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Our latest captioned movie shows how researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed 3D-printed synthetic soft muscles for robots that are three times stronger than human muscle. Read more

Breaking news: Argentine-American César Pelli has died aged 92. Read more

Deserts, forests and mountain peaks inspired the design of tech company Slack's 10-storey office in San Francisco, which is meant to embody "the similarities between hiking a wilderness trail and working". Read more

A green roof with meandering pathways disguises this weathering steel water treatment facility, which Henning Larsen has completed on the island of Zealand, Denmark. Read more

Viewport Studio has completed the interior fit-out of the Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space building in New Mexico, USA, which has been designed with natural-tone spaces that "deliberately avoid the clichés of the space age". Read more

This week on Dezeen, Wolfgang & Hite designed pink architectural sex toys to comment on New York's Hudson Yards development, and Banksy launched his own merchandise to keep custody of his name. Read more

Foster + Partners' Comcast Technology Center skyscraper in Philadelphia contains "Silicon Valley-style" work spaces topped with a 12-storey Four Seasons hotel. Read more View the full article

A prototype protective suit for healthcare workers treating Ebola patients could lower the risk of transmission by peeling off without the wearer having to touch the outside (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

For his first footwear design, architect Kengo Kuma has created a trainer in collaboration with Japanese sports brand Asics that draws on the craft of bamboo knitting. Read more View the full article

Legendary British designer Terence Conran has opened a restaurant in east London, where a menu of foraged food is complemented by natural tones and grassy installations. Read more View the full article

A draft order by Donald Trump to make all new federal buildings classical is the latest example of how traditional architecture is used to disguise racist agendas, says Phineas Harper. Read more View the full article

Graphic designer Brian Roettinger has created psychedelic visuals for Kesha's album High Road, featuring an album cover depicting a candle made from a 3D scan of the pop star. Read more View the full article

Nikki Alagha is introducing a circular mirror that doubles as storage as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. Read more View the full article

There are only three days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020. For the project categories, judges are looking for entries that best fit the three judging criteria. Here's a reminder of what they are. Read more View the full article

Argentinian studio Andrés Remy Arquitectos have completed a house in Pilar, Buenos Aires, consisting of volumes stacked at sloping angles. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese design studio Nendo have completed a store for fashion designer Issey Miyake where accessories are displayed atop clusters of steel rods. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Danish designers Martin Kechayas and Christian Nørgaard of Artificial/form have designed this felt-upholstered wingback chair for furniture brand Normann-Copenhagen. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: a team led by Norwegian architects Snøhetta have won a competition to redesign Times Square in New York. See press release below. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

DezeenTV: the next movie in our series of Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents features designer Kai Linke of Frankfurt talking us through his selection of eclectic images including a dog covered in snowballs and the long wait involved when growing chairs from plant roots. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London Design Festival 2010: designer Asif Khan created this shop interior using dust sheets, nylon rope and white paint. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Continuing our review of 2010, here are the five most popular Dezeen stories from February. In first place was VitraHaus by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Cologne 2011: Berlin designer Mark Braun presented a series of cylindrical plywood stools at imm cologne in Germany last week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: Israel is considering a plan to build an artificial island off the coast of the Gaza Strip to encourage tourism and act as a transit point for goods, according to The Guardian. Read the story </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2011: Studio Vit of Sweden presented eleven maple storage boxes of varying sizes in Milan earlier this month. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Screen: in this last (very short) interview in our series filmed at Ventura Lambrate in Milan, Dutch designer Maarten Baas explains why he isn’t showing any new work this year. Watch the movie » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article