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German artist Hendrik Beikirch has painted a 70-metre-high mural of a fisherman a few blocks away from Daniel Libeskind’s Haeundae I’Park skyscrapers in Busan, South Korea (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A visit to the new IKEA museum reveals a tension at the heart of the company, between Swedish values of openness and tolerance, and a bid for global domination, argues Tom Cubbin in this Opinion column. Read more View the full article

The Finnish Association of Architects has revealed the five buildings competing for the second Finlandia Prize for Architecture, including a pre-weathered steel arts centre, a timber-framed apartment block and a waterside housing complex (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Here are the latest visuals by architects OMA of their designs for a performing arts centre that broke ground today in Taipei, Taiwan. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A chunky bay window protrudes from this timber-clad addition to a house in Ontario by Canadian studio The Practice of Everyday Design (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes a quirky 1970s house overhauled by Gundry & Ducker and Samsung's latest flip phone. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › View the full article

Samsung introduced its vision of robots as "life companions" at this year's Consumer Electronics Show – a tiny, ball-shaped AI device that rolls around the house and responds to commands like a pet dog. Read more View the full article

This week, announcements were made about the masterplan for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and a makeover for one of the city's most controversial buildings. Read more View the full article

London's Royal College of Art has been named as the top art and design school in an annual international ranking, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has retained the title of top architecture school. (more…) View the full article

With 15 days left to take advantage of reduced early-entry rates for Dezeen Awards 2020, here are 15 reasons why architects, interior designers and designers should enter now. Read more View the full article

American studio El Dorado took cues from traditional farmhouses to design a rural dwelling composed of cedar-clad volumes topped with pitched metal roofs. Read more View the full article

The three levels of this house by Santiago firm Hsü Rudolphy step down a sloped site to Rapel Lake, creating multiple terraces and access to the water. Read more View the full article

There are just two weeks left to save 20 per cent on entry fees for Dezeen Awards 2020. Enter your project, product or studio now at just £80 per category. Read more View the full article

Brooklyn Museum has revealed its plans to stage a major showcase focused on the history and influence of legendary New York nightclub Studio 54 next year. Read more

Opinion: the golden age of airports is over, says Aaron Betsky. Railways have trumped air travel with better-designed terminals that are the epitome of contemporary democracy. (more…) View the full article

Ivan Priatman Architecture has designed a house in Indonesia with glass-covered pocket gardens and a swimming pool covered by a stainless steel mosquito net. Read 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

SOM's David Childs has updated the design of a pair of towers proposed to occupy the site of Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire. Read more View the full article

A serene meditation room overlooking the Pacific Ocean is lit by a large round skylight in this seaside retreat designed by Mexico City studio Colectivo Lateral de Arquitectura. Read more View the full article

Dutch designer Rik ten Velden is targeting home DJs with the Selectors Cabinet – a wooden DJ booth, room divider and record storage unit that he will showcase at Milan design week. Read more View the full article

London designer Ron Arad has created a range of sunglasses and spectacle frames that can be adjusted to fit any face by sliding the lenses along an A-shaped wire over the nose. (more…) View the full article

Nikki Alagha is introducing a circular mirror that doubles as storage as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. Read more View the full article

IKEA has partnered with Little Sun – the social business co-founded by artist Olafur Eliasson – on small domestic solar panels that store energy to provide light and power, and inspire action on climate change. Read more

San Francisco architecture firm Spiegel Aihara Workshop has extended a 1930s hillside residence by duplicating its layout and stacking it over the original structure, raising the home so it looks over the city's landmarks. Read more View the full article

London studio Pengelly Design has created an airline seat that converts into a 2.2-metre-long bed for Virgin Atlantic. (more…) View the full article