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The reflective stainless steel skin of the new Len Lye Museum in New Plymouth, New Zealand pays tribute to the work of the experimental artist known for his kinetic and multimedia pieces (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This museum by architects Sergei Tchoban and Agniya Sterligova contains a single room inside a silo-like structure in a Russian potato field (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Hood-like roofs funnel natural light into these brick terraced houses in London by Bell Phillips Architects, which provide cost-effective homes for elderly and disabled residents (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This movie by film studio Carniolus shows how the Slovenian army used a helicopter to airlift the various components of an Alpine cabin to its mountainside location. (more…) View the full article

French architect Odile Decq has completed a five-year renovation project to restore and revive the Maison Bernard, a "bubble house" in the South of France designed by Hungarian architect Antti Lovag (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Pavilions that host exhibitions for the Venice Biennale are boarded up for six months every year, and Dutch studio RAAAF thinks a better solution would be to cover each one with a veil of fabric. (more…) View the full article

Stella McCartney-designed kits for the British Olympic team (pictured), Zaha Hadid's "oyster-like" ferry terminal in Italy and Dyson's new hairdryer that is inaudible to human ears features in this week's edition of Dezeen Mail. Read Dezeen Mail issue 303 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

This Montreal residential building by local studio Naturehumaine features a simple brick facade punctuated with square windows and a rear parking area topped by a steel canopy. (more…) View the full article

Architecture studio OMA has completed its extension to the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, which features a stack of stepped galleries and a protruding, angular staircase. (more…) View the full article

The team behind London's controversial Garden Bridge have released a short film that allows viewers to experience the project in virtual reality (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Restaurant chain TGI Fridays has ditched its dark wood and red-striped interiors in favour of a muted Scandinavian-style aesthetic at a branch in Corpus Christi, Texas, following similar revamps by McDonalds and Burger King (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: an Issey Miyake fabric-pleating demonstration, a talk at Muji's flagship store and an installation made of recycled materials will take place during the inaugural New York Textile Month (+ slideshow) (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the Crea collection by Spanish lighting brand Vibia is made up of pendant, ceiling and wall lights that can be customised by designers to suit different spaces. Read more View the full article

Oki Sato of Japanese studio Nendo has seen off competition from Thomas Heatherwick to claim a higher spot than any other designer on the first-ever Dezeen Hot List. Read more View the full article

This installation by German designer Werner Aisslinger predicts a whimsical, sustainability-focused future that combines domestic life with farming and robotics. Read more View the full article

Colourful walls and irregularly placed windows with vibrant yellow frames add individuality to this prefabricated house in Stockholm, which was designed by Swedish studio HelgessonGonzaga Arkitekter. Read more View the full article

Spanish architecture studio Pauzarq uncovered the original concrete girders of this apartment in Bilbao to map its new broken-plan layout. Read more View the full article

With a new exhibition on at the V&A spotlighting plywood, we've updated an existing Pinterest board to show the how adaptable the material is, with projects including IKEA hacks, curvy roofs and stitched wooden furniture. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › View the full article

Snøhetta has created a collection of hinged wooden lamps, which were originally designed for a treetop cabin at the Treehotel in Sweden. Read more View the full article

Lausanne-based design studio Panter & Tourron have explored the link between ancient religious symbols and cutting-edge technology to create five spiritual objects. Read more View the full article

Kanye West and Kid Cudi have unveiled album artwork designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for their upcoming collaboration Kids See Ghosts. Read more View the full article

Architectural elements based on wine bottles and barrels create a contemporary vaulted ceiling in this wine shop in Valladolid, northwest Spain by Zooco Estudio. Read more View the full article

American firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has completed a house in Miami Beach, with a flat roof, glass walls and pilotis, all evocative of the region's modernist architecture. Read more

Frida Escobedo, Michel Rojkind and Tatiana Bilbao are among the Mexico City-based architects who have opened their studios to photographer Marc Goodwin for his latest set of images. Read more

Tokyo 2020 has unveiled a set of 50 retro-style sport pictograms that pay homage to the icons introduced at the first Tokyo Olympics in 1964. Read more