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Brightly painted shipping containers are stacked one on top of the other to house bunk beds at this hostel in Nha Trang, which also features aerial bridges and giant communal hammocks. Read more View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a full-time professor in product design at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (pictured). Browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Dezeen's videos received over 30 million plays in 2016. For our review of the year, studio director Ben Hobson has selected the 10 that sum up the year, including our interview with Bjarke Ingels at the opening of this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion and our video tribute to the late Zaha Hadid. Read more View the full article

A former factory in Beijing has been overhauled to create a studio and home for a calligraphy artist, featuring bright white galleries and a sloping roof with stepped windows. Read more View the full article

The Lunar watch by Hong Kong-based brand Ziiiro, which tells the time with light and dark segments, is now available to purchase from Dezeen Watch Store. Read more View the full article

Dezeen has teamed up with Sony to give away one of its Glass Sound wireless speakers. Read more View the full article

Workshop Architecten has created a blackened wood barn for a farm in the Netherlands, which is divided into separate living quarters for sheep and people. Read more View the full article

Next up in our review of the year, architecture editor Jessica Mairs selects the 10 architecture trends that defined 2016, from the resurgence of minimalism to the next generation of prefabs and the advent of co-living. Read more View the full article

The international offices of Dutch architecture firm OMA have been given independence from the head office in Rotterdam, allowing founder Rem Koolhaas to concentrate on personal projects, the architect has explained. Read more View the full article

Haworth white papers: higher education institutes around the world are undergoing radical change as they swap old-fashioned lecture rooms for flexible learning spaces, according to an expert in educational environments. Read more View the full article

Plant-lined courtyards separate the three single-storey volumes that form this family home designed by MIA Design Studio for a coastal city in Vietnam. Read more View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architectural robotics developer at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which launched a specialist course in robotics fabrication this year. Read more stories about the Architectural Association or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Nameless Architecture used layers of flat fabric to form the stools and benches inside this cafe in South Korea's Gyeonggi province. Read more View the full article

A cast concrete bathtub, a walnut-lined office and translucent walls that move at the touch of a button all feature inside this renovated London apartment by The Klassnik Corporation. Read more View the full article

An arc of mirrored posts installed by American artist Phillip K Smith III reflected the colours of the Southern Californian landscape as they changed throughout the day. Read more View the full article

Machado Silvetti Architects and Fentress Architects have been hired to revitalise the Denver Art Museum, the only North American building by famed Italian architect Gio Ponti. Read more View the full article

A major new building by architecture firm Snøhetta has opened in the south of France, framing a huge replica of one of the world's most important examples of prehistoric cave art. Read more View the full article

In this exclusive movie, designer Weng Shang Wei explains how he achieved the deep, uniform shade of black inside the Hangzhou fashion store that was named World Interior of the Year at Inside 2016 last month. Read more View the full article

The European Union is moving into a new headquarters in Brussels, which features a huge glass atrium enclosing a bulging, lantern-like structure. Read more View the full article

The Bartlett School of Architecture now has a new Hawkins\Brown-designed facility in central London featuring a staircase designed as a "social generator" and studios with no doors. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store has created a new page on the website where customers can browse watches with a unique design story or heritage. Read more View the full article

Papermaker GF Smith has opened its first show space in London, which includes a gallery filled with an undulating installation of colourful paper rolls. Read more View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a part-II architectural assistant at Tigg Coll Architects, which recently renovated a student housing block in London's Kings Cross (pictured). Read more stories about Tigg Coll Architects or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

A black staircase lined with perforated white walls zig-zags up through this renovated city dwelling by Canadian studio Post Architecture. Read more View the full article

Secret hatches, moving walls and a sliding ladder all feature inside the Edinburgh home of architect Richard Murphy, which has been named RIBA House of the Year 2016. Read more View the full article