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Architecture studio SUPRBLK has erected birch plywood pods in place of walls in this London apartment, which lies within a former biscuit factory. Read more

London start-up Swyft has produced a sofa that one person can put together on their own without the need for any tools. Read more View the full article

Concrete blocks with triangular apertures allow light to filter into the rooms and courtyards of this house in Vietnam's Central Highlands, designed by local architects office Khuôn Studio (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week we've selected four opportunities on Dezeen Jobs for architectural assistants in London, including roles at British architecture firms Hopkins Architects and Studio Seilern Architects. Read more View the full article

Young Georgian designer Lado Lomitashvili has completed a bookstore-cum-cafe in Tbilisi, which he hopes will "raise the quality of taste" in the city. Read more

University of Applied Arts Vienna graduate Ege Kökel has envisioned what life would be like if bio-technologies were used to bring back dodos, as a comment on the impact of de-extinction research. Read more View the full article

Opinion: show flats for residential developments don't just tell us about a developer's dream demographic – they have the potential to turn a sales fantasy into part of the city's built fabric, says Sam Jacob. (more...) View the full article

Wooden boxes surrounding the tables of this noodle bar in the Chinese city of Shenzhen frame views of the city skyline, which is visible through a full-height glazed wall. (more…) View the full article

These photographs show the newly converted aquatics centre by Zaha Hadid Architects for the London 2012 Olympics, which will open to the public next week without the controversial wings that housed additional seating during the Games. (more...) View the full article

Architect Jean Nouvel is counter-suing the Philharmonie de Paris over the €170.6 million fine he was slapped with for delivering the concert hall late and over budget. Read more View the full article

Spanish designer Francesc Rifé has created a distinctive interior for a shoe store in Mallorca, using shades of soft pink and pale grey. Read more View the full article

The government in Italy has closed all non-essential factories as the country has become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more View the full article

London architect Henry Goss has revealed how photo-realistic and 3D visualisations helped shape his design for this house in Hertfordshire, England, which is also the first output from the renderings studio he recently launched with fellow artist Peter Guthrie (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

British architecture studio Asif Khan has revealed the entrance gateways to the Dubai Expo 2020, woven from carbon fibre to create 21-metre-high mashrabiya-style lattices. Read more View the full article

News: architecture critic Rowan Moore has labelled Renzo Piano’s Shard skyscraper as a “serious failure of planning” and described claims that the Olympics will regenerate east London as “bullsh*t”. (more…) View the full article

Is design education broken? Dezeen editors Augusta Pownall and India Block will be taking to Twitter on 4 July at 4pm UK time to discuss the reality of design education with Dezeen readers. Join in using the hashtag #dezeenchat. Not able to make it? Share your thoughts using the comments below and we'll Tweet on your behalf during the chat.

British architect Norman Foster recalls the challenges of designing the UK's pioneering high-tech art gallery, in this exclusive video interview filmed by Dezeen as art of our high-tech architecture series. Read more View the full article

American brand Quell & Company has referenced Scandinavian home design for its first product: a docking station made from white oak, Merino wool felt and a metal base (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

New York architect Rafael de Cárdenas has created a split-level bar in Nordstrom's flagship store in Midtown Manhattan. Read more View the full article

This week on Dezeen, RIBA revealed the six projects shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize, while IKEA unveiled its new collaboration with Hay. Read more View the full article

AL_A principal Amanda Levete has won this year's Jane Drew Prize, an annual lifetime achievement award for an architect who has furthered the progress of women in the industry. Read more View the full article

Glass walls slides and fold open to completely reveal the living spaces of this house in Brazil by Studio Arthur Casas, allowing residents to look out on their swimming pool and over the golf course beyond (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London design studio Osborne Ross has created a set of six animal-shaped Royal Mail stamps designed to appeal to children (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Swedish brand Voice has a launched a collection of "fundamental" furniture for the modern home, based on the concept of basics in fashion. Read more View the full article

Today's Google Doodle features an illustration of American writer and urban planning activist Jane Jacobs, who successfully campaigned against major infrastructure projects in New York and Toronto. (more…) View the full article