Platform: today at Dezeen Space, Pia Wüstenberg showcases pieces from her Processed Paper project, a series of products made of recycled paper. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

VDF products fair: the NINA baby cradle by Lisbon design brand FEIT is a crib that can be easily turned into a drawing table. Read more View the full article

Bjarke Ingels' firm has created a "retail laboratory" for French department store Galeries Lafayette inside an art-deco bank on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Read more

Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the Al Wakrah Stadium, a venue for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and it hosts its inaugural match today. Read more

A former surfboard factory in Cornwall has been transformed into an all-white shop and cafe by local couple Emily and Mark Anderson. Read more

Hackney-based artist Alex Chinneck has fitted identically smashed windows into a derelict factory just a mile away from the Olympic Stadium (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dear readers, there are only two voting days left for the Webby Awards. Help us beat our formidable rivals the Guardian, CNN, Vice and Google... Share the glove. Vote Dezeen! (more…) View the full article

Danish architects BIG seem to have a thing for skiing on rooftops and have designed some more buildings that double up as ski slopes, this time for a resort in Lapland. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: designer and co-founder of British brand Established & Sons Sebastian Wrong has launched The Wrong Shop, his own retail venture focusing on limited edition products by leading designers. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article