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Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Viktor Westerdahl has devised a fantasy scenario where the discovery of a new liquid energy cues construction of a remote city in the middle of the Indian Ocean. (more...) View the full article

Hutong Filter is a studio added to a house in one of Beijing's traditional hutongs by architecture office Zai with pixel-style shingles and timber frames connecting to a communal courtyard. Read more

Stockholm 2012: French designer Inga Sempé presents a collection of LED pendant lamps for Swedish lighting brand Wästberg at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair this week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

California company Dvele has designed prefabricated, off-grid houses with solar panels that allow people to stop relying on "antiquated power grids". Read more View the full article

This time last year architects and designers around the world were rallying to come up with creative ways to raise money for Japan, following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that had just struck Sendai. Designs included a video appeal, a variety of posters and images for sale and instructions for making origami cranes. Elsewhere, industrial designer Yves Behar unveiled a mobile phone with staggered square buttons, while architects BIG won a competition to design some prefabricated wooden housing in Finland and a sculptural low-energy light bulb was named design of the year by the Design Museum in London. We featured some offices inside pulped paper caves, as we…

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with designers UNStudio and communications brand Nokia, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Universal Design Studio, Matteo Thun, Tom Dixon and more… (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2014: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius will introduce the latest product from her ongoing relationship with design giant Vitra in Milan this week – a chair that comes with a handle and optional wheels for easy relocation. (more...) View the full article

Apollo Architects & Associates has designed the austere metal-clad exterior of this compact home to disguise a central planted courtyard covered by exposed wooden rafters. Read more View the full article

That was week three of VDF! Highlights include a video message from UNStudio's Ben van Berkel and an exclusive free screening of Gary Hustwit's documentary about Dieter Rams plus a live interview with the director. We also teamed up with Friz Hansen to celebrate the centenary of Vico Magistretti's birth. Read more View the full article

In the next movie we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day, Gurmeet Sian of Office Sian explains how an emphasis on building relationships with his clients makes him more like a midwife than an architect. (more...) View the full article

German designer Konstantin Grcic has created a utilitarian flat-pack office system for Vitra featuring desks that can be turned into sofas (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Slideshow: overlapping openings in the walls and ceilings of this Tokyo house by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office create dozens of views between rooms. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This Vienna apartment, renovated by Slovenian architects Kombinat, features a hybrid living space with room for both cooking and working. Read more View the full article

Dezeen archive: the mobile sauna in Finland we published earlier this week has inspired this archive of projects that feature wood that’s been charred, stained or painted black. See all the stories » See all our archive stories » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

In this exclusive video from BIG, partner Jakob Lange discusses how its plans for a Hyperloop high-speed transportation system between Abu Dhabi and Dubai will transform how people live. Read more View the full article

London architect Farshid Moussavi has overhauled three storeys of an existing Georgian building in the city's West End to create the first physical retail space for Victoria Beckham's eponymous fashion label (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Architects OMA have proposed flower auction houses, cable cars and an outdoor theatre as part of Central Holland’s bid to host the World Horticultural Expo in 2022. (more…) View the full article

Leading designers have supported the decision to move Salone del Mobile from April to June due to the coronavirus outbreak, although some say the event should be cancelled for environmental reasons and others feel the Milan experience needs an overhaul. Read more View the full article

Manchester School of Art presents Radical Response, an exhibition showcasing work of its academic staff, at the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. Read more View the full article

Architect Safia Qureshi wanted to change the world but ended up designing private houses for rich people. So she invented Cupclub, a circular-economy service that could eliminate single-use coffee cups. As it launches in London, she spoke to Dezeen about the project. Read more View the full article

Studioba is introducing its range of 3D-printed vessels, entitled Now, as part of VDF's collaboration with Ventura Projects. Read more View the full article

Photographs showing the interiors of 22 homes at London's iconic Barbican Estate lead this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, which also features the new "austerity Toblerone" and the launch of the inaugural Dezeen Hot List. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail › View the full article

In this competition, Dezeen readers have the chance to win one of five tournament wall charts to keep track of results during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in style. Read more View the full article

Spanish toy brand Mitoi has launched two collections of colourful building blocks that enable children to recreate iconic buildings from around the world (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

David Kohn Architects and Nord Studio have won a competition to design a residential block in Berlin with a zig-zag profiled facade. Read more View the full article