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BIG founder Bjarke Ingels says he is "honestly impressed" by young job applicant Étienne Duval, whose covering letter is an animated rap that has become a YouTube sensation (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Chinese designer Chengxu Tian's Layering Movement collection of footwear features textured, stripy patterns created by injection moulding (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Mexican firm Zeller & Moye have converted a former Mexico City residence into a studio and showroom with adjustable metal storage racks for online fashion retailer Troquer (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Spanish studio Tatabi looked to ancient Greece to find influences for the branding and packaging design of a gourmet popcorn company (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: scale reproductions of Nefertiti's bust and a shelter used by refugees in Calais' Jungle are among the myriad replicas of cultural artefacts included in a V&A-curated show about the value of copying (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Brexit crisis: London art school Central Saint Martins is to fight to save the UK's involvement in the Erasmus students exchange programme, as designers warn of the "loss of opportunity" for young creatives. (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen: the countdown to this year's Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro entered its final stages this week, with images of completed venues and news of unfinished facilities both emerging. (more…) View the full article

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architecture curator at London's Royal Academy of Arts, which staged the Sensing Spaces exhibition in 2014 (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

London Design Festival 2016: the frame of this simple chair by designer Samuel Wilkinson is made using the traditional technique of steam-bending wood (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for architects and designers to submit ideas to transform a 16th-century Italian villa into a beer brewery. Read more View the full article

This scarf by architect Sam Jacob features the wiggly symbol used to represent insulation on architectural drawings. Read more View the full article

Four23 Studio used a photograph of a toolbox as inspiration when designing its own workspace in London, which is finished with industrial materials. Read more View the full article

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has taken the number one spot as world's leading architecture school for the third year running, according to new global rankings. Read more View the full article

This week, the RIBA named 49 winners of its national awards and revealed the 20 residences competing to be named UK house of the year. We've pinned the best projects to our Pinterest board dedicated to British architecture. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › View the full article

The latest football stadium for the 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar has been unveiled, featuring a diamond-patterned exterior based on the knitted white cap traditionally worn by Arab men. Read more View the full article

As car brands continue to roll out unusual concept vehicles, tyre manufacturers are developing new wheels to keep up. We've rounded up six of the most innovative examples, including a 3D-printed spherical tyre made especially for self-driving cars, and a moss-filled wheel that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen. Read more View the full article

UK scientists have found a way to incorporate wonder-material graphene into concrete, greatly increasing the material's strength and water resistance. Read more View the full article

This contemporary reinterpretation of a vernacular courtyard house in the Chinese city of Guangzhou features a sequence of living areas and bedrooms arranged around a central pond. Read more View the full article

British product designer Hans Ramzan has created a pocket-sized device that enables people to test themselves for HIV from the comfort of their own home. Read more View the full article

This captioned movie shows, in action, the conceptual robotic delivery dog that German automotive brand Continental unveiled at CES 2019. Read more

Furniture by Frida Escobedo and designer Hector Esrawe are among the designs decorating a "magnificent" 1970s house in Mexico City, for the inaugural exhibit from Masa gallery. Read more

Dezeen Awards has introduced five new design categories for 2019, including one that will honour the best sustainable design project of the year. Read more

In this week's comments update, readers are having a whale of a time making puns about an underwater restaurant designed by Snøhetta. Read more

Breaking news: Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has caught fire, with flames visible from the roof and firefighters attending the scene. Read more

Chinese architects must gain the confidence to develop China's rural areas sustainably, not just turn them into urban sprawl, says architect Li Xiaodong. Read more