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Opinion: from drones to driverless buses, robots are seen as a replacement for workers who do society's "dirty, dangerous and dull" jobs. But robotic infrastructure has much wider implications for how our cities work, says Dan Hill. (more…) View the full article

Divooe Zein Architects has installed an arced structure covered in nets to shelter a woodland glade near the Taiwanese capital, Taipei (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Rotterdam studio Shift has used a 14-metre multifunctional cabinet wall to give a "loft-like" openness to the ground floor of a historic townhouse in Amsterdam (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Studio Ben Allen has updated a flat on London's brutalist Barbican estate to feature a colourful central volume that includes a bed, fold-out desk and extra storage space. Read more View the full article

Chinese firm MAD has completed a pair of curvaceous twisted skyscrapers in the growing city of Mississauga, Canada (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert will speak at the Dezeen Day conference in London on 30 October. Read more

Brightly-coloured etchings appear when visitors scratch the surface of walls and furniture in this installation by Israeli designer Itay Ohaly at Israel's Design Museum Holon (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The Click to Pray eRosary from the Vatican is a wearable technology bracelet featuring a crucifix interface that tracks the user's worship and syncs with a smartphone app. Read more View the full article

The departure lounge that Dutch designers Tjep. have just refurbished at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport includes a slide to keep children occupied while they wait. (more…) View the full article

Foster + Partners has completed a new city hall for the Argentinian capital, featuring a wavy concrete roof, a quadruple-height atrium and a glazed facade offering views out to the park (+ slideshow). (more…)

Dezeen archive: after this week’s story about the minimal flat-pack For Rest Table designed by Japanese studio SPEAC, we thought we would give you a summary of all the other clever flat-pack furniture in the Dezeen archive. See all the stories » See all our archive stories » View the full article

French studio FREAKS freearchitects has renovated an apartment on the Rue de Rivoli in Paris, once the address of Napoleon I, so the architects decided to dress up as the former emperor for the photo shoot (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen, we revealed the winning architecture, interior and design projects for Dezeen Awards 2019. Read more View the full article

This Kevlar rucksack with a built-in protective hood by Israeli designer Hila Raam is perfect for anyone who wants to go backpacking in a war zone. (more...) View the full article

The Lily furniture collection created by architecture firm BIG for Danish brand Skagerak has no sharp corners, in an homage to the gently sloping oval shape of lily pads. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the deadline to apply for this year’s A’ Design Award is 29 February. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Movie: show director Deborah Spencer and creative director Michael Sodeau take us through their highlights of designjunction 2013 in this movie Dezeen filmed during London Design Festival. (more...) View the full article

Comments update: the debate over copyright for furniture designs raged on this week, after the managing director of replica company Voga argued that his firm was making good design affordable for the masses. (more…) View the full article

A+Awards: Spanish firm Carquero Arquitectura received a 2016 Architizer A+Award for this restoration of a crumbling hilltop castle near Cádiz. (more…) View the full article

To celebrate the Egg McMuffin being available all day in McDonald's restaurants in France, TBWA has created 15 satisfying animations of the deconstructed breakfast item coming together. Read more

Triangular floor tiles gradually change colour from green to red inside this renovated Barcelona apartment by London studio David Kohn Architects. (more...) View the full article

In light of the cool-green shade Dulux has named its colour of the year 2020, we're showing our true colours with this week's Pinterest boards, featuring candy-coloured pastel interiors, colour-block walls and designs to tickle you millennial pink. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › Read more

This week 3D printing has been high on the agenda with projects exploring the technology’s cultural impact at the Istanbul Design Biennial and a fair showcasing the equipment in London. (more…) View the full article

California firm Edmonds + Lee Architects has converted a 1960s travel trailer into an office and crash pad for an on-the-go tech entrepreneur who enjoys spending time in nature. Read more

London-based architects Serie and Singapore architects Multiply have designed an extension to a law court in Singapore with terracotta-clad courtrooms stacked up inside a giant cage. (more…) View the full article