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News: a proposal by Vo Trong Nghia Architects to build towering bamboo structures modelled on lotus pods has been selected for Vietnam's pavilion at the World Expo 2015 in Milan (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Reclaimed materials feature alongside brightly painted new spaces in this transformation of two Victorian maisonettes in London by Studio 30 Architects. Read more View the full article

Rio 2016: after it hosts the women's basketball tournament at this summer's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, this venue will be overhauled halfway through the games to accommodate fencing (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: interior architect Tristan Auer has been revealed as the latest Maison&Objet Designer of the Year, and will create a stand that will display his past projects for the September edition of the biannual Paris fair. Read more View the full article

We love the energy that BEAKR tracks have, which is why we used Engine for the soundtrack on our Friday TV round-up from MOST. We used another of BEAKR’s tracks called Paper View on our showreel that we have been playing in our studio at MOST, and will be up on Dezeen soon. Manke sure you check out BEAKR’s Bandcamp page for all their other great tracks. About Dezeen Music Project | More tracks | Submit your track View the full article

Brightly coloured tables and chairs are hidden in plain sight between the shelves of this bookcase by graduate designer Orla Reynolds. (more…) View the full article

Nike has redesigned the women's floor of its flagship shop in London, introducing plus-size and para-sport mannequins for its sportswear displays. Read more

With Instagram becoming an increasingly influential tool within architecture, we've selected 10 of the best architectural photographers who will freshen up your feed with their stunning images of projects from around the world. Read more View the full article

This kit launched by Belgian designer Laurence Humier includes sets of containers filled with materials that children can mix together to learn simple chemical reactions. (more...) View the full article

Prolific fashion designer Virgil Abloh has created a capsule collection in collaboration with Paris's Musée du Louvre that includes tee-shirts and hoodies decorated with paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. Read more View the full article

A dune-like concrete shell encases the Ayla Clubhouse in Aqaba, which Oppenheim Architecture has designed to blend in with the surrounding desert in Jordan. Read more

Designer Yinka Ilori has teamed up with architecture studio Pricegore on a multicoloured pavilion installed outside Dulwich Picture Gallery in London. Read more

Rio 2016: if you've been inspired to get active after watching this summer's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, check out our new Pinterest board full of innovative sportswear designs including athletics apparel created from the same material as condoms and trainers made out of recycled ocean plastic. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more sportswear in our archive View the full article

Glazed walls, a large metal roof and a vast central atrium feature in an academic building designed by architecture firm Foster + Partners for an emerging medical campus in Ohio. Read more View the full article

American designer Alex P White has created a model unit for a high-end condominium building in Manhattan that features exposed concrete ceilings, grey plaster walls and vanilla-coloured decor. Read more

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with UK designers Dorothy to give readers the chance to win one of five prints of a fictional map that features locations named after film titles. (more…) View the full article

A tree grows up through a lightwell that Australian studio Welsh + Major has added to this house in Sydney, and topped with an opening glass roof. Read more View the full article

Mies van der Rohe designed this golf clubhouse in 1930 for the countryside surrounding Krefeld, Germany, but it's only just been constructed (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

London Design Festival 2013: Lebanese designer Najla El Zein has installed 5000 spinning paper windmills in a doorway at the V&A museum in London. (more...) View the full article

News: Milan is “sitting in the past” and Italy is “losing the culture behind production,” according to Patrizia Moroso, head of leading Italian furniture brand Moroso (+ interview). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Dornbracht has created an installation for this year's London Design Festival featuring four water fountains that move in a wave-like motion (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Belgian architect Indra Janda has used translucent polycarbonate shingles to create a garden room at her parent's home. Read more View the full article

A new generation of Danish designers is helping the country move on from midcentury modern, according to Copenhagen-based designer Maria Bruun. Read more

Demolition has started again on Paul Rudolph's Shoreline Apartments in Buffalo, New York after it was halted two years ago when a resident refused to move off the premises. Read more View the full article

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a product designer with Mathieu Lehanneur in Paris, whose projects include a creative studio for teenagers at the Centre Pompidou (pictured above). See more stories about Mathieu Lehanneur on Dezeen here. Visit the ad for full details or browse many other architecture and design job opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article