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News: Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named in the Hospital Club 100 list of the most influential people in the media and creative industries. (more...) View the full article

A portable router designed to bring constant internet connectivity to tough locations in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond was presented at the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town this week. (more...) View the full article

News: NASA's Space Mission Analysis Branch has unveiled a research project to send astronauts to Venus, envisioning "lighter-than-air" pods that could hover above the clouds to house explorers. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: flooring design brand Forbo has created a range of carpet tiles that can be used to develop a more casual aesthetic in all different zones within an open-plan office. Read more

Openable concrete panels and sun-shading blinds add dynamism to the otherwise austere facades of the Elcano housing block by Madrid-based practice FRPO. Read more

Stockholm 2014: design and architecture studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has extended its range of W131 lighting for Swedish brand Wästberg to include table and floor lamps. (more...) View the full article

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has created an installation in Paris' Jardins des Tuileries composed of suspended metal cubes and plants, for the FIAC art fair. (more...) View the full article

The residents of Thessaloniki, Greece, can now recycle their plastic waste into 3D printed furniture for the city, using a new laboratory set up by Rotterdam studio The New Raw. Read more

Here's a look at the 10 tallest skyscrapers expected to complete around the globe this year, including China's new tallest building, Rafael Viñoly's super-skinny New York tower block and a pair of Russian high rises. (more…) View the full article

News: SO-IL and FREAKS freearchitects have together won a competition to redesign a glass museum, workshop and gallery on the site of an 18th-century glass factory in north-east France. (more…) View the full article

Guide: As Design Miami – the final major design event of 2014 – prepares to open tomorrow, we're launching a new, easy-to-use version of our international architecture and design event listings for 2015. Go to Dezeen Guide 2015 » View the full article

Ribbons of red aluminium create a woven texture across the facade of this office block completed by Japanese studio Aisaka Architects in Tokyo (+ 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

London company Primo Toys has designed a "hands on" wooden play set that aims to teach three-year-old children the principles of coding without the use of screens (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week’s job of the week is a position at The Royal College of Art in London for a part-time tutor in vehicle design. See Dezeen Jobs for more roles in architecture and design. View the full article

This bright red tower in Columbus, Ohio, is constructed from a shipping container turned vertically and serves as a booth for a parking attendant. 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

Construction workers in New York have staged a major demonstration on Park Avenue to protest the developer of the city's vast Hudson Yards, because the company intends to use nonunion labour for the project's next stage. Read more View the full article

Cologne 2015: Dutch designer Ineke Hans has incorporated slender drawers beneath the surface of this table to store items such as cutlery, letters or tablet devices (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The driver of an electric Tesla car has been killed in a road accident after its Autopilot mode failed to recognise an oncoming lorry. (more…) View the full article

Japanese studio Another Apartment has completed a house with an asymmetric roof on a narrow site in suburban Tokyo. (more...) View the full article

Italian studios ES-arch and Consalez Rossi Architetti Associati have added a timber guest house with an angular zinc roof to a villa in the Madesimo ski resort (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The Building Better Building Beautiful Commission has urged UK councils to reject "ugly" housing schemes and prioritise car-free developments in its latest report. Read more

Italian plastic brand Kartell has released its first accessories collection of translucent bags with shoes to match (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: a tower under construction in Miami by Porsche Design and Dezer Development is to feature car elevators, allowing some of the world's wealthiest people to park right next to their living rooms (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article