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Dutch studio NL Architects used turquoise-coloured bricks to build this apartment block in Rotterdam, which staggers at the top to make room for sunny balconies on one side (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A folded metal roof tops this holiday home by Chilean firm Mas Fernandez Arquitectos, which was built using simple, cost-effective materials. Read more

Opinion: in this week's column, Sam Jacob argues that great architecture can't be evaluated in terms of money or cultural entertainment, but must "speak directly to ideology and love". (more...) View the full article

The couple that occupy this combined home and workspace in Tokyo each have their own domain – downstairs is a salon for a hairdresser, while upstairs contains a workspace for a writer (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This year's RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist, modular sex toys and a proposal to elevate airport runways among Stockholm's rooftops (pictured) feature in Dezeen Mail issue 262. There's also the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 262 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

Arkansas studio deMx Architecture took cues from historic architecture while designing this two-storey modern addition to a local house. Read more View the full article

News: Apple's reclusive head designer Jonathan Ive says the technological age in still in its infancy in his first in-depth interview in almost 20 years. (more...) View the full article

With the proliferation of drone photography more houses are being photographed from the air. Here are 12 homes that look impressive in bird's-eye view. Read more

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Paul Smith, COS and Virgin Atlantic, which has upper-class bar and cabin interiors designed by VW+BS (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Foster + Partners, the Science Museum, David Kohn Architects and more... (more…) View the full article

Fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic will discuss how she started her Roksanda womenswear label at Dezeen Day on 30 October. Read more

Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's science museum with a skeletal roof that projects over a public plaza has opened in Rio de Janeiro (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architecture studio Piercy & Company has slotted a family house behind a nineteenth-century stable facade in south-west London, creating a pair of rusted gable walls with a glazed stairwell in between (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The first flagship store for customisable furniture brand TOG in São Paulo is designed by local studio Triptyque as a social space for creatives, like a "21st-century Andy Warhol Factory" (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

NYCxDesign events have been postponed from May until October due to the US outbreak of coronavirus, while the awards will be held virtually. Read more View the full article

Serpentine Gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones, who launched the Serpentine Pavilion commission and turned the tiny London arts venue into one of the UK's most influential architecture clients, is to step down after 25 years. (more…) View the full article

Comments update: Pritzker Prize-winning architect Philip Johnson was an impassioned supporter of Nazism, according to a new book, but should this change our appreciation of his architecture? (more…) View the full article

Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes an Iranian shrine being used to make masks, Foster + Partners' design for a face shield and a ventilator prototype by Tesla. Read more View the full article

Large stretches of glass front this black house in San Francisco, which local firm Michael Hennessey Architecture designed to exhibit alternatives to "conventional building strategies". Read more View the full article

News: architect Rem Koolhaas, the director for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2014, has revealed that the title for next year's show will be Fundamentals. (more...) View the full article

These tools by Royal College of Art graduate Cheng Guo are controlled by simple mouth movements like chewing and blowing (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

High street fashion chain American Apparel has launched a 43-piece collection of clothing featuring graphic prints by Memphis Group designer Nathalie Du Pasquier (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

Grafton Architects has been selected to design a new faculty building for the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in Holborn, seeing off a shortlist of prestigious firms. (more…) View the full article

Product news: each of these lamps by Swedish design duo Mats Broberg and Johan Ridderstråle for Nordic furniture company Muuto is shaped like a single leaf at the end of a long stem. (more…) View the full article

Lighting brand Plumen has released a new LED light with a gold-coloured shade inside the bulb that "makes you look more beautiful" (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Schemata Architects and KHA Studio have transformed a space in Tokyo to create a minimal fashion boutique that is entirely visible from the street (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article