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French architect Arthur Mamou-Mani has assembled a structure from 700 bioplastic bricks in the courtyard of a 16th-century palazzo, as this year's Milan design week installation for fashion brand COS. Read more

An early 20th-century pier in central Montreal is to receive an overhaul by local firm Provencher Roy, which will add a towering beacon and a public promenade (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This clothing concept designed by technology and design company Artefact allows gamers to have "the most immersive virtual reality experience" by using an inbuilt computer, battery and sensors (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This floor lamp by Japanese designer Yasutoshi Mifune leans backwards to cast light at an angle. (more...) View the full article

Beijing-based MDDM Studio has extended a house near the Great Wall of China by transforming a nearby storage unit into minimalist living quarters. Read more

Product news: colourful LED torches shaped like the handlebar grips of BMX bicycles by British designer Alexander Taylor have gone into production with Hong Kong brand Praxis. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: advances in 3D-scanning technology could enable virtual tourism by providing a "life-like experience" of faraway places says architect Pernilla Ohrstedt (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

Swedish fintech company Doconomy has launched a credit card that tracks the carbon dioxide emissions of purchases, and caps the climate impact of users' spending. Read more

A gigantic yellow giraffe pokes its heads out from the roof of this nursery and childcare centre in Paris by French studio Hondelatte Laporte Architectes (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Hard hats and high visibility jackets are displayed as fashion items at this Singapore boutique that architects Ministry of Design designed for a safety equipment brand (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architect Zaha Hadid has designed a pair of limited-edition chrome-plated shoes with 16.5-centimetre cantilevered heels (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: architect Norman Foster has presented plans to add a row of stone pavilions to the Norton Museum of Art in Florida as part of a major overhaul that will double the building's gallery space. (more...) View the full article

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Herzog & de Meuron, Alison Brooks Architects and Haworth Tompkins, who created a new rehearsal facility for the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Habitat, Lee Broom, CZWG and more... (more…)

This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a project designer at Clive Wilkinson Architects, whose office for a motocross apparel company in California is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Dezeen promotion: architects and designers are invited to register to MADE Labs' architecture and design training programme, which takes place in Sicily throughout July and August. Read more

British designer Es Devlin has rethought the typical residential sales gallery, using a trio of installations to promote a pair of twisting towers that architecture firm BIG has designed for New York. Read more View the full article

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects' Salesforce Tower has won the top prize at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's annual awards for high-rise structures, beating competition from BIG and David Chipperfield. Read more

London-based Studio Furthermore's Moon Rock collection is made from aluminium but designed to look like it is formed from materials mined in outer space. Read more

News: architects Frank Gehry and Foster + Partners have today presented designs for a neighbourhood of 1300 homes, for the third phase in the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station in south London. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Suzanne Lee of BioCouture explains how she makes clothes that are "grown using bacteria" in this movie filmed at the Wearable Futures conference in London in December. (more...) View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with industrial designer Benjamin Hubert (pictured above), design brand Moroso and The Royal College of Art, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with UNStudio, Lee Broom, Theis + Khan and more… (more…) View the full article

Sex-toy designers Polly Rodriguez and Alexandra Fine have launched a campaign to raise awareness about the bias selection process of adverts, which "plagues" female-focused sexual wellness companies. Read more

Guests at this hotel near the Spanish city of Alicante stay in prefabricated cabins, which are raised off the ground to reduce their impact on the rugged landscape and enable views over the adjacent valley (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Copenhagen-based textile designer Margrethe Odgaard plays with perception of colour and space in this line of satin-woven curtains for Danish brand Kvadrat. Read more

Japanese design studio Nendo has partnered with eyewear brand Megane-Ichiba to redesign one of its classic pairs of glasses, adding reverse C-shaped hinges. (more…) View the full article