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3D printing dominated Dezeen again this week with the news that Foster + Partners is exploring the possibilities of 3D printing buildings on the moon using lunar soil. Scroll on for more highlights of the week in architecture and design plus track of the week from Dezeen Music Project. (more...) View the full article

Graduate shows 2016: the trend for line-drawn furniture design crossed over into fashion at the Parsons School of Design graduate show in New York, where two collections with sketch-like details were among Dezeen US editor Dan Howarth's favourites. (more…) View the full article

Australian architects MPRDG were inspired by the shapes of tree branches to add a privacy screen across the glass-fronted upper storey of this family house in the Sydney suburb of Bronte (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A slice of reclaimed pine, patterned by knots and cracks in the ageing wood, forms a counter top for Aesop's first South Korean flagship store by local studio Wise Architecture. (more…) View the full article

Gerkan, Marg and Partners has completed twin 284-metre skyscrapers that dominate the skyline of Zhengzhou, China. Read more View the full article

British architect, critic and educator Kenneth Frampton will receive the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the Venice Architecture Biennale next month. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: judges in the Samsung Mobile Design Competition have revealed their pick of the top three accessory designs, whose creators have shared their inspiration in interviews with Dezeen. Read more View the full article

These portraits of electronic musicians and DJs by Spanish illustrator and designer Alex Trochut show one image during the day and another at night. (more...) View the full article

British writer and curator Justin McGuirk – a regular columnist for Dezeen – is joining London's Design Museum as chief curator this month. (more…) View the full article

New Zealand designer Mark Wilson has used a water jet cutter to create a steel knife with a purposefully irregular edge (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

New York designer Joe Doucet has created a motorcycle helmet with built-in lights that flash red when the driver slows down or breaks. Read more

Nike's Joyride Run Flyknit trainer features a cushioned underfoot platform made up of thousands of tiny rubber beads that mould to the runner's foot shape and stride over time. Read more

Product news: London architect Zaha Hadid has designed a limited edition of marble tables. (more...) View the full article

IKEA worked with UK artists and designers to create this series of animal habitats, repurposed from the company's used furniture. Read more

Google has partnered with scientists on a Milan design week exhibition that shows how different aesthetic experiences can impact our health and wellbeing. Read more

News: British architect Adrian Priestman claims to have designed and installed the first 3D-printed components to be approved for use in the construction industry. (more...) View the full article

Bjarke Ingels recently revealed that his qualifications are not recognised in the US, yet the Danish architect's firm still has projects springing up all over New York. We've rounded up five set to alter the city's neighbourhoods and skyline. Read more View the full article

Dark-stained cedar gables contrast with knapped flint walls at this English countryside house, designed by London-based Jestico and Whiles for one of the firm's directors (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

New York studio The Extrapolation Factory has won this year's Lexus Design Award, with a project that encourages communities to speculate on the future of cities and daily life. Read more View the full article

This elevated, cedar-clad treehouse in New York's Ulster County features a huge window that offers views of woodland and mountains, and a path to a lake and a hot tub. Read more View the full article

Cork cladding is a renewable, resistant and insulating material that is harvested from the bark of the cork oak tree. Here are seven buildings clad in the increasingly popular building material. Read more

Zaha Hadid's latest architecture exhibition features glowing funnels that bulge down from the ceiling to greet visitors (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen archive: do architects make good shoe designers? Or do they merely create buildings for the feet? As Zaha Hadid unveils footwear designs for United Nude, we've brought together more shoes by architects such as Jean Nouvel and Oscar Niemeyer (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Interior design studio Vilablanch selected "silent" contemporary furnishings to deck out this Barcelona apartment block, keeping the focus on the building's opulent original features. Read more

Open Platform for Architecture is moving forward with plans to build a subterranean residence that will slice into a mountain near Beirut and feature a glass swimming pool for a roof (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article