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Behind the clean white facade of this building in Shiga, Japan, is a cafe filled with wooden furniture and plants, and an apartment where clothing rails and shelves take the place of walls (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A bandage pack containing a bone marrow donor registry kit has won a White Pencil at the D&AD Awards (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

Lisbon architect Nuno Simões of DNSJ.arq has completed a series of staircases and walkways to allow visitors to enter a historic cave near Évora, Portugal. (more...) View the full article

The design of the £5 billion development set to transform the northern docks of Liverpool, England, has been revised in response to concerns from the UNESCO conservation committee. Read more View the full article

Milan 2015: we're heading to Milan to report on the city's annual festival of design exhibitions, installations and parties next week. Keep up with Dezeen's coverage of Milan 2015 on our new Pinterest board, which we'll be updating daily. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See our Milan 2015 coverage View the full article

Golden-hued volumes and a huge rotunda-like frame help arrange the layout of this office in Moscow, Russia, designed by Alexander Volkov Architects. Read more

The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes a colourful Mexican residence inspired by architect Luis Barragán and MINI's special-edition car designed to celebrate the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › View the full article

This concrete tower of interconnecting red staircases was designed by Thai firm Supermachine Studio for an elevated game of hide and seek (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This image was created for Dezeen by London-based illustrator James Burgess to celebrate our 250,000th follower on Twitter. If you don't already, follow us here for all the latest headlines, projects and reader comments from Dezeen. View the full article

Wavy panels of anodised aluminium conceal ventilation channels within the facade of this university science facility in Bristol, England, by British architecture firm Sheppard Robson (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win a copy of a new book about contemporary graphic design. (more...) View the full article

Hopkins House was designed by Michael and Patty Hopkins as their own home. We take a look at the lightweight steel and glass house as part of our series on high-tech architecture. Read more View the full article

The House of Wisdom, a library and cultural centre designed by Foster + Partners for Sharjah, will feature a cantilevered roof and a book-printing machine. Read more

News: an exhibition of the Design Museum's permanent collection has opened at the museum in London. (more...) View the full article

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

Music: Berlin-based studio A Nice Idea Every Day explores the relationship between boss and employee via various social media outlets in this new music video. (more…) View the full article

Ivy Studio has used moulding, brass lights and herringbone floors to make this dry cleaning shop in Montreal evocative of a European residence. Read more

This stark concrete house in Spain by Alcolea+Tárrago Arquitectos features richly stained timber shutters that fold back to reveal large glass doors (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dutch collective Envisions will present its latest material research for wood brand Finsa during this year’s Milan design week, in an exhibition that combines process pieces with final collections. Read more View the full article

Milan 2016: this eyewear collection by Crafting Plastics was created from test samples of new biodegradable plastics (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Bloomsbury to give readers a chance to win a guide to 21st century lighting design by Dezeen contributor Alyn Griffiths. (more...) View the full article

The best architecture and design roles available on Dezeen Jobs this week include vacancies at Danish textile brand Kvadrat and London-based architecture studio ACME. Read more

Polo Architects and Going East have paired cobbled stone walls with neutral interiors to camouflage this cluster of guest villas against Cape Verde's rocky terrain. Read more

Jagged shelving units and scored surfaces were designed to evoke the look of food crates and packaging at this London butcher and delicatessen by local office Fraher Architects (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

IKEA and Hay have released a set of images that show the full range of furniture and homeware products from their collaboration. Read more View the full article