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In the second of a series of short movies about Frida Escobedo, the Mexican architect describes the architecture scene in her home country. Read more

Here are five of the best architecture and design opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including roles at Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron and American studio David Baker Architects. Read more

Indian architecture office Nudes has developed a concept for a secondary school in Malawi, with a modular wooden structure and curved walls made from straw bales. Read more

Architects and designers have come up with inventive ways create privacy in open-plan offices. From plants to tunnels, here are the floor plans of 10 workplaces that are divided in unusual ways. Read more

Studio Seilern Architects has converted a half-built conference centre in Andermatt, Switzerland, into a concert hall by lifting up its roof to double the building's size. Read more

Central Saint Martins graduate Keyi Chen has reinterpreted everyday desk accessories as stress-relieving devices called Inte-rest-ing that encourage people who work long hours to play at their desks. Read more

London design agency OMSE has created an augmented reality campaign for cultural venue Printworks London that transforms static typography into immersive three-dimensional animations. Read more

Fish with migration paths blocked by a dam can be shot over the top via the Whooshh Passage Portal technology after being sorted by artificial intelligence. Read more

Pictures have been revealed of the ring made by Apple's departing design chief Jony Ive and his frequent collaborator, renowned designer Marc Newson, from a single enormous diamond. Read more

Fresh air circulates freely in this Mexican villa by Magaldi Studio, which features open corridors, wooden screens and concrete walls that are mixed with tree sap to increase water resistance. Read more

A coloured stained glass window and decorative orange tiling were among the existing features PK Arquitectos combined with modern touches in the renovation of this house in Argentina. Read more View the full article

Jury members discuss the top-three winners of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition mobile accessories category in this movie Dezeen filmed at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose, California. Read more View the full article

We continue our high-tech architecture series with a profile of Michael and Patty Hopkins, who designed one of the movement's most pragmatic buildings – Hopkins House – and went on to develop historicist high-tech architecture. Read more View the full article

Belgian architect Indra Janda has used translucent polycarbonate shingles to create a garden room at her parent's home. Read more View the full article

Jiggling bowls and musical plates feature in a collection of tableware, designed by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Teresa Berger to help diners reconsider how their food is produced and consumed. Read more View the full article

Construction has begun on the Discovery Building for the British Antarctic Survey's research station in Antarctica, designed by Hugh Broughton Architects and Ramboll with NORR and Turner & Townsend. Read more View the full article

Sushi wrapped in shopping bags and beer frothing with styrofoam bubbles are among the unappetising images in Sweet Sneak Studio's Microplastic Photo Series that explore the impacts of plastic pollution. Read more View the full article

Architecture practice Deltastudio has turned a former agricultural warehouse in Italy into a house with a balcony framed with white curtains. Read more View the full article

The Pratt Institute has launched an archival project that pays tribute to women in architecture. Following a celebratory dinner party held in March, the school's dean of architecture Harriet Harriss explains why projects like the Mistresses Archive are vital to achieve gender parity in the profession. Read more View the full article

Products database Architonic has acquired architecture news website ArchDaily in a deal thought to be worth around €10 million. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: Swiss brand Geberit has launched three new material finishes for its Sigma50 and Sigma21 flush plates to suit a range of bathroom interiors. Read more View the full article

Here are some photos of a kindergarten in Zaragoza, Spain, by Spanish office Magén Arquitectos. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Paris design studio A+A cooren have designed a collection of lights held together with velcro. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Here’s another stadium designed by German studio GMP Architekten (see our earlier story) for the 2010 FIFA World Cup starting next week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Singaporean designer Tan Lun Cheak of Little Thoughts Group has created a glass table lamp that can be used to cook food. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article