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Opinion: Kieran Long responds to the recent closure of ten London fire stations, arguing that architecture built for a specific purpose and location is far more valuable to a city's sense of place than generic, pragmatic solutions. (more...) View the full article

This week on Dezeen, Brexit causes uncertainty for designers ahead of Milan design week and sextech startups give vibrators a minimalist makeover. Read more

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a model-shop manager at Richard Meier's New York architecture firm, which opened its own model museum in 2015. View the full article

Plants are expected to grow up the sides of this treehouse-inspired house extension in Melbourne, by AM Architecture. Read more View the full article

This week, Dezeen reported from Dutch Design Week where a series of talks, installations and exhibitions tackled the role of architecture and design in both causing and fighting the climate crisis. Read more View the full article

The Object is Absent is a multi-strand installation that focuses on the designers' bodies rather than the objects they create, to demonstrate a shift in the priorities for the next generation of makers. Read more View the full article

Milan 2015: advances in lighting and battery technologies mean that lighting cables could disappear within a few years, according to designer Philippe Starck and Piero Gandini, CEO of lighting brand Flos (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Slideshow: slatted wooden screens separate the three staggered tiers of this restaurant that Spanish architects Pauzarq have completed in Bilbao. (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

A set of roaming artificial islands designed by Marshall Blecher and Studio Fokstrot are set to be built in Copenhagen's harbour. Read more View the full article

Milan 2013: a curtain of raffia creates a hairy veil around one of five beds designed by Brazilian duo Fernando and Humberto Campana for Italian furniture brand Edra. (more...) View the full article

The University of Chicago has approved a preliminary design by New York architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro for a facility devoted to hosting talks and events. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Day, our international architecture and design conference, is tomorrow! Didn't manage to get a ticket? Follow along on our Twitter page as we tweet from the event starting at 9am UK time, and join the discussion using #dezeenday. Read more View the full article

A selection of our Nava watches are now further reduced in our end of summer sale at Dezeen Watch Store. Wherever (above) designed by Denis Guidone tells time in two different time zones at once by featuring two separate hour hands. Now only £60.00 (UK and EU) or £50.00 (rest of world). Buy now » (more…) View the full article

Need inspiration for your next holiday? We've updated our hotels Pinterest board with additions including the minimalist Hotel Mar Adentro on the Mexican coast and a Wes Anderson-inspired lodge in California. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › View the full article

A living room is contained within this glazed extension to a period property in Dublin, forming a transparent connection between the existing building and its garden. (more…)

Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair looks set to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple reports in the Italian press. Read more View the full article

Hackney designer Mathias Hahn has created this oak chair referencing traditional alpine furniture for London company Another Country. (more…) View the full article

Five projects are in the running for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2017, including a London housing scheme by Alison Brooks and a church building in Ribe by Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects that shelters 12th-century ruins. Read more View the full article

Wooden decor and glass vitrines feature in this cannabis shop in the Pacific Northwest, which was designed by US studio Graham Baba Architects to provide a "personalised, leisurely browsing experience". Read more View the full article

American interior designer Kelly Wearstler scoured vintage shops to source the eclectic furniture that decorates the living room-style lobby of this hotel in Santa Monica, California. Read more View the full article

This residence in the Pacific Northwest by US firm Stephenson Design Collective features exterior walls clad in weathering steel and black-stained cedar, along with large windows that offer sweeping views of the mountains and sea. Read more

Eindhoven studio Wenink Holtkamp Architecten has converted a former grain silo in the Dutch city of Deventer into a community food hall overlooking the harbour (+ slideshow). (more…) 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

Montreal architect Louis Beliveau of La Firme studio has overhauled a decrepit barn in Quebec by turning its hollow core into a holiday home for two city dwellers. Read more View the full article