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British architect David Adjaye has revealed plans for a museum in San Antonio, Texas, with a red concrete skin based on a dream of its patron, philanthropist Linda Pace. (more…) View the full article

A long strip of glazing runs along the front of this cantilevered Spanish house by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes, giving the two siblings who inhabit it views of a mountain range near Barcelona (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This zinc-clad mews house in London by Paul Archer Design looks like a two-storey home from the front, but actually contains four storeys inside (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London Design Festival 2015: the Royal Institute of British Architects' annual Regent Street Windows project returns with 13 new installations up and down one of London's most famous shopping streets (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen: Apple opened a new store in Brussels this week (pictured) – the first since Jonathan Ive became the company's chief design officer – and Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec spoke exclusively to Dezeen about their Serif television for Samsung. (more…) View the full article

London Design Festival 2015: the studio run by Dezeen columnist Sam Jacob has designed an urn for Lenin, based on a finial found outside the London house the Russian revolutionary lived in for a short period in 1908. (more…) View the full article

The upper storey of this house in Kanagawa is supported by timber beams that extend from the outer walls towards an atrium that connects the two levels (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Los Angeles design brand Sempli has launched a set of glasses designed for enjoying different types of craft beer. (more…) View the full article

London Design Festival 2015: Dublin studio Grafton Architects has installed rows of textured concrete monoliths inside the V&A museum's tapestry gallery, referencing an ancient script and prehistoric standing stones. (more…) View the full article

The team led by MAD Architects has presented revised designs for the proposed George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art along Chicago's lakefront (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architectural designer at New York-based studio CAZA, whose 100 Walls Church in the Philippines is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Zaha Hadid Architects has had to give up its battle over the Tokyo 2020 Olympics stadium after failing to secure a construction company for its design. (more…) View the full article

Recycled shopping bags and clothing labels adorn the walls at budget fashion retailer Primark's international headquarters in Dublin by British studio MoreySmith (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Beijing Design Week is returning to the Chinese capital this month to present design, art and creativity from across the country (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Extra Moooi: running a successful design company is about striking a balance between order and chaos, says Robin Bevers in his first video interview since taking over as CEO of Dutch brand Moooi (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

The New York Public Library has selected Mecanoo – the Dutch architecture firm behind Europe's biggest library – to lead the renovation of its iconic main building on Fifth Avenue and a smaller branch nearby. (more…) View the full article

This mini-market in the Italian mountain village of Collalbo is topped with an oversized roof that makes it look like a petrol station (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

British architect Norman Foster has revealed details of his firm's design for the offices of global media giant Bloomberg, currently under construction in the City of London. (more…) View the full article

Opinion: when the Tour Montparnasse was built in Paris, its residents were so appalled they banned all high-rises. Londoners should do something similar in the wake of Rafael Viñoly's walkie talkie, says Owen Hatherley. (more…) View the full article

London-based ZCD Architects has designed the interior of the first retail store for fashion designer Hussein Chalayan, who celebrates 21 years in business this year (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Porsche has unveiled its first all-electric sports car at the Frankfurt Motor Show, becoming the latest brand to incorporate rechargeable battery technology into its vehicles (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for architects and designers to submit projects for the A' Design Awards and Competition 2016 (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week's Dezeen Mail includes a simple handset designed by Jasper Morrison as an alternative to smartphones (pictured), the Bouroullec brothers' first television for Samsung and a Foster-designed drone port. There's also the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 271 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Planning permission has been granted for a luxury mixed-use development designed by British architect David Adjaye for a site opposite London's iconic Ritz hotel. (more…) View the full article

London Design Festival 2015: British artist Alex Chinneck has revealed a 35-metre-tall latticed steel sculpture resembling an upside-down electricity pylon for this year's London Design Festival (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article