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This week on Dezeen: critics spoke to Dezeen about how China's museum boom has resulted in cultural buildings with "no vision", while other industry experts told us that rising sea levels are sparking interest in amphibious architecture. (more…) View the full article

Barcelona-based Cubus Arquitectura has transformed an old stone wine cellar in Galicia, Spain, into a family home (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A mechanical babyfeeding arm and a soft dragon costume are among this collection of products, designed by a trio of students to help the next generation adapt to the presence of robots (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Milan 2016: Italian architect Matteo Thun joins a growing list of designers launching their own brands, with this customisable furniture and lighting collection focused on handmade products (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for a project architect/project manager at Clive Wilkinson Architects in California, which designed the office interior for comedy video production company Funny or Die (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Business news: a lawsuit has uncovered details that suggest the 2014 merger between US furniture brand Herman Miller and retailer Design Within Reach may not have technically happened. (more…) View the full article

Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf has used fabrics leftover from past seasons to create the haute-couture garments in its Autumn Winter 2016 collection. (more…) View the full article

The tallest residential skyscraper in San Francisco is tilting and sinking, according to reports. (more…) View the full article

House-shaped blocks and courtyards make up this cedar-clad residence in Christchurch, New Zealand, which architect Case Ornsby designed to replace another destroyed in the 2011 earthquake (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The designer for next year's Serpentine Pavilion in London will be selected by a team including architects Richard Rogers and David Adjaye, it was announced today. (more…) View the full article

Dutch designer Christian Heikoop has created a flat-pack furniture collection that is assembled in the same way as a tent. Read more View the full article

This beachside house on Japan's Ikema Island is perched on a concrete base to ensure the living spaces inside enjoy an optimal view of the East China Sea. Read more View the full article

Self-driving cars will need to "build up a relationship" with their occupants to reassure them that they are safe, according to BMW board director Peter Schwarzenbauer. Read more View the full article

Dezeen is giving away five copies of Where They Create: Japan, a book documenting the workspaces of some of Japan's leading creatives, including Kengo Kuma, Nendo, Tadao Ando and Toyo Ito. Read more View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect to join Cambridge-based Mole Architects, which designed a rural home in Suffolk that references traditional English rectories. More › View the full article

PARKA Architecture has renovated a modernist home in Quebec City, preserving its most successful features while bringing in more natural light and decluttering the interiors. Read more View the full article

Toronto designer Adam Pickard has turned paper IKEA manuals into an augmented reality app that shows users life-size instructions on how to build their furniture. Read more View the full article

Wooden cabinets can be stacked up in different configurations in the Assembled storage system, created by designer Paul Crofts for modular furniture brand Isomi. Read more View the full article

Five architecture studios have contributed facades to this parking garage in Miami Design District, resulting in a mash-up of bold eclectic styles. Read more View the full article

London-based architecture studio Coffey Architects has completed 34 retirement flats in Woking, UK, with a warehouse-like silhouette that reflects the site's industrial heritage. Read more View the full article

Swedish furniture brand Hem has opened its first permanent US showroom in Los Angeles, featuring a courtyard decorated with colourful graphics that resemble confetti. Read more

Luftwerk and designer Iker Gil have projected a grid of red lasers onto Mies van der Rohe's seminal Barcelona Pavilion to create the Geometry of Light installation. Read more

Bricks from demolished local buildings were used to construct this museum in Mouscron, Belgium, by architecture studio V+. Read more

New Office Works has completed a pavilion with a sloped roof and slender columns, alongside the M+ Pavilion within Hong Kong's West Kowloon cultural district. Read more

American architect Jeanne Gang has been listed on Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people for 2019. Read more