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British artist Alex Chinneck has unveiled an installation that sees an old Milanese building ripped open by giant zips. Read more

Red bricks and corrugated metal form this dormitory at a school in an Andean village, which was designed and built by Berlin architecture students and German architect Ralf Pasel. Read more

The Al Wakrah Stadium, designed by Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, has an openable roof and a seating-bowl cooling system to allow football to be played all-year round. Read more

Nike has redesigned the women's floor of its flagship shop in London, introducing plus-size and para-sport mannequins for its sportswear displays. Read more

US firms SHoP Architects and Ken Smith Workshop have turned a sliver of land along the East River into an ecological park featuring gardens, a faceted metal screen and a rocky beach that serves as habitat for mussels. Read more

Footwear brand Birkenstock has worked with design studio Vinson & Co to create a showroom inside a grandiose Paris apartment, where shoes are displayed in living-room-style spaces. Read more

Designers from the Interaction Research Studio at Goldsmiths, University of London, have produced a series of simple wildlife habitats that incorporate hidden cameras for capturing images of the animal visitors. Read more

The American Institute of Architects has released a five-point action plan for climate change after announcing it a "critical issue" for the architecture profession. Read more

Original brickwork, mahogany panelling and a new guest casita are featured in this 1950s Texas dwelling that has been meticulously renovated by local studio Clayton & Little. Read more

Software engineer and US presidential candidate Akiva Leffert has designed a set of IKEA-themed tarot cards that tell your future using assembly manual illustrations. Read more View the full article

The covers of subway ventilation ducts have been used as walls, railings and storage closets in this renovated Montreal apartment designed by Canadian architect Jean-Maxime Labrecque. Read more View the full article

Jamie Fobert has received a CBE for services to architecture, Sadie Morgan has received an OBE for services to design advocacy, and Forensic Architecture's Eyal Weizman has been made a MBE in the New Year Honours list 2020. Read more View the full article

Cement, concrete and black steel merge to form the Brutalist-inspired interiors of this Sri Lankan restaurant in Soho, London, which Dan Preston Studio has dotted with tropical details. Read more View the full article

The "most radical" changes to civilisation come from the countryside rather than cities, according to architect Rem Koolhaas, who will explore the topic in a major exhibition opening at New York's Guggenheim Museum next week. Read more View the full article

Have your plans for exhibiting in Milan been affected by the postponement of Salone del Mobile to June? Promote your event in Dezeen Events Guide's special digital guide. Read more View the full article

Stanford University's Folding@home project allows users to donate unused computer power to run simulations of how the novel coronavirus is structured – and how ultimately, it could be treated. Read more View the full article

KOY is introducing The Sculptural Forms Of Terracotta, a collection of biomorphic furniture, at VDF x Ventura Projects. Read more View the full article

Research organisation Mercari R4D and students from the University of Tokyo have jointly developed an inflatable electric-scooter that riders can stash away inside their backpack. Read more View the full article

Readers are debating Kate Wagner's coining of the term "coronagrifting" to describe outlandish coronavirus-related proposals and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. Read more View the full article

New York office Butler Rogers Baskett Architects have been awarded an AIA New York 2010 Design Award for their renovation of a chapel at a New York school. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

VDF products fair: prowling leopards and lush foliage feature in Italian brand Fornasetti's latest range of furniture, called Leopardo. Read more View the full article

Architects Guillermo Hevia García, José Tomás Rodríguez and Nicolás Urzúa have won a competition to reuse a former prison in Talca, Chile, as a public space and arena. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

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This kettle by ECAL graduate Estelle Sauvage uses a light bulb to heat water for a cup of tea. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Tokyo 2010: Japanese designer NOSIGNER presented magnetic jewellery made of pearls at DesignTide Tokyo 2010 this week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article