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Canadian studio MU Architecture has completed a white-painted holiday home in rural Quebec that is composed of two stacked volumes that cling to the steep terrain (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A square wall with a bell in one corner fronts this chapel for a spiritual retreat in Virginia by Dynerman Architects, concealing the building's true gabled form behind (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Shelving crafted from Douglas fir curves around the interior of skincare brand Aesop's first Düsseldorf store, which Snøhetta designed to feel like an amphitheatre (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A sustainable building material made from agricultural byproducts and mushroom mycelium has been nominated for the Design Museum's 2015 Design of the Year award. (more…)

MVRDV has released visuals of KoolKiel, a mixed-use complex in Kiel, Germany, which will have its final form determined in consultation with the community. Read more

UK office Invisible Studio has built a workshop for itself near Bath using reclaimed materials and timber from the surrounding woodland (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The first driverless electric bus has been revealed by Volvo and will undergo testing before being put into operation on Singapore's public transport system. Read more

A tapered column of cast concrete supports the underside of a dark oak staircase inside one of the residences that occupies this converted London garage by Patalab Architecture (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Mail issue 197 includes our latest coverage of Milan 2014, Herzog & de Meuron's design for a hospital in Denmark and controversial plans for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, as well as the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 197 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Polish design studio Noma has developed a mask that makes the wearer's face undetectable to facial recognition algorithms used in public surveillance cameras. Read more

There's more to Ibiza than clubber-oriented resorts – the Spanish island also hosts a growing number of agroturismo hotels in old farmhouses. Here are five that combine a farm-to-fork ethos with contemporary design. Read more

Fairytale story Alice in Wonderland becomes the backdrop for a dystopian world filled with fantastical structures in this competition-winning project by writer Kevin Wang and artist Nicholas O'Leary. (more...) View the full article

London Design Festival 2013: sound machines that transform and distort visitors' voices feature in this interactive installation by Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki (+ slideshow + movie). (more...) View the full article

African architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has been selected to design this year's Serpentine Pavilion, which is set to feature a roof that mimics a tree canopy and a central waterfall. Read more View the full article

Danish boatbuilder Laust Nørgaard has completed a floating home for his family in Copenhagen harbour (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The arches of the Great Hall inside Washington DC's National Building Museum currently host 60 models of conceptual and completed buildings, for BIG's first ever exhibition in North America (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Brooklyn studio Light and Air Architecture has overhauled a local home using a new structural stairwell to link together the whole interior below a skylight. Read more View the full article

News: Facebook has announced that Frank Gehry will design a new office in New York for its engineering team. (more...) View the full article

In our second story today about Ron Arad, the London designer's Tom Vac chair has been reinterpreted by more than 20 design studios into forms including swings, speakers and a representation of an udder. (more...) View the full article

New York developer Macro Sea has turned a warehouse at Brooklyn's Navy Yard into a workspace for tech entrepreneurs, using the building's "cathedral-like" steel trusswork to inform new elements (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This house for a retired couple in the Norwegian city of Grimstad features a brick base supporting a wedge-shaped timber roof that incorporates a balcony overlooking the nearby fjords (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Brett Mahon, Joonas Parviainen, Saagar Tulshan, Shreyansh Sett have built a multi-level pavilion where people can gather and relax in Rijeka, Croatia. Read more

A pointed arch punctures the red concrete facade of this Portuguese visitor attraction designed by Lisbon architect Gonçalo Byrne to present the history of a fourteenth century battle between Portuguese and Castilian forces (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: researchers in America have developed a friction-based miniature generator that could enable mobile devices to be charged by typing or stroking the screen. (more...) View the full article

French director Marie Larrivé and German animator Lucas Malbrun depict the journey of a young man and his psychologist in the video for French band Gable's Tropicool. (more…) View the full article