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Nicholas Szczepaniak Architects has combined smoked timber joinery, huge sheets of steel and raw concrete to create the brooding interiors of this men's spa and barbershop in Dubai. Read more View the full article

The mineralogy collection at the Melbourne Museum inspired Australian designer Leah Heiss' Facett hearing aid, which aims to shift talk "from disability to desirability". Read more View the full article

Swiss studio Roeoesli Maeder Architekten has built anembassy for Switzerland in Nairobi, Kenya, as an extension of the dyed concrete boundary wall that surrounds the compound. Read more View the full article

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Meier is leaving his eponymous firm to be spearheaded by new management, following the accusations of sexual harassment made against him earlier this year. Read more View the full article

Architecture firm Main Office has extended and renovated a residence in a Mexican surfing town to nestle among trees, plantains and ferns on a steep slope overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Read more View the full article

London-based Aseptic Studio has designed an ergonomic cushion in the shape of a headless torso to provide physical and emotional support for lonely millennials living in cities. Read more View the full article

The bulbous black base of this table, which Bandido Studio is launching at this year's Design Week Mexico, is sculpted using a traditional technique developed by the country's stone artisans. Read more View the full article

Prague-based design studio 52hours has created a breastfeeding bench for use in public spaces, to offer comfort and privacy to mothers when tending to their babies. Read more View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are confused about the shape of a prototype Hyperloop capsule, and blown away by plans for the Wuxi Show Theatre in China. Read more View the full article

American studio Blaze Makoid Architecture has created a spacious, cedar-clad dwelling in the Hamptons that was envisioned as "a secret enclave in the trees". Read more View the full article

This mini version of Apple's Cupertino campus is made entirely of Lego, and was modelled on drone footage taken during construction. Read more View the full article

This exhibition in San Francisco provides a snapshot of Muslim fashion across the world today, from luxury evening wear to controversial Nike hijab and "burkini" designs. Read more View the full article

Toronto firm StudioAC has used plywood to build custom platform beds and expansive desks for the rooms of this boutique hotel in the city. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: building-centric activities will take place throughout October in New York City, as part of a celebration organised by the Center for Architecture. Read more View the full article

Italian architect Vincenzo de Cotiis combines recycled fibreglass with precious materials to create his En Plein Air objects, which are currently on show in London. Read more View the full article

Canadian design firm McLeod Bovell has created a two-storey dwelling for a sloped site with sea views, with a bright red facade and a rear volume that cantilevers over a swimming pool. Read more View the full article

The latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win one of three colourful desk tidies by German product designer Tino Seubert. Read more View the full article

The University of Stuttgart's ICD Aggregate Pavilion 2018 is made from over 120,000 recycled plastic spiked stars that create a self-supporting structure bonded only by friction. Read more View the full article

The UK government is set to announce a ban on all combustible cladding, including the type used to refurbish Grenfell Tower before the fatal fire in 2017, on buildings over 18 metres high. Read more View the full article

Map enthusiast and researcher Kerim Bayer has drawn from his collection of 1,366 maps to create a graphic-design book containing 5,180 thumbnail images. Read more View the full article

Following the death of Robert Venturi, Charles Holland reflects on the American architect's career of revered research, trailblazing projects and witty demeanour. Read more View the full article

MVRDV has completed a white and gold entertainment complex, The Imprint, next to South Korea's Incheon Airport, with facades that incorporate elements of nearby buildings. Read more View the full article

Opendesk customers can now use augmented reality to see how the furniture brand's pieces look in their homes before ordering them from local makers. Read more View the full article

Designer Yinka Ilori has won a competition to overhaul a "gloomy underpass" in south London, with a proposal featuring vibrant colours and bold patterns. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: we have teamed up with electronics brand Sony to give away five watches, with faces and straps that change appearance "at the touch of a button", for our latest competition. Read more View the full article