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Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern World at the Barbican will attempt to explore the shared history of photography and architecture in the 20th and 21st centuries, in the "first major exhibition" of its kind in London (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Huge vertical louvres give a pleated appearance to this family house in Kyoto by FujiwaraMuro Architects (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This apartment in Chicago, which features wood and steel volumes slotted within an exposed concrete structure, was designed by local firm Vladimir Radutny Architects to create a spacious home for a couple. Read more

New Office Works has completed a pavilion with a sloped roof and slender columns, alongside the M+ Pavilion within Hong Kong's West Kowloon cultural district. Read more

Dark grey tiles, black and white paintwork, and leafy pot plants complete this minimalist apartment in Barcelona designed by Spanish architects RÄS studio. Read more View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are unsure if MVRDV's plan to cover the walls of a Dutch housing development in potted plants is wise. Read more

A 3D-printed mask based on Björk's musculoskeletal system, a series of rejected Brexit campaign posters and a house in a Brazilian rainforest (pictured) feature in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail. Read Dezeen Mail issue 313 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

News: British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has been hired to revamp Virgin Atlantic's red uniforms. (more...) View the full article

Dutch design lab Studio Roosegaarde has built a dome of metallic flowers that appear to come to life as they sense the presence of visitors inside a church in Lille, France (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Architecture education in India is in crisis with a shortage of teachers, overcrowded classes and widespread cheating by students, according to architects in the country. Read more View the full article

The UK government should fund the development of creative clusters around the country to make the creative industries less London-centric, less white and less middle class, according to an independent review of the sector conducted by TV executive Peter Bazalgette. Read more View the full article

Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab have created a series of colourful death masks that explore the transition between life and death. Read more View the full article

This week on Dezeen: this week it emerged that architects are among the people most likely to take their own life, according to a recent study. (more…) View the full article

To celebrate the 2016 Olympics kicking off in Rio this weekend, we've pinned the most popular Olympic and Paralympic design ever featured on Dezeen to a new Pinterest board. Highlights include the controversial Tokyo 2020 stadium, Team GB 2016 sports kits designed by Stella McCartney and a BMW-designed racing wheelchair for Paralympic athletes. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more Olympic design in our archive View the full article

Dutch design studio Michiel Cornelissen Ontwerp has designed a chocolate printer that can produce intricate confectionary (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a Russian-speaking architect to join the Rotterdam office of Dutch firm OMA, whose current projects include the expansion of Moscow and the new Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

This house in Tokyo by Japanese studio Case-Real is rectangular at the front and hexagonal at the back (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The European Commission has ratified "right to repair" regulations, which will require manufacturers to design longer-lasting products and make spare parts readily available in a push to reduce waste. Read more

This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a designer/project leader with the studio of Canadian designer Omer Arbel, whose 14 Series lights for Bocci are pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

News: a strap-on robotic arm that allows humans to lift heavy weights has won this year's James Dyson Award for the most innovative student design product. (more...) View the full article

New York 2014: to celebrate New York design week, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum commissioned designer Joe Doucet to create a limited edition collection of "snap fit" marble tables. (more...) View the full article

London mayor Sadiq Khan has frozen a building project for the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge to ensure no more public money is committed to the £175 million scheme. (more…) View the full article

Described by Dutch firm UNStudio as a "smart home", this residence in North Holland features a complicated flower-shaped plan and a digital system that links every electrical device to the internet (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our pick of the positions on Dezeen Jobs this week is a vacancy for an interior designer at David Collins Studio in London. The studio is best-known for luxury interiors including stores for Alexander McQueen and restaurants like Nobu Berkeley Square and The Wolseley (above). Visit the ad for full details or browse over 20 more interior design positions on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

This house near the French town of Caen spirals around an internal courtyard to provide privacy for the owners in an area surrounded by new homes (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article