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Chinese firm Aim Architecture sought to strike a balance between modern and Jazz Age Shanghai with this office and showroom for property developer Soho China (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Ikea has responded to US rapper Kanye West's request to collaborate, after he publicly declared his desire to work alongside the furniture giant. (more…) View the full article

This monochrome house in the Spanish town of Mora appears split in half by a narrow recessed entrance, which extends from the street to a garden and pool at the rear (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

New York developer Macro Sea has turned a warehouse at Brooklyn's Navy Yard into a workspace for tech entrepreneurs, using the building's "cathedral-like" steel trusswork to inform new elements (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed a long communal table and suspended lighting that creates a "canopy" in the atrium of Shanghai's Chi-Q restaurant. 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

For those unfamiliar with the work of African architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, designer of this year's Serpentine Pavilion, here's a look at 10 of his most important projects to date. Read more View the full article

The Dubai Frame is due to open later this year – even though an ongoing lawsuit filed by its architect, Fernando Donis, alleges the design is stolen. Read more View the full article

To add tactility to the listening experience, Royal College of Art graduate Seungtae Oh created these packaging designs for podcasts including Serial and 99% Invisible. Read more View the full article

Thirty-two wind turbines recreate the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground, in this installation that architecture studio NEON has created at Chesters Roman Fort, in the north of England. Read more View the full article

Startup company Pentatonic has collaborated with Snarkitecture to create a collection of modular furniture made from recycled waste, including cans, computer parts and coffee cups. Read more View the full article

Not-for-profit Tschutti Heftl has created an alternative sticker album for the FIFA World Cup 2018, featuring player portraits by 32 different artists. Read more View the full article

Danish company Odico is preparing to launch a mini all-in-one robotic construction system that can be sent to building sites inside a shipping container. Read more View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are divided over Katy Perry's decision to remove allegedly "racist" designs from her shoe line. Read more

To mark International Women's Day, Dezeen Jobs has selected 10 of the best roles in architecture and design at female-led studios, including positions at Amanda Levete's firm AL_A and Alison Brooks Architects. Read more

Frida Escobedo explains how she renovated the 1950s Boca Chica Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, in this exclusive interview with Dezeen. Read more

British lighting brand Tala has designed its "super simple" Alumina range with urban nomads in mind, in a bid to appeal to a more transient rental market. Read more

Chinese car companies are putting their history of copying behind them and now have the confidence to create their own designs, says Peter Horbury, head of design for automotive brand Geely. Read more

In this week's comments update, readers disagreed with Bjarke Ingels' claim that BIG buildings don't have a recognisable style. Read more

ASH NYC co-founder Ari Heckman explains how The Siren Hotel recalls Detroit's glamorous past in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards. Read more

Fashion designer Iris van Herpen took inspiration from artist Anthony Howe's kinetic sculptures when creating this series of delicate and hypnotic garments for Paris Haute Couture week. Read more

Flux Haus is a parasitic housing scheme, which has been conceptualised by Kammil Carranza, Jitendra Farkade and Vinay Khare, that would engulf five towers in Hong Kong with single-person pods. Read more

Rooms are organised around gardens and courtyards in this northern California dwelling, which Feldman Architecture has lifted above the ground in order to protect tree roots. Read more

The 130 trees covered in pink, yellow and blue nylon webbing that form this installation in Columbus by US architecture firm SO-IL will be replanted at a nearby house designed by Eero Saarinen. Read more

Dezeen promotion: the fully electric Polestar 2 car is the innovation lab and performance car company's first fully electric vehicle in the growing electric-car market. Read more View the full article