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Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs followed the career of the late Zaha Hadid for almost 20 years. Here, he gives a personal tribute. (more…) View the full article

Scientists believe that a newly developed electronic skin that is able to mimic the function and properties of human skin could help to create prosthetics capable of providing sensory feedback. Read more View the full article

Paris firm Moussafir Architectes have blanketed the roof of this concert hall in Tours, France, with a synthetic material that looks more like a quilt. (more…) View the full article

With the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games taking place in a few hours’ time, take a look at this annotated aerial photo of the Olympic Park, which we’ve tagged with info about all the key venues and nearby buildings (click here to see the image). (more…) View the full article

A cylindrical tower clad in weathered steel forms part of this extension to a 19th-century stone cottage in the English countryside, designed to recall a gasworks that previously stood on the site. (more…)

Among the 11 recipients of this year's AIA Small Projects awards are student-designed cabins in Colorado, a house overlooking a lake in Washington and toilet blocks clad with weathering steel in Texas. Read more View the full article

Interieur 2012: data from the ripples of a nearby river animated this mechanical installation by American artist and designer David Bowen, which hung over visitors’ heads at the Interieur design biennale in Kortrijk, Belgium, last week (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Lebanese design duo Bokja have created embroidered maps of the Arab world that present a tapestry of changing politics and traditions. (more…) View the full article

Architecture firm Feuerstein Quagliara has integrated a series of covered outdoor spaces into this country home, which is designed to provide "visual and physical connections to the landscape from every room". Read more View the full article

Alara Alkan details how she became a researcher at product design studio Birsel + Seck for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. Read more

Dezeen promotion: UK manufacturer Forbo Flooring has created a range of textile entrance flooring from regenerated industrial and post-consumer waste, which can reduce cleaning time for businesses. Read more View the full article

Change isn't happening fast enough for women in architecture says Jeanne Gang, who suggests that all firms should be set a target to close their gender pay gap. Read more

Dezeen promotion: Japanese brand Muji has created a range of storage furniture and containers for organised spaces that are based on the basic unit of construction for Japanese homes. Read more View the full article

Looking to make your next career move? Work with us at Dezeen! We have multiple roles available at our offices in London, including editorial, sales and recruitment positions. Read more View the full article

Japanese studio UID Architects installed a mound of earth and a tree into the centre of this renovated 40-year-old townhouse in Hiroshima. (more…) View the full article

Milan 2012: these stacking metal chairs were created by French architect Jean Nouvel for the restaurant of the RBC Design Centre that his studio have designed in Montpellier, due to open next month, and they’re now in production with Italian brand Emu. (more…) View the full article

London studio Doshi Levien has created two contrasting textiles for Danish brand Kvadrat – an opaque upholstery fabric with a tactile pattern and a lightweight translucent curtain. Read more View the full article

The glazed public areas of this cultural centre on the French island of Corsica are sandwiched between a solid concrete base and an upper storey clad in perforated golden metal (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This year's Global Grad Show in Dubai illustrated how "many small actions come together to create a total picture". Curator Eleanor Watson selects five innovative projects that make a positive global impact. Read more View the full article

Bjarke Ingels' firm BIG has unveiled its new visitor centre for toy company Lego – a stack of huge building blocks, featuring brightly coloured patios that are home to a submarine, a shark and a camel. Read more View the full article

Child-sized face shields with interchangeable decorations have been designed by Metaform Architects for children going back to school, plus today's other design-related coronavirus news. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Jobs has a number of promising architecture and design vacancies available right now in the US, including positions at Los Angeles firm Montalba Architects and New York art institution The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 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

A crescent-shaped membrane roof and aluminium louvres shelter the grandstand of the new 41,000-seat Wuyuanhe Stadium by GMP Architekten on the island of Hainan, China. Read more

Brazilian studio Bruno Rossi has built a delicate pavilion by a lake with wooden brises to control wind flow. Read more View the full article