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Architecture studio Wutopia Lab has renovated the Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore in Wuhan, China, inserting a shard-like glass lightwell that pierces through six stories. Read more View the full article

Speakers originally designed by architect Jean Nouvel for his controversial Philharmonie de Paris concert hall are being put into production by French audio brand Amadeus. (more…) View the full article

As part of our series focusing on the rising popularity of bamboo, here is a countdown of the ten most popular bamboo architecture projects on Dezeen, including a cafe, houses and a theatre as well as work by Kengo Kuma and Vo Trong Nghia (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win one of five limited-edition VOID watches and matching scarves by fashion brand True Faith (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has presented its autumn/winter 2020 collection on a purposefully flooded catwalk to draw attention to the threat of climate change and rising sea levels. Read more View the full article

An exhibition of paintings, furniture and installations by Zaha Hadid goes on show at the Ivorypress Space gallery in Madrid this September. (more…) View the full article

3D printing and scanning was hot on the agenda again in March, when a fully articulated dress was printed and worn by Dita Von Teese (pictured) and space architects planned to print a lunar base. (more...) View the full article

In this final instalment of clips that Dezeen filmed for the Design Museum Collection App, director of the Design Museum Deyan Sudjic discusses a wide variety of objects including the Singer sewing machine, Shepard Fairey‘s Obama Poster, the AK-47 rifle and the Mothercare nappy. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: in our latest competition, Dezeen is partnering with Arckit to give away five model-building kits for sports stadiums and arenas. Read more View the full article

The American Institute of Architects has called on members of the profession to sign an open letter to president Donald Trump, which outlines the organisation's "outright opposition" to his policies on climate change. Read more

Photo essay: drawn to the bright hues painted on basketball, tennis and volleyball courts in low-income neighbourhoods, New York-based photographer Ward Roberts has scoured the globe to capture these pastel-toned pockets of urban space (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

With the London Design Festival upon us, we've selected the best contemporary examples of British design and pinned them to a new Pinterest board. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more British design in our archives View the full article

Dutch architecture practice Eklund Terbeek has developed a spacious loft-style apartment for a family of four inside a school gymnasium in Rotterdam, which is over 100 years old. Read more

We've selected five of the best architecture and design roles available via Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at MIT, Heatherwick Studio and Marc Newson Studio. Read more View the full article

Swiss architects Omar Trinca and Guillaume Vallotton have added a concrete extension to a 19th-century villa in Geneva, creating more space for the kindergarten that now occupies it (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Japanese houses are a perennial favourite with Dezeen readers, but the country's architects also apply similar design principles to hair salon interiors. Examples include a minimal salon in Osaka with space for just one customer, a hairdresser's divided with plants and mirrored screens, and a beautician's featuring crimped screens and golden curtains. See more Japanese hair salons » View the full article

News: British studio OS31 has won a competition to design a pop-up restaurant on the surface of a frozen river in Winnipeg, Canada. (more...) View the full article

New York architect Steven Holl has finally received the go-ahead to build a pair of skyscrapers in Copenhagen harbour, linked by a pedestrian and cycle bridge 65 metres above the water's surface. (more…) View the full article

Fort Standard's aluminium Standing Bowls are raised on slim angular fins that reference the planar supports used to elevate buildings above the ground (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Designers at Italian research studio Fabrica have collaborated with artisans to create a collection of nine one-off objects for online design platform L'ArcoBaleno. (more…) View the full article

In this movie filmed by Dezeen, Studiomama founder Nina Tolstrup talks about the chair she modified for the Stepney Green Design Collection and how “there are always materials to be found” in east London. (more…) View the full article

London-based studio Emil Eve Architects has transformed a heritage-listed building in Somerset into a lifestyle store, cafe and bed and breakfast (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Japanese studio Nendo explored the relationship between people and objects with its Milan design week exhibition, which featured unconventionally shaped hourglasses, flexible container lids and alternatives to the traditional zipper. Read more View the full article

Architects FAT have teamed up with artist Grayson Perry to design a house inspired by fairytales on the east coast of England. (more…) View the full article

Opinion: Kieran Long argues that while it's fun to be cynical about pop cultural artefacts like Katy Perry Lashes, a recent expose on the conditions in which they're made proves that it's vital for design criticism to move beyond semiotics. (more...) View the full article