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A 1980s building designed by the late architect IM Pei to house Indiana University's art collection has received a sensitive update by Ennead Architects and architect Susan T Rodriguez that includes a new skybridge, entrance and facilities. Read more View the full article

Dutch Design Week: designer Doreen Westphal has created a lamp with a metal stem that can be positioned upright or at an angle against its magnetic concrete base, currently on show at Dutch Design Week. (more…) View the full article

This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a senior designer at Martha Schwartz Partners, whose design for the grounds of Qatar Petroleum headquarters is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the UK's National Trust is calling upon designers to produce a visitor experience at a historic stately home, as part of its project to "redefine the country house". (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen, architects and politicians praised Mikhail Riches' "ground-breaking" Goldsmith Street after it became the first social-housing scheme to win the RIBA Stirling Prize. Read more

Architecture studio Anna and Eugeni Bach has converted a 19th-century chocolate factory in the Spanish town of La Bisbal into a family home and studio apartment. Read more View the full article

A steel staircase outside this renovated summerhouse in western Spain spirals up onto a roof terrace with a view of the sea. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A large white canopy helps shade this building clad in hot-rolled steel, which was created by university students in a Colorado design-build programme that is known for its work in rugged settings. Read more View the full article

As the coronavirus pandemic requires us to spend more time inside, housing with outdoor space has gained a new sense of importance, with – so Dezeen has picked out 10 projects with impressive balconies. Read more View the full article

A pack of mischievous rats cause chaos in this installation by graffiti artist Banksy who, like many, is working from home during the coronavirus lockdown. Read more View the full article

O4A is a Paris development with a primary school, sports centre and two tower blocks of social housing by architecture studios Brisac Gonzalez and Antoine Régnault. Read more View the full article

Weathered steel and juniper siding clad the cross-laminated timber community centre that Lever Architecture has added to the Oregon outpost of The Nature Conservancy. Read more View the full article

Slideshow: a layer of translucent plastic cloaks the bright yellow and green exterior of this Shanghai youth centre by Chinese firm Atelier Deshaus. (more…) View the full article

This bright white house in Portugal by GSMM Architetti uses the trees on its hillside site to create a sense of intimacy, providing a counterbalance for the openness of its central courtyard (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This week on Dezeen, Arata Isozaki was named Pritzker Prize laureate and the industry celebrated female architects and designers on International Women's Day. Read more

This sports hall in Lelystad, the Netherlands, by Dutch firm Slangen + Koenis Architects is coloured in fluorescent shades of green, yellow and blue (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The pitched roof atop this Paris house won’t keep out the rain – it’s actually a pergola for growing fruit over a roof terrace. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A prefabricated hospital with capacity for 1,000 patients has been built in nine days in Wuhan, China, which is the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Read more View the full article

French architect Sophie Dries has combined a pair of mid-19th-century Parisian flats in a design that brings together street art and colour blocking. Read more View the full article

Gabled volumes wrapped in wood and glass form this residence in northern California, which US studio Field Architecture designed to ensure that no trees had to be removed from the site. Read more View the full article

Hans Ulrich Obrist, Frida Escobedo, Stefano Boeri and others take part in this panel discussion about the relationship between art and architecture organised by Therme Art as part of Virtual Design Festival today. Watch the talk here live at 2:00pm UK time. Read more View the full article

Birds’ nests inspired the facade of this Singapore cafe by designers Outofstock, where eggs are served all day. (more…) View the full article

Charcoal inserts purify tap water in these blown-glass containers by Italian designers Formafantasma (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

This maple-veneered staircase twists and turns between the floors of an Olympic Museum in Georgia refurbished by UK and Georgia firm Architects of Invention. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Areas of this plastic surgery centre in Tel Aviv look more like a minimal apartment than a medical office, thanks to teal and blush decor chosen by local designer Maayan Zusman. Read more View the full article