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Stairs and bookshelves wrap around a triple-height atrium inside this university library, which Danish architecture studio Adept describes as a "spiral of knowledge" (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Norwegian studio Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Arkitekter created the self-service Rabot Cabin for hikers in Norway's Okstindan mountain range (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

World Architecture Festival 2014: Singapore's creative industries are moving out of the central business district to more affordable light-industrial areas, says architect Colin Seah, who has recently completed a layered workplace building in the Pasir Panjang neighbourhood (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A team of researchers has completed a working prototype for a drone made from a fungal material that will biodegrade if it crashes outdoors. (more...) View the full article

Australian architect Andrew Maynard has doubled the size of a house in Victoria by adding a row of skinny gabled blocks, intended to make the building look like a small village rather than a monolithic block (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Milan 2015: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has spent four years updating her iconic Polder sofa for Swiss furniture brand Vitra, which was launched in Milan this week. (more…) View the full article

Ren Pepe Arquitetos has converted part of a former bank in Porto into a dental surgery, featuring geometric patterns that reference the city's many tiled frontages (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The apartments in this new Berlin co-housing project by Zanderroth Architekten were designed without the need for load-bearing walls inside, giving the owners flexibility to decide on their own layouts (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Caruso St John Architects has unveiled plans for a new £160 million biomedical laboratory at University of Basel, Switzerland, which features a gridded glass facade and a concrete base with arch-shaped notches. (more…) View the full article

London studio Carmody Groarke has been selected to design the new members' room for the V&A museum in London. (more…) View the full article

Concrete piers support the aluminium-clad blocks of this new architecture school building at the University of Portsmouth, England, designed by Penoyre & Prasad around a landscaped courtyard (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The black and white geometric forms hanging from the ceiling of this boutique in Kuwait are intended to entice costumers into the store (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This Slovenian home by Skupaj Arhitekti mimics the gabled form of its Alpine village neighbours, but it also features contemporary details and finishes (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Studio Farris Architects has integrated an office into a staircase made from stacked timber beams, and installed it inside a renovated barn in West Flanders, Belgium (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Graduate shows 2016: architecture student Evan Wakelin has produced drawings that juxtapose the old and new homes of migrants in Toronto, to convey the emotional and physical upheaval these people experience (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Local architects Elliot + Elliot have completed a seaside residence that juts out over the rocky Maine shoreline (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen: artist and political activist Ai Weiwei accused China's government of restricting architectural discussion this week, while architect Jacques Herzog declared his support for the administration's plans to curb "weird" buildings in the country. (more…) View the full article

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a studio head at London's PearsonLloyd, whose tête-à-tête love seat encourages co-workers to get more intimate (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Lighting brand Plumen has designed a set of LED Edison light bulbs that it claims have a lifespan of a quarter of a century (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Which are the architects, designers, brands, schools and events that Dezeen readers most wanted to read about over the last year? We'll reveal the answers when we launch Dezeen Hot List on 9 November. Read more View the full article

Italian designer Lella Vignelli, who together with husband Massimo formed the "first couple of modern design", has died aged 82. Read more View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-II architectural assistant at Jonathan Tuckey Design, which created a new archival space for London's Southbank Centre in 2015 featuring a mid-century shelving system that reflects the building's heritage(pictured). More › View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Czech furniture brand TON presents upholstered chairs based on the shapes of leaves, created by Italian designer Alexander Gufler, during Milan design week next month. Read more View the full article

A former sailor's lodge was overhauled to create this boutique hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon, which includes hostel-style bunkbeds and compact rooms, aimed at design-conscious travellers on a budget. Read more View the full article

Architecture practice Core Collective has completed a house in Tasmania featuring a robust material palette of concrete, steel, masonry and timber that complements its rural seaside setting. Read more View the full article