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News: British architect David Chipperfield has been named as the architecture laureate for the 2013 Praemium Imperiale arts prize, awarded annually by the Japan Art Association. (more...) View the full article

Dutch Design Week 2013: a Dutch fashion textile brand that has a huge following in Africa but which is virtually unknown in Europe has announced a series of collaborations with contemporary designers (+ interview + slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Martha Schwartz Partners, the University of Melbourne and UNStudio, which unveiled designs for a 60-metre tower in Munich last week (pictured). Plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Heatherwick Studio, Studio Fuksas, OMA and more... (more...) View the full article

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Matthias Borowski has created a range of furniture that resembles oversized confectionary (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Japanese architects Sides Core have left the grey wool insulating material exposed on the ceiling of this hair salon, wrapping light fixtures like vines along pipes and suspending light bulbs at different levels (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This house near Madrid was designed by local firm Bojaus Arquitectura as a simple white cuboid punctuated by openings that create windows, porches and patios (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

New York architect Louise Braverman has completed an arts centre in the Portuguese town of Botica dedicated to the work of abstract artist Nadir Afonso, who grew up nearby (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has designed a 20-sided wireless speaker that can rest on any of its triangular faces. (more...) View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: Chile's Silver Lion-winning pavilion at the biennale centres around a prefabricated concrete wall that is closely tied to both the country's political history and its 20th century housing stock (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Japanese studio Nendo has designed a collection of white metal furniture with folded, bent and curved details for Italian brand Desalto (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: Apple is "bloody ruthless" and a "monster" according to legendary industrial designer Kenneth Grange, adding that the tech giant uses design to ensure its commercial intentions are "dressed up nicely". (more...) View the full article

News: British studio OS31 has won a competition to design a pop-up restaurant on the surface of a frozen river in Winnipeg, Canada. (more...) View the full article

Following a string of popular projects from Finland, including a forest house with a bean-shaped roof, we've collected together the best architectural projects from the Nordic country and added them to a new Pinterest board. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more architecture and design in Finland View the full article

British architect David Chipperfield has been selected to design a new wing for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. (more…)

Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a studio director at Oppenheim Architecture + Design in Miami, who teamed up with Huesler Architekten to create offices in an 18th century building in northern Switzerland (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

The BBC has apologised to Zaha Hadid after the architect cut short a live radio interview over poorly researched questions. (more…) View the full article

Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has unveiled an autonomous vehicle concept that allows drivers to relinquish the controls when their journey gets boring (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

A change to building regulation codes in Australia means that architects will be allowed to build timber-framed structures up to eight storeys in height for the first time. (more…) View the full article

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with BIG, SOM and Danish designer Cecilie Manz, whose projects include a collection of angular aluminium lampshades (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Grimshaw, Foster + Partners, NBBJ and more... (more…) View the full article

Ikea has launched its new indoor gardening product into stores, bringing home hydroponics to a larger market (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A pair of box-like units contain the bedroom and bathroom in this apartment just outside of Tokyo, which was renovated by architects Tomoko Sasaki and Kei Sato to create an open space for their own family (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Paris firm Belus & Hénocq Architectes has added a timber-clad educational centre and student dormitory to a boarding school, which sits in a landscaped park in the Saint-Denis area of Paris (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This proposal for a concrete chapel by Joaquim Portela Arquitetos is designed to reach up towards the sky from its site in the Swiss Alps (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Swiss architect Rafael Schmid has overhauled his 1920s home in Zurich, pairing the property's original herringbone parquet flooring with more contemporary chipboard and mineral-based surfaces (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: interior design company Nobody & Co has launched a series of playful products, including chairs with missing parts and a modular table that can be rearranged. (more…) View the full article