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Norwegian firm Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has teamed up with Scottish studio Dualchas Architects to design a seafront visitor centre for an island in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. (more…) View the full article

This week Japanese firm SANAA became the latest famous architects to complete a building at the Vitra Campus. Read on for more highlights from the week and Dezeen Music Project track of the week. (more...) View the full article

Are drones becoming a threat to society? Dezeen's Tom Ravenscroft and Calum Lindsay will be taking to Twitter on Thursday 3 October at 4pm UK time to discuss the impact of drones on cities and city design. Join in using the hashtag #dezeenchat. Read more

A new copyright law in the UK will "wipe out" design book publishing and cripple design education, according to author and publisher Charlotte Fiell. (more…) View the full article

Illuminated installations inspired by the structures of microorganisms were created for the BUGA festival in Germany by Stoke Newington design studio Loop.pH. (more…) View the full article

A former bank in the historic centre of Montreal has been transformed into an office for a tech start-up and a cafe for freelance workers by local architect Henri Cleinge (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Three-dimensional shapes are cut out from areas of this artist residence in Upstate New York by Steven Holl Architects, which claims the house can sleep five guests despite having "zero bedrooms". Read more View the full article

This week on Dezeen: we reported that Norwegian customs seized and obliterated 100 replicas of Danish designer Hans J Wegner's Round Chair this week, and BIG revealed a terraced block of apartments in Stockholm (pictured). (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen: a 430-metre-long glass bridge opened to the public and the world's largest aircraft crashed during its second test flight this week. (more…) View the full article

The AHEAD Asia awards is announcing its winners today in a video ceremony broadcast on Dezeen, after its Singapore awards ceremony was postponed due to coronavirus outbreak. Read more View the full article

Architecture studio TAA Design has made the green roof of this house in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, from stepped planters finished in red plaster and tiles. Read more View the full article

French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance and branding agency Brandimage have created a park-like business lounge at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, with branching pathways and tree-shaped lights. (more…) View the full article

German animator Moritz Reichartz created a new world filled with fluid forms and dancing goo figures for a track by OY. Read more View the full article

Design thinking courses give the whole concept a bad name. But when rigorously applied, real design thinking can solve problems, say Charlotte and Peter Fiell, authors of new book 100 Ideas that Changed Design. Read more

Opinion: as architects in Chicago prepare to protest against declining working conditions, Mimi Zeiger argues that the industry needs to take radical action to gain the recognition it deserves. (more...) View the full article

In the final movie we filmed with Reinier de Graaf of OMA at the Venice Architecture Biennale, he discusses the firm’s fascination with architecture of the late 1960s and how there is an “inherent paradox between the brutal appearance of these buildings and the social mission that they were part of.” (more…) View the full article

Nike's new running shoe could prevent the chance of injury by 52 per cent, helping solve the problem that most often takes runners out of the game. Read more View the full article

The glazed living space of this cedar-clad cabin near Montreal projects over a woodland slope to optimise views of a nearby lake (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Dornbracht has unveiled a collection of spa-inspired bathroom fittings, including a massaging shower that targets three points of the spine and a tap designed for home facials. Read more View the full article

Ford's latest electric vehicle is the first addition in 55 years to its lineup of Mustangs – the classic American cars known for their powerful engines. Read more View the full article

Diller Scofidio + Renfro has been chosen to design the renovation of Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas, Texas, the only theatre built by Frank Lloyd Wright. Read more View the full article

The design features of Indian stepwells and water mazes are combined in this proposal for a landscaped garden by architecture studio Penda (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

New renderings and details have been released about the two-tower residential development for Toronto that musician and fashion designer Pharrell Williams is working on with local studios IBI Group and U31. Read more View the full article

These hanging plant pots by Dutch designer Roderick Vos incorporate overhead lighting and plug sockets for a space-saving approach to adding greenery to the office. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: architect and researcher Ammar Mirjan explains how drones could be programmed to construct buildings in the first of two movies about the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in architecture. (more…) View the full article