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Herzog & de Meuron, Studio Gang and Diller Scofidio + Renfro are among the star-studded list of architects in the running to design a new campus for London's Royal College of Art. (more…) View the full article

This concrete summer house by Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk stands among pine trees in the seaside resort of Mar Azul near Buenos Aires (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Danish brand Menu will launch its new collection of minimal furniture, lighting and accessories at this September's edition of Maison&Objet (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

People's Architecture Office has used 12 shipping containers to build a temporary, red and yellow pavilion in a fast-growing town in China's Shanxi province (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Canadian studio Appareil Architecture has converted an ageing Montreal industrial facility into a modern restaurant featuring a fire pit and original details, such as exposed concrete columns and red brick (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architecture firm Foster + Partners has released a fresh set of renderings showing its Oceanwide Center development for San Francisco's downtown area, which gained planning approval earlier this year (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

World Heritage Corb: a 1930s apartment building in Paris designed by French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier, intended to afford residents a contemporary lifestyle, is among his projects recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage List (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Comments update: New York's luxury construction boom continues to spark debate, as readers react to Elizabeth Diller's warning that supertall towers are damaging the city. (more…) View the full article

Snøhetta has won a competition to design the headquarters of Banque Libano Francaise in Beirut, the firm's first project in Lebanon. (more…) View the full article

Architecture firms Stanton Williams and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have been selected to design the first buildings at University College London's proposed Olympic Park campus, which is set to include a major new school of design. (more…) View the full article

Designer Lekan Jeyif has created a dystopian vision of shanty-town towers in Lagos, Nigeria, to highlight the poor standard of living in the city's impoverished areas (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The demand for stylish home accessories with built-in induction charging is set to boom according to London studio Blond, which has created a portable cylindrical speaker that comes with a wireless charging tray (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architecture studio MAPA has revealed the latest project from its prefabricated building company Minimod, a pair of factory-made houses at an estate surrounded by mountains in Brazil (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Rio 2016: American artist Anthony Howe has designed a large kinetic sculpture to heighten the impact of the modest-sized cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic games (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Construction is almost complete on a new contemporary art museum in California by US studios SO-IL and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, featuring a massive white aluminium canopy supported by skinny white columns (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Rio 2016: with the Rio Olympics now in full swing, we've rounded up some of the best and worst logos that have been produced to promote the summer event, including the favourite logos selected by legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser and critic Alice Rawsthorn (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

China's "fatalist" government is causing the country's architectural profession to stagnate, according to artist and political activist Ai Weiwei. (more…) View the full article

A descendant of legendary Mexican architect Luis Barragán is outraged after discovering that his great-uncle's cremated remains have been used to create a diamond ring. (more…) View the full article

Rio 2016: Danish studio Henning Larsen Architects used boat sails and masts to create this maritime-inspired pavilion for the Rio 2016 Olympics (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Brexit crisis: housing architect O'Mahony Pike has revealed it is shutting its London office while Grimshaw is letting go of staff, as projects dry up thanks to the uncertainty caused by Brexit. (more…) View the full article

See the latest from our new and improved recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Sanjay Puri Architects, Machado Silvetti and London furniture store SCP, which exhibited new designs by Michael Anastassiades at last year's London Design Festival (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with John McAslan + Partners, Soho House & Co, Adjaye Associates and more... (more…) View the full article

Architect Mohamed Amine Siana has completed a house in Casablanca, featuring a sculptural exterior intended as a contemporary update of the Modernist architecture found across the Moroccan city (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

French artist Mathieu Tremblin has translated scrawled graffiti into legible typography, as part of his Tag Clouds project (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This simple brick house by architect Germán Müller features a series of large windows, offering generous views of the scenic setting in Santa Fe, Argentina (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Manuel Ocaña Architecture has added mirrors, mist clouds and overgrown vegetation to a private swimming pool in Madrid, which is depicted in this movie along with a splashing mermaid. (more…) View the full article