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Berlin-based designers Martin Binder and Claudio Rimmele have designed a concept for an "infection-free" playground where children could play together safely during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: German architect Valentin Bontjes van Beek and students from the Architectural Association in London have built a full-size model of Le Corbusier's seminal Maison Dom-Ino in the Giardini of the Venice Biennale (photos by Luke Hayes). (more...) View the full article

Slate-grey bricks applied in zigzagging rows give the walls of this London house extension a faceted texture that contrasts the smooth, pale yellow brickwork of the original property (+ slideshow). (more…) [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

See the latest from our new and improved recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Marks Barfield Architects, Dattner Architects, and David Chipperfield, who won the prestigious commission for the new Nobel Center in Sweden (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with The Science Museum, Howe, and Acme. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: Banksy is now the world’s best known graffiti artist but he became famous for his work in Hackney and we’ve created a map to chart the locations of his stencil work in the borough. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: the third new watch in our 2012 Dezeen Watch Store collection is the BN0111, a sports watch from the Braun range. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Engineers from WSP are working with architects at Innovation Imperative to create a carbon neutral modular hotel made from groups of concrete pods. Read more View the full article

Product news: an extra surface swings out from underneath this coffee table by Italian designer Roberto Paoli (+ slideshow). (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

A waterfall is one of the features of this cylindrical boathouse in Austin by Texan architects Bercy Chen Studio. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

New York 2014: Dezeen style editor Dan Howarth picks his top five designers and studios not to miss at New York's Sight Unseen Offsite exhibition, which opens today. (more...) View the full article

Architect Oscar Gutiérrez used bright yellow paintwork to pick out often-overlooked details on the clean white facade of this courtyard house in Mexico. (more…) View the full article

The interior of this São Paulo patisserie is designed by Dezembro Arquitetos to answer the question, how does it feel to be inside a croissant? Read more View the full article

Facebook, Instagram and Flickr are posing a serious challenge to professional photographers and changing the way architects work, says architectural photographer Cristobal Palma (+ interview + movie). (more...) View the full article

A Belgian film director resides in one of the four white boxy structures of this residence near Marrakech by Guilhem Eustache. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Interview: after completing Europe's largest public library in Birmingham, architect Francine Houben of Dutch studio Mecanoo spoke to Dezeen about the role of the library in the digital age and claims libraries are as central to society as cathedrals once were. (more...) View the full article

The most significant works of the late couturier Azzedine Alaïa are displayed against backdrops created by designers including the Bouroullec brothers and Marc Newson for an exhibition at London's Design Museum. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed by Dezeen at Berlin design fair Qubique 2011, Luis De Oliveira of Portuguese design company De La Espada presents work by designers including Ilse Crawford, Matthew Hilton, Benjamin Hubert and Autoban. Watch the movie » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Jars of colourful preserves are treated like precious antiques at this Paris jam shop by French architect Noël Dominguez. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

As China recorded its first day with no new coronavirus cases, architecture and design studios in the country have said they are gradually returning to normality. Read more View the full article

New design brand One Nordic Furniture Company will launch during Stockholm Design Week next week with an inaugural collection by Swedish studio Form Us With Love. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Austrian designer Nina Levett mixes imagery from punk and pop culture into her designs for textiles, wallpaper and ceramics. Watch the movies » (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Cortex Shelter by Cutwork is a concept for a shelter for refugee camps than could be built by adding water to a concrete textile in just 24 hours. Read more

British architects Marks Barfield have designed a research centre for the Amazon Jungle with a bulging bamboo observation tower and over six miles of treetop bridges. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A bird’s skull inspired the hollow heel of these 3D-printed shoes by Dutch fashion designer Marieka Ratsma and American architect Kostika Spaho. (more…) View the full article