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Dezeen promotion: Vienna Design Week takes place from 25 September to 4 October 2015, and will feature works commissioned especially for the show. (more…) View the full article

The British government is beginning to understand that design makes a difference in major infrastructure schemes, says architect Sadie Morgan, who is advising on £100 billion of investment in UK rail and energy projects (+ interview). (more…) View the full article

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a call for senior landscape architects at Martha Schwartz Partners in London, whose projects include an artificial dune landscape for the Qatar Petroleum headquarters in Doha (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Opinion: the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art's temporary move in to the Whitney's old unprotected Breuer building is the result of behind-the-scenes machinations of a major donor. Thank goodness, says Alan G Brake. (more…) View the full article

Milan 2016: London design studio Pinch has unveiled a limited edition of its Nim coffee table, which combines plaster and resin composite material Jesmonite with powdered copper. (more…) View the full article

Walkways that twist through treetops, zigzag along mountain paths and climb skywards feature on our new Pinterest board. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more walkways in our archive View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: architects need to work in non-democratic countries to help improve conditions for the people that live there, says Snøhetta co-founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen. (more…) View the full article

A concrete chapel raised above the tide of a Chinese beach was popular this week, so we've pinned dozens of picturesque chapels from our archive to a new Pinterest board. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more chapels in our archive View the full article

Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for a designer or architect to join the Merge Architects in Boston, which used pre-rusted steel to clad a family home (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Miami studio Oppenheim Architecture has overhauled a local house to allow residents to divide their time between indoors and out (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The government's House of Commons committee has announced plans for an inquiry that will focus in part on employment within the creative industries post Brexit. (more…) View the full article

This pavilion created for the Lisbon Architecture Triennale mishmashes the architectural styles of three studios to question authorship. Read more View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a CAD technician with Stella McCartney, who teamed up with Adidas to design the uniforms for Team GB at the 2016 Rio Olympics (pictured). Read more stories about Stella McCartney or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Readers are decrying the decision to scrap Álvaro Siza's design for a new entrance and visitor centre at historic Granada palace the Alhambra in this week's comments update. Read more View the full article

Nike has unveiled the aerodynamic shoe it hopes will get its athletes to achieve a sub-two-hour marathon – a long-held dream of many runners. Read more View the full article

Miracle material graphene – considered the strongest substance known to science – has been used to make eco-friendly paint by manufacturer Graphenstone. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: ahead of the launch of the V&A's new design museum in Dundee next year, the organisation has created an online platform to showcase the work of emerging Scottish designers. Read more View the full article

Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto has created a "100 per cent biological chair" using flax fibres – a completely biodegradable material that is most commonly used for banknotes, tea bags and linen. Read more View the full article

A mirror covered in eyeballs, creatures from outer space and a spiky sex toy all feature in this set of miniature monsters from glassware brand Lasvit. Read more View the full article

The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp hosts one of the world's best prestigious fashion design courses. Here's a look at all eight collections produced by this year's masters graduates, featuring latex, animal prints and dazzle camouflage. Read more View the full article

Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed visualisations of a 112 metre-high tower, planned for Paceville on the northern coast of Malta, which would be the country's tallest building. Read more View the full article

Poorly positioned Christmas decorations on a sign for the Holland Tunnel, connecting New Jersey and New York, have caused enough upset for over 1,300 people to sign a petition to change them. Read more

Luotuowan Pergola's undulating geodesic canopy has been made by LUO Studio from wooden beams salvaged during the renovation of Luotuowan village in China. Read more

Dezeen promotion: the Radical Innovation Award is inviting designers, architects, hoteliers and students to submit innovative concepts that "push the boundaries" of travel and hospitality. Read more

Tina Breidi brought together her passion for creativity and travel, to pursue a career as a project manager at global conference Design Indaba. She details how she got there for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. Read more