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Álvaro Siza Viera explains how he created the swooped concrete roof of the pavilion he designed for the 1998 Expo in Lisbon in this exclusive movie. Read more

Architecture collective Caukin Studio has completed a wooden cultural hall for a small village in Fiji, replacing the previous structure that was destroyed by cyclones. Read more

As London Design Festival approaches, Dezeen's Jennifer Hahn picks the 12 best things to see and do during the week-long event, from a circular bamboo nest by architect Kengo Kuma to grow-it-yourself couture. Read more

Architecture and design collective Edit has designed a vacuum cleaner that requires three people to operate as a feminist thought experiment to draw attention to women's unwaged domestic labour. Read more

London studio Future Facility has designed a countertop filtration system that can create Alpine mineral water at home, for Swiss drinks company Lang. Read more View the full article

As our series on the high-tech movement gets underway, we've made new Pinterest boards to visually collate our coverage of different architectural styles. Spot the iconic landmarks and figures of the Bauhaus and high-tech architecture movement and reminisce in the timeless designs. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › Read more View the full article

Ecuadorian architect Felipe Escudero has designed a house for himself in Quito that includes a black kitchen and a space to make rap music. Read more View the full article

Fælledby is a sustainable housing scheme designed by Henning Larsen that will be constructed entirely out of timber and "place nature at its core". Read more View the full article

Designer Emma Olbers and Emeco CEO Gregg Buchbinder discuss how the furniture industry can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in this livestream from Stockholm Furniture Fair. Read more View the full article

Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes an Iranian shrine being used to make masks, Foster + Partners' design for a face shield and a ventilator prototype by Tesla. Read more View the full article

Architectural photographer Simone Bossi has created a new image series exploring the curved concrete of a tiny building by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. Read more View the full article

Dutch designer Maarten Baas has created a short satirical movie set in a future where Western society has suffered a dramatic decline and his works are found gathering dust in his warehouse. Read more View the full article

Oklahoma artist Rachel Hayes stitched together colourful fabrics to create abstract representations of natural landscapes that hang in a Los Angeles gallery. Read more View the full article

Amsterdam designer Michael Schoner has designed a series of paper masks without eye holes that look a bit like animals. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

As part of their VDF school show, graduates from York St John University are presenting interior designs for the elderly, which tackle loneliness and make life easier for those dealing with dementia or visual impairments. Read more View the full article

Milan 2010: with half the design world stuck in Milan thanks to the volcano and the other half unable to get there, we thought this would be a good time to republish The Regional Blanket by Vík Prjónsdóttir of Iceland. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch studio NL Architects have won a competition to design a stage intended to sit on a breakwater in the river IJ, Amsterdam. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architect Peter Pichler has converted an existing 14th century farmhouse into a family home in Puglia, Italy, adding by these perforated shutters over its facade. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London designer Héctor Serrano presents a series of lamps and vases combining glass and cork at Maison&Objet in Paris this week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This plastic cutlery that clips together to form little sculptures at the dinner table is by German design studio ding3000. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with architects Matteo Thun & Partners, and designers Barber Osgerby and Tom Dixon, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Heatherwick Studio, Universal Design Studio and more… (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Show RCA 2011: here’s another piece of manufacturing machinery that harnesses sunlight by Markus Kayser – inventor of the Solar Sinter 3D printer in our earlier story – this time a low-tech, low-energy version of a laser cutter. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Steel whirlpools spiral into skylights in the roof of a church in Austria by architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: O, a watch by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka for fashion band Issey Miyake, is now available at Dezeen Watch Store and at our Dezeen Space pop-up from tomorrow. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London studio Farshid Moussavi Architecture has won a competition to design a housing complex for the western outskirts of Paris. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article