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Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab have created a series of colourful death masks that explore the transition between life and death. Read more View the full article

Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has revealed its competition-winning designs for a new library in Shanghai featuring bands of glazing and wood-lined reading rooms. Read more View the full article

California studio Bureau Spectacular has created a wooden structure on stilts that references the Primitive Hut proposed by philosopher Marc-Antoine Laugier in the 18th century. Read more View the full article

Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura have won a competition to overhaul Spain's most important art museum, the Museo del Prado in Madrid. Read more View the full article

Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher has said he regrets the reaction to his recent speech about London's housing crisis, and claims he only wanted to trigger a discussion. Read more View the full article

A+Awards: Belgian design office Five AM overhauled a tiny caravan to create this studio on wheels, which is next up in our showcase of this year's Architizer A+Awards winners. Read more View the full article

Triangular facets of stone and shimmering glass provide the irregular form of Coop Himmelb(l)au's Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition, which is now complete in Shenzhen. Read more View the full article

White boxes contain different spaces for socialising and working inside this multifunctional building in China, which was recently fitted out by Lukstudio. Read more View the full article

Patrik Schumacher's vision for a deregulated and privatised city is nothing more than a rehash of failed establishment ideas, and we shouldn't pay any attention, argues Phineas Harper in his latest Opinion column. Read more View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a senior architect at MAD, which is currently working on designs for a George Lucas Museum in both San Francisco and Los Angeles. Read more stories about MAD or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Danish studio EFFEKT has completed a brick-clad apartment block in Copenhagen with a tapered profile that reflects the roof shape of an adjacent church. Read more View the full article

Electric bike manufacturer Noordung has designed a bicycle with a battery that charges phones on the go and functions as a backup speaker. Read more View the full article

This beachside house on Japan's Ikema Island is perched on a concrete base to ensure the living spaces inside enjoy an optimal view of the East China Sea. Read more View the full article

Sixteen escalators clad with nickel bronze now feature in the entrance hall of London department store Harrods, as shown in this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen for architecture office Make. Read more View the full article

A wall of storage filled with art and ceramics features inside this house that architect Neil Dusheiko has renovated for his father-in-law, near his own home in north London. Read more View the full article

Beirut designer Richard Yasmine has created a collection of glass vessels that rest on dildo-like brass objects. Read more View the full article

Swedish studio Förstberg Ling has converted a former blacksmith's workshop in Stockholm to create a light-filled family home for Petrus Palmér, co-founder of furniture brand Hem and design studio Form Us With Love. Read more View the full article

The Black Friday Sale continues at Dezeen Watch Store, with many bestselling styles discounted by up to 25 per cent. We've picked out six of the best. Read more View the full article

A rare first edition of Le Corbusier's 1931 interactive design guide Polychromie Architecturale: Die Farbenklaviaturen is up for auction in New York. Read more View the full article

Explore our new Pinterest board to see highlights from this year's World Architecture Festival and Inside, including the shortlisted projects and winners of the World Building of the Year and Interior of the Year awards. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › View the full article

A black box with pegboards for walls forms the centrepiece of this Chicago office renovated by Australian studio Those Architects, which also includes a batting cage for baseball breaks. Read more 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

Architect Jeanne Dekkers has renovated and extended a brick farmhouse in the Dutch village of Banholt, adding contemporary additions clad in horizontal spruce battens that enclose a cobbled courtyard. Read more View the full article

A series of digital triggers set off several hundred events in the video for Ok Go's The One Moment, which was filmed in just four seconds. Read more View the full article

Tigg Coll Architects has renovated a student accommodation building in London's Kings Cross, with interiors based on the area's railway heritage. Read more View the full article