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With hundreds of millions of people currently in isolation or lockdown, Dezeen's India Block has selected 10 feature films that use architecture in exciting ways to watch as a distraction from coronavirus-induced boredom. Read more View the full article

U-Build is a simple modular construction system designed by Studio Bark, which encourages individuals and communities to self-build. Read more

Dezeen promotion: the A’ Design Award is now accepting architecture, interior and design project submissions for this year’s competition. (more…) View the full article

The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes Michelle Ogundehin's interior design 2020 trend report and news of over 100 Australian architects offering free design services to people affected by bushfires. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › View the full article

This week on our Pinterest account, we're showcasing the best spaces to unwind in, including salons, spas and beachfront properties. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › Read more

TU Delft student Sander van den Berg has invented a 3D-printed robotic fish that swims through water at a record-breaking 0.85 metres per second. Read more

Dezeen's founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will speak to a panel of experts today in Eindhoven about the circular economy and architecture, as part of Dutch Design Week 2019. Read more View the full article

We've selected the top five interior design roles available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including opportunities with New York-based Rockwell Group and global architecture firm Perkins+Will. Read more View the full article

Basketball fans will soon be able to get the latest news and scores from their favourite teams by simply tapping their phone against Nike's new NBA jerseys. Read more View the full article

Two terraces will be carved into the swooping, ceramic-clad facade of this public library that architecture firm Snøhetta has designed for Charlotte, North Carolina. Read more View the full article

Movie: in our final exclusive interview from Inside Festival, Emre Açar of Alatas Architecture & Consulting explains how the Turkish studio converted a dark, narrow nineteenth-century house in Istanbul into a light office space. (more...) View the full article

Mexican designer José Bermúdez has created an incense tray to reference the form of active volcano Mount Fuji in Japan. Read more View the full article

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all our readers! Browse the latest festive designs and keep up to date with the latest architecture and design news over the holidays by following us on Instagram » This idyllic winter scene was created by rendering studio Forbes Massie, and is among our favourite Christmas cards of 2015. View the full article

Shiny aluminium-clad walls allow this small house in Almere by Dutch studio MONO to reflect the colours of its setting (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Bay windows with colourful house-shaped frames extend from the front of this nursery school in the city of Sendai, which was designed by Tokyo-based architect Masahiko Fujimori. Read more View the full article

Readers' reactions to Apple's iOS 7 software design revealed earlier this week lead Dezeen Mail issue 156, which also includes all the latest news, jobs and comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 156 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

The fibrous metallic garments in Central Saint Martins graduate Graham Fan's London Fashion Week collection are reminiscent of wire brushes used for cleaning the dishes. (more...) View the full article

In this movie Dezeen filmed at the opening of the new Camper store in New York, Japanese designer and Nendo founder Oki Sato explains why he covered the interior walls of the store with over a thousand white plastic shoes. (more...) View the full article

For the Easter weekend, we're rounded up 10 restaurants with designs that suit the spring season, including a plant-filled eatery in Tel-Aviv, a vegan cafe in California and a Vancouver restaurant that pairs plants with floral fabrics. Read more View the full article

Should we redesign animals to save them from extinction? This week readers have been discussing the ethics of a synthetic biology project that proposes doing just that. (more…)

Opinion: by walking out of Berlin's Neues Museum with an illicit 3D scan of the bust of Queen Nefertiti, a pair of artists has forced us to question whether conservation is an act of care or a radical form of repression, says Sam Jacob. (more…) View the full article

This blackened-timber boathouse and pavilion designed by Weiss Architecture occupies a cedar jetty that projects out from the rocky coastline of an Ontario island (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: the latest Maggie's cancer care centre designed by Frank Gehry opened in Hong Kong yesterday, becoming the first of the charity's units outside the UK. (more...) View the full article

With Coachella now over, Aaron Betsky questions the value of the festival's temporary sets and large-scale installations, and if the strain that their construction and destruction places on the planet is worth it. Read more

Perforated concrete blocks create patterns of light and shadow inside this mortuary in the Portuguese village of Vila Caiz by architects Raul Sousa Cardoso and Graça Vaz (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article