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Those, like Patrik Schumacher, who say that architectural education isn't fit for purpose are ignoring the many educators and students addressing very real issues, says Sean Griffiths in defence of the current system. Read more

Artists, designers and illustrators have responded to the latest terror attacks in Brussels by posting drawings on Instagram and Twitter under tags including #JeSuisBruxelles, #JeSuisBelge and #PrayforBrussels. (more…) View the full article

This pine-clad cabin by Reiulf Ramstad Architects has two glazed gables that frame views of the Norwegian landscape and a V-shaped plan that follows the slope of the mountainous terrain (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our latest captioned video shows drone racing footage of an abandoned coal factory in southwest France, which was captured by Benoit Finck. Read more

Hot pink and orange paintwork accentuate niches in the wooden facade of this school designed by French office Dominique Coulon & Associés for the Parisian suburb of Colombes (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

New York firm Buro Koray Duman has revealed plans for a major overhaul of the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, which will see the studio and home of American-Japanese sculptor Isamu Noguchi opened up to the public for the first time. Read more

Movie: in the second interview from our exclusive series, AIA 2015 Gold Medallist architect Moshe Safdie explains how he used Lego to design the groundbreaking Habitat 67 housing development. (more…) View the full article

A geometric arrangement of CNC-cut plywood panels defines a lounge space in one corner of this live/work apartment in Warsaw by Polish designers Maciej Kurkowski and Maciej Sutuła (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Kennerly Architecture & Planning has completed a San Francisco residential building with a number of distinctive features, including a perforated metal gate, white plastic cladding and lush landscaping (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

As city property prices continue to skyrocket, the trend for micro apartments is growing. We've rounded up eight examples – from a 13-square-metre crashpad in Poland, to a Parisian flat with a home cinema – to show how to make the most of a tiny space (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

ODA has revealed visuals of Post, an adaptive reuse scheme that will revive Rotterdam's former post office, and include the construction of a 150-metre-high tower. Read more

News: the California department of motor vehicles has introduced new road safety rules, requiring all vehicles on its roads to have a steering wheel and brake pedal – including Google's fleet of driverless cars. (more...) View the full article

Australian studio Mihaly Slocombe has returned to a Melbourne home it completed almost a decade ago to add a timber nursery annex patterned with circular cutouts (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: Elizabeth Chu Richter has become the 2015 president of the American Institute of Architects following a ceremony in Washington DC. (more…) View the full article

Russian artist Nikolay Polissky has transformed a dilapidated building in the village of Zvizzhi into a pavilion covered in pieces of timber, which he described as "a sculpture you can walk through" (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Milan 2014: illustrator Stephan Cheetham and interior designer Jessica Pinotti of All The Fruits have created a range of colourful, pre-glued wallpaper that doesn't need to be matched or aligned to cover walls (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: architect Frank Gehry has submitted new plans for a hotel and apartment complex to be located across the road from his Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. (more...) View the full article

A decommissioned black cab and curb-side art gallery are among the mini parks designed by the London-based architects and designers as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture. Read more

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in the second part of our video interview with Ammar Mirjan, the architect explains how he is using drones attached to cable dispensers to quickly build lightweight architectural structures. (more…) View the full article

A doorway is the only opening in the faceted concrete facade of this family residence in Tokyo by architecture studio MDS. (more...) View the full article

External staircases connect the three stories of this cast-concrete house overlooking a lake in Norway by architect Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

An expansive terrace provides a meditation space at this weekend residence and spiritual retreat in the Utah desert, which US firm Imbue Design completed using stone-filled gabions for some of the external walls (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architecture studio Paper House Project has added a double-height atrium surrounded by gridded windows to an apartment in a converted warehouse in east London (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

To see 2014 out with a bang, we've pulled together our most read stories of the year – including a silk leaf that could create oxygen in space, furniture for space-poor hipsters and a house with a swimming pool instead of a roof. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: activities taking place at designjunction's new Kings Cross location will include an open-air design party, film screenings and interactive workshops. (more…) View the full article