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The memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin wouldn't get built in today's xenophobic social climate, according to its architect Peter Eisenman. Read more View the full article

Researchers at Harvard University have devised a way to terraform Mars by placing sheets of silica aerogel on the planet's surface, which would warm it up to make it suitable for growing plants. Read more

Slideshow: a bronzed box window peers out like a periscope from the auditorium of this cathedral visitor’s centre in Lund, Sweden, by architect Carmen Izquierdo. (more…) View the full article

New York designers Bec Brittain and John Hogan have worked together to update her Aries lighting series with sculptural glass pieces, on show during this month's NYCxDesign festival. Read more View the full article

Spanish studio Ripolltizon added this family home onto the end of a row of traditional houses in Mallorca, Spain. (more…) View the full article

A translucent concertinaed shell conceals the gridded concrete interior of this theatre designed by architects Smiljan Radić, Eduardo Castillo and Gabriela Medrano for the city of Concepción, Chile. Read more View the full article

Colour company Pantone has revealed a zesty shade of green as its colour of the year for 2017. Read more View the full article

A Silicon Valley inventor has created a vehicle that looks like a skateboard balanced on a single wheel, and allows users to "surf on land" (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

We’ve just added a new board to Pinterest compiling all the best photos of offices from the pages of Dezeen. We now have over 3000 followers on Pinterest – join in here. See all of our stories about offices. View the full article

London-based Latvian designers Arthur Analts and Rudolph Strelis have made a series of bowls from shredded money. (more…) View the full article

A McDonald's restaurant and a petrol station are concealed within this faceted glass shell in Georgia, designed by architect Giorgi Khmaladze (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Portuguese architect, curator and co-founder of The Decorators Mariana Pestana has been revealed as the curator of the Istanbul Design Biennial in 2020. Read more

Hawkins\Brown has built 21 modular workspaces on the structure of Here East, the former broadcast centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. Read more View the full article

London studio Red&White is behind the new minimal logo of telecommunications company BT. Studio founder Paul Franklin told Dezeen that confidence was the key to rebranding the British icon. Read more

London Design Festival: London design journalist and photographer Barbara Chandler has selected ten of her favourite photographs from this year’s London Design Festival, including portraits of Martino Gamper, Industrial Facility and Tord Boontje. (more…) View the full article

For the next in his studio photography series, Marc Goodwin visited the Dubai offices of 17 architecture practices, including Grimshaw and Gensler. Read more View the full article

German practice J. Mayer H. has replaced the gridded facade of a 1950s office building with organically curved glass and white render. (more…) View the full article

British designer Tom Dixon has opened a permanent home in New York's Soho neighbourhood, after experimenting with a number of temporary locations. Read more View the full article

Plywood panels are used to conceal storage and serving hatches inside this Tokyo coffee shop by Schemata Architects (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

French designer and Memphis Group member Nathalie du Pasquier has created more than 50 new pieces for her first solo show in the UK in 25 years. Read more View the full article

Dezeen had another record-breaking year in 2017, increasing unique visitors and visits by 11 per cent and winning a host of awards. Thanks to all our readers! Read more View the full article

This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for an interior designer at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, which includes the five-storey VitraHaus showroom designed by Herzog & de Meuron (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

A strap that transforms an Apple iPod Nano into a touch screen watch is now reduced in the Dezeen Watch Store summer sale. Designed by Canadian brand N-Product, the Deckster is available in red, silver or black and is now only £93 (UK and EU) or £77.50 (rest of the world). Buy now » Don’t forget you can get 10% off any product at Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2 with this flyer. View the full article

One of Germany's legislative bodies has resolved to prohibit the use of petrol- and diesel-powered cars as of 2030, marking a potentially major step in the move towards electric vehicles. (more…) View the full article

We've reached the final edition of our festive A-Zdvent calendar of architects, which wouldn't be complete without Zaha Hadid. The architect's recent built projects include the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Azerbaijan (pictured) and a new exhibition space for the Serpentine Gallery in London, but she is also working on a stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and a Miami skyscraper. See more architecture by Zaha Hadid » View the full article