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News: New York architect Daniel Libeskind has unveiled images of a timber-clad building to house physics researchers at Durham University in north-west England. (more...) View the full article

The whirlpool-shaped Blue Planet aquarium by Danish studio 3XN has opened to the public in Copenhagen (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Milan 2016: crystal brand Swarovski has launched its debut homeware range with products by designers including Raw Edges, Aldo Bakker, and the late Zaha Hadid (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Lego's new set of building blocks aimed at the architecture and design community, Zaha Hadid's hotel in Dubai and the first photographs of FAT's fairytale house made the headlines this week. Read on for more architecture and design highlights, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. (more...) View the full article

As one of a few female CEOs in the design industry, Jessica Walsh, founder of creative agency &Walsh, has faced criticism from women as well as men. In this interview, she tells Dezeen how she has tackled it. Read more

In this movie filmed at Clerkenwell Design Week, French designer Erwan Bouroullec tells Dezeen he believes offices need new dividing systems now there is much less storage for paper and books. (more...) View the full article

Sigurd Larsen has wrapped a cabin around a living tree in a Danish forest to create the first room of a hotel designed for Løvtag. Read more

Alex Cochrane Architects has created a space for shoppers at London department store Selfridges to find peace and quiet amid the bustling emporium (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Architect Moshe Safdie has encouraged others in the profession to become more reactive to the world's changing climate, by incorporating adaptable spaces into their projects. Read more

Each facet that makes up the facade of this community building in Poland by OVO Grabczewscy Architekci is covered in a sheet of shiny ridged copper to create the impression of flames (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our new Pinterest board features a variety of designs created from paper, including intricately crafted models of tropical birds, a fluffy looking chair by Nendo and brightly coloured fashion outfits. See our new paper designs Pinterest board» Follow Dezeen on Pinterest» View the full article

Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has revealed its competition-winning designs for a new library in Shanghai featuring bands of glazing and wood-lined reading rooms. Read more View the full article

A 100-kilometre array of floating barriers designed by a 20-year-old inventor aims to clear the oceans of waste plastic, and is one of the projects shortlisted for this year's Designs of the Year award (+ slideshow). (more…)

Ties between fashion and the Catholic church are examined in an exhibition split across two venues of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read more View the full article

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a retail interior designer at Paul Smith, whose Albemarle Street store in London is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher has said he regrets the reaction to his recent speech about London's housing crisis, and claims he only wanted to trigger a discussion. Read more View the full article

News: American Airlines has unveiled a new logo and livery for its aircraft, designed by brand consultancy FutureBrand. (more...) View the full article

This apartment by Taiwan firm KC Design Studio features rotating walls, allowing four rooms to be converted instantly into one (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Rectangular windows puncture three layers of walls and ceilings in this house in Japan, the fourteenth window in our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about House N » View the full article

London developer Cube Haus has commissioned Adjaye Associates, Faye Toogood, Skene Catling de la Peña, and Carl Turner Architects to design affordable modular houses for awkward urban sites. Read more View the full article

New York architect Toshiko Mori has renovated and extended a building originally designed by famed Modernist architect Marcel Breuer as a personal residence, connecting two structures with a glass-enclosed staircase (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dutch studio BETA has transformed an old school in Amsterdam into a hub for entrepreneurs featuring full-height windows that can be retracted to open the entire facade. Read more View the full article

Adidas and fashion designer Stella McCartney have revealed a new version of the Ultra Boost trainer that features an upper made from plastic recovered from the sea. Read more View the full article

Diller Scofidio + Renfro co-founder Elizabeth Diller has hit out at New York's spate of luxury skyscrapers, saying that the city is at risk of being "consumed by the dollar" (+ interview). (more…) View the full article

Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for a designer/architect at Machado Silvetti in Boston, which has completed a gallery extension clad in over 3,000 ceramic tiles (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article