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The American Institute of Architects has urged Congress to support small architecture firms and their employees as they struggle amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more View the full article

A foldable helmet, a brutalist bike clamp and a canvas bag for the style-conscious rider are among our top 15 cycling accessories to give as gifts this Christmas. Read more

Tourists to a remote Swedish island will soon be able to abandon the hotel rooms of a luxury resort to sleep inside triangular huts on a deserted beach. (more…) View the full article

US clothing brand Pangaia has released a puffer coat, whose filling is made with flowers in a bid to offer a cruelty-free alternative to duck or goose down. Read more View the full article

An appeal has been launched for the 305.3-metre-high Tulip tower designed by Foster + Partners, which was blocked by London's mayor Sadiq Khan last year. Read more View the full article

Design studio BCXSY used a seesaw as a metaphor for the creative process in their installation Reciprocal Syntax, which allows two riders to together build an audiovisual landscape through play. Read more View the full article

Nike is putting new focus into sustainability, says chief operating officer Eric Sprunk, and has just created a new super material from recyclable natural leather fibre. Read more View the full article

Japanese studio Yuji Kimura Design has hidden this Tokyo house behind a tall white wall to maintain the residents' privacy (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Circular economy champion Ellen MacArthur has called on designers to help transform the global economy along sustainable lines. Read more

A hospital lounge for recovering patients is the next extract chosen by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs from our Book of Ideas. (more…) View the full article

This week we featured a barn-like house with a modern interior (pictured), reported on NASA's first 3D-printed object in space and asked the creator of Comic Sans why designers don't like his typeface. Read on for more architecture and design highlights, plus our featured track of the week. (more...) View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a studio assistant to join the London studio of Marc Newson, who recently revamped Louis Vuitton's iconic trunks in bright colours. More › View the full article

Polish architect Jakub Szczesny claims to have built the world’s narrowest house, just 122 centimetres across at its widest point. (more…) View the full article

MAD founder Ma Yansong has designed a range of sci-fi-inspired furniture, designed to be used when humans colonise Mars. Read more View the full article

Swedish company TRIWA is selling a limited-edition watch that features the hair of US president Donald Trump as hands, after the success of an April Fools-day prank. Read more

These handmade electrical plugs allow you to plug a second appliance into the back. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Steven Holl's recent proposal for Dublin, and its tenuous reference to a landmark 160 miles away, is symptomatic of architects' obsession with fake meanings, says Sean Griffiths. Read more View the full article

Our updated Pinterest board features bathrooms with bold designs, including a glass-walled shower room and the striking bathrooms of The Siren Hotel in Detroit. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our updated board to see more. Read more View the full article

Students from the Royal College of Art have made fabrics from plants grown in seawater, providing a potential solution for the currently freshwater-intensive fashion and textile industries. Read more View the full article

Daily coronavirus briefing: today Dezeen is launching a new daily briefing, rounding up news about the coronavirus pandemic that is relevant to the global architecture and design community. Read our first briefing below and keep up to date with our coronavirus coverage here. Read more View the full article

Slideshow: the windows of this school extension in Girona, Spain, are concealed behind a perforated metal skin. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for an architect/designer at Commune Design, which transformed a Mid-Century Modern office building into a boutique hotel (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

American company Heliogen has managed to concentrate solar energy to temperatures of more than 1000 degrees Celsius – hot enough to provide a fossil-fuel-free way to make concrete. Read more View the full article

Colorado architect Renzo Verbeck and artist Sylvia Adrienne Lisse have designed an eight-pointed angular structure to serve as the temple at the 2020 Burning Man Festival. Read more View the full article

With the demolition of Los Angeles County Museum of Art underway for Peter Zumthor's redesign, Mimi Zeiger is concerned about what will be left for the city and its residents following coronavirus lockdown. Read more View the full article