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Chinese firm Aim Architecture sought to strike a balance between modern and Jazz Age Shanghai with this office and showroom for property developer Soho China (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Here are the latest images of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' extension to the British Museum in London, set to complete early next year. (more...) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with MINI to offer one lucky UK-based reader the chance to win a weekend trip for two to Copenhagen, Denmark, plus a loan of the new MINI Hatch during the trip. (more...) View the full article

An elasticated egg cup, a fork that bends to pick up food and a glass tumbler with a cheeky bottom all feature in a collection of utensils by Royal College of Art graduate James Stoklund (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Next up in our review of 2019, Kristine Klein picks out the 10 most arresting installations on Dezeen, including Banky's pop-up, pink seesaws slotted between the border wall and a sauna at Burning Man. Read more View the full article

Bands of light shine through the perforated metal facade of this sports hall by French studio Ateliers O-S Architectes in north-west Paris (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dutch architects Jetty and Maarten Min have completed their own house and studio in North Holland with an arched rooftop, tiled walls and exposed tree-trunk columns (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

We've been inundated with requests for student tickets for Dezeen Day on 30 October, so we've released 25 half-price tickets for the conference. Read more

Movie: in this interview filmed at the Italian Cultural Institute in London yesterday, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs speaks to architect David Chipperfield, director of the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale. Chipperfield speaks about Common Ground, his theme for the biennale, and gives his views on the contemporary architecture scene, comparing architects to “perfume brands at Duty Free, on a pedestal, singular and isolated” and says: “[Architects] don’t have common ground between ourselves and the public”. The Italian Cultural Institute was the venue of Friday’s press conference to launch the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale, which takes place from 29 August to …

Slovenian firm Svet Vmes Architects has converted the unused entrance of a school in Ljubljana into an undulating green lounge featuring spotty walls and big cushions (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen have arrived in Milan for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile and we have just delivered our Dezeen Book of Ideas to three shops across the city. You can pick one up at: MUST Shop via Olona 6 20123 Milano www.mustshop.it Pigr via Clusone, 6 I-20135 Milano www.pigr.it Spazio Rossana Orlandi Via Matteo Bandello 14 20123 Milano www.rossanaorlandi.com The Dezeen Book of Ideas features a selection of the best ideas for buildings, interiors and products from the pages of Dezeen. The book is also available to order online. www.dezeenbookofideas.com View the full article

The world's first commercial all-electric plane, the six-seater Harbour Air ePlane with an engine designed by Australian engineering firm MagniX, has taken flight in Canada. Read more View the full article

Fritz Hansen has opened a showroom designed by Jaime Hayon in Xi'an as part of its ambition to become "the biggest Danish brand in China". Read more

A drawing of an imaginary fairyland was Wutopia Lab's starting point for the design of this kids cafe, which is located in Dalian, China. Read more View the full article

Benthem Crouwel Architects has designed seven new metro stations for the new Noord/Zuidlijn line through Amsterdam, which opened this week. Read more View the full article

IKEA is set to pay $46 million (£35 million) to the parents of a two-year-old, who died after one of the furniture brand's freestanding Malm dressers toppled onto him. Read more View the full article

The entrance lobby at AOL‘s Palo Alto headquarters looks like a skate park (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

We've selected the top architecture and design roles on Dezeen Jobs this week, including opportunities at British firm Allies and Morrison and Frieze Art Fair. Read more View the full article

News: Danish firm 3XN has been selected as preferred architect to design a new headquarters for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland. (more...) View the full article

Three designers from the Canadian firm Groupe A / Annexe U have erected an orange pavilion within a shallow pool, requiring visitors to don waterproof shoes to explore the structure's interior (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Construction is underway on an apartment building in Munich, Germany, designed by David Chipperfield for Euroboden. Read more View the full article

Dutch architecture studio OMA has released images of Wafra Tower, a residential development on the coast of the Persian Gulf in Kuwait City . Read more View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: Déjà Vu is the second new watch by Italian designer Denis Guidone for American brand Projects, now available at Dezeen Watch Store. (more...) View the full article

Opinion: colossal public artworks like Thomas Heatherwick's interlinking staircases for New York are the architectural monuments of our time, says Aaron Betsky. (more…) View the full article

Our selection of the most promising architecture and design roles on Dezeen Jobs this week includes positions at British artist Wolfgang Buttress' studio and Italian firm Dimore Studio. Read more View the full article