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People's impromptu sketches of bicycles have been turned into a series of absurd-looking digital renderings in the Velocipedia project (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Danish architect Bjarke Ingels reflects on the huge impact visiting Zaha Hadid's Vitra Fire Station had on him as a student in the next movie from our exclusive video series. (more…) View the full article

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has renovated a cafe inside the Louvre in Paris, adding modern pink acrylic light fixtures that contrast with their historical surrounds (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Japanese brand Muji is introducing a range of handmade homeware – including woodwork, ceramic and glass pieces – to its stores (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Iran is "on the verge of a new era for architecture" according to local architects, resulting in a boom in contemporary residential and infrastructure projects. We've pinned some of the best examples to a new Pinterest board, including a bridge encouraging pedestrians to "wander and get lost" and a Tehran apartment block with faceted window frames. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more Iranian architecture in our archive View the full article

Overlapping angled fins clad in pre-rusted steel extend from the front of this crescent-shaped office building in Surat, India, by Mumbai architect Sanjay Puri (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Graduate shows 2016: architecture student Evan Wakelin has produced drawings that juxtapose the old and new homes of migrants in Toronto, to convey the emotional and physical upheaval these people experience (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Music: Berlin-based studio A Nice Idea Every Day explores the relationship between boss and employee via various social media outlets in this new music video. (more…) View the full article

NeoCon 2016: British fashion designer Paul Smith has interpreted a print from his Spring Summer 2015 collection as a patterned textile for US company Maharam. (more…) View the full article

Architects Manuel Lillo and Emilio Vicedo have completed a bus station in the Spanish town of Santa Pola, featuring a huge metal roof that tapers to form very thin edges on each side (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen: Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas took a swipe at campaigners advocating Britain's exit from the European Union this week, while a proposal to replace Thomas Heatherwick's controversial Garden Bridge design was tabled (pictured). (more…) View the full article

Fashion brand COS and furniture company Hay have updated their curated collection of furniture and homeware with a set of outdoor chairs, plant pots and accessories (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Canadian firm Ian MacDonald Architect has completed a family retreat in southern Ontario that cantilevers over a rocky hillside and is designed to be mostly hidden from view (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for an architect at Oppenheim Architecture + Design in Miami, which proposed carving desert lodges directly into a cliff face in Jordan (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Performers from experimental dance company Bandaloop leap, flip and spin across the glass facade of a 17-storey tower at Boston's Fan Pier in this choreographed acrobatic act (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Online retail giant Amazon is celebrating the birthday of legendary designer Charles Eames with a pinboard that collects together replicas of his designs sold on the site. (more…) View the full article

We've teamed up with Tate Modern to curate a new Pinterest board dedicated to stunning photography of architectural details in celebration of the London gallery's new extension by Herzog & de Meuron. We'll be adding more beautiful images over the next couple of weeks, so make sure you're following the board for updates. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | Find out more about Herzog & de Meuron's Switch House extension View the full article

Three kilometres of saffron-coloured pathways temporarily connect the shore of Italy's Lake Iseo to islands at its centre in this installation by Bulgarian artist Christo (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Today is Icelandic Independence Day and we're celebrating by revisiting some of the country's best architecture and design projects on Dezeen! Examples include a wooden cabin split into asymmetric apartments (pictured), and playground equipment made from rubbish washed up onto the shores of the island nation. See more Icelandic architecture and design » View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: Swedish designer Alexander Lervik's first wristwatch, which features a circular case punctured by hexagonal holes, is now available for exclusive pre-order. (more…) View the full article

Outdoor spaces are sheltered beneath the flat roof of this house in Argentina, designed by architects office Celula Urbana to take advantage of its scenic riverside setting (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

OMA founder Rem Koolhaas says that Britain's EU Leave campaigners believe they can change England back to the way it was, but don't understand what that really means. (more…) View the full article

Swedish firm White Arkitekter has won a competition to design a sustainable housing development on a sloped, uninhabited hillside in the Faroe Islands. (more…) View the full article

Design Miami/Basel 2016: late architect Zaha Hadid has been honoured with a floral installation by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec inside her first major completed building (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Car brand Rolls-Royce has designed its first ever concept car, billed as a vision for a future of driverless luxury vehicles with a built-in "red carpet" and lighting system that announces its arrival to bystanders (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article