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Researchers at Forensic Architecture are investigating allegations that human rights organisations colluded with human traffickers to smuggle refugees across the Mediterranean, in the latest real-world intervention by the team. Read more View the full article

Dutch architect Julius Taminiau has created a temporary startup hub using shipping containers in an Amsterdam science park. Read more View the full article

French practice Didier Faustino has offset pink marble walls with olive green furnishings to create a "neutral and sensual" aesthetic for this bar in Ghent, Belgium. Read more View the full article

Microsoft Ireland's new campus in Dublin is designed around the concept of an island, complete with a digital waterfall cascading through the atrium. Read more View the full article

Maze-like stairways and optical illusions are designed to trick the eyes of lodgers at this MC Escher-inspired guesthouse in the city of Guilin, China. Read more

Dezeen is partnering with Rossana Orlandi to challenge designers to develop new ways of recycling and reusing plastic with the Ro Plastic Prize. Read more

Dezeen has launched an account on WeChat, the giant Chinese social media, messaging and payment network. Read more

This week we've selected the best architecture, interiors and design roles available on Dezeen Jobs, including positions at architecture studio Hawkins\Brown and fashion house PVH Europe. Read more

Barcelona-based Hiha Studio removed floors and inserted lofty voids to create this light-filled family home in a northeastern Spanish village. Read more

A skyscraper that processes waste, an ice dam, an urban nature reserve and a border-wall building are among the conceptual projects recognised in this year's eVolo Skyscraper Competition. Read more

With the London Festival of Architecture kicking off today, Dezeen's deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft picks out the 10 best things in the programme, including a colourful pavilion at Dulwich Picture Gallery and Patrick Schumacher talking about affordable housing. Read more

Italian furniture brand Arper has appointed Armin Broger as CEO, following his departure from rival brand B&B Italia in April, after just a year in the job. Read more

A furry, fox-like creature moves frantically in this ad, created by branding agency Superunion and animation designer Esteban Diacono for a performance of opera The Cunning Little Vixen. Read more

Construction has begun on the Toranomon-Azabudai district in central Tokyo, where Japan's tallest skyscraper will sit alongside buildings and a landscaped pergola designed by Heatherwick Studio. Read more

Tel Aviv designer Maayan Zusman has renovated a two-bedroom apartment in the city, with a range of custom details for its tall inhabitants. Read more

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Phineas Harper's claims that the pursuit of infinite economic growth is driving climate breakdown. Read more

Coming to London for our Dezeen Day conference and the Dezeen Awards party on 30 October? To help you make the most of your trip, here's a guide to the best shows in town. Read more View the full article

Gabled wooden structures encasing glass-walled living spaces will distinguish a group of treehouses that Peter Pichler Architecture has designed for a forest in Kitzbühel, Austria. Read more View the full article

ÉCAL graduate Anna Piasek has created modular takeaway food packaging that can be divided like a bento box and composted after use. Read more View the full article

We’ve updated our saunas Pinterest board with images from new projects, including a subterranean spa in Williamsburg and a pine sauna complex in Finland. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our updated board to see more. Read more View the full article

Tchaikovsky Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre by wHy Architecture will be built on the bank of the Kama River in Perm, Russia, near the Ural mountains. Read more View the full article

There are just two weeks left to save 20 per cent on entry fees for Dezeen Awards 2020. Enter your project, product or studio now at just £80 per category. Read more View the full article

Architecture studio Foster + Partners has created a laser-cut face shield to protect health workers from coronavirus, which can be disassembled and sanitised so that it can be reused. Read more View the full article

Corten steel walls, a circular window and a big cross all feature in this house renovated by Raúl Sánchez Architects for a winery in Catalonia. Read more View the full article

In week five of Virtual Design Festival we team up with former Archigram members Peter Cook and Dennis Crompton for an exclusive video series, plus our live Screentime interviews feature Rael San Fratello, Standard Architecture, Ben van Berkel and more. Read more View the full article