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Japanese architect Makiko Tsukada has completed a house in Yokohama with a cave-like interior that opens out to one of two rooftop lawns (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: Swanke Hayden Connell Architects – the firm behind the Fifth Avenue Trump Tower and the Statue of Liberty restoration – has filed for bankruptcy, claiming that it is owed $2 million dollars by a Russian client. (more…) View the full article

Today Dezeen Jobs launches a careers guide profiling people with inspiring jobs in architecture, interiors and design. First we interview Ray Winkler, design director at entertainment architecture studio Stufish, which creates stages for musicians like the Rolling Stones and U2. Read more

News: toy brand Lego has revealed the design by Danish studio BIG for a visitor centre based on its famous plastic bricks. (more...) View the full article

News: Google has unveiled a new prototype of its modular smartphone with swappable components, which project leader Gadi Amit says will allow users to "be the designer of their own phone" (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Using a custom-designed structure suited to extreme conditions, Italian studio LEAPfactory has constructed a new building for a ski and snowboard school beside the highest mountain in the Alps (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Beijing studio MAD has completed an opera house in the Chinese city of Harbin, featuring an undulating form that wraps two concert halls and a huge public plaza (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Product news: here's a slideshow of new furniture and pendant lamps that New Zealand furniture company Resident will present in Milan next month. (more...) View the full article

Mica-Bar by 3andwich Design occupies a concrete volume poking out over a river running through the village of Wangjiatuan in China. Read more

News: Dutch firm OMA has seen off competition from Danish studio BIG to land the high-profile commission to renovate Miami Beach Convention Center, home to the annual Art Basel/Miami and Design Miami trade fairs. (more...) View the full article

Photographer Marc Goodwin has captured the architecture offices of eight firms based in Panama's capital city for his latest studio photography set. Read more

French architect Jacques Garcia's third project for the NoMad hotel chain, located in the newly opened Park MGM in Las Vegas, aims to transport the elegance of a European home to the flamboyant Strip. Read more

Fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has developed a knitted cardigan with integrated stretch sensors that measures the movement of elderly wearers (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has incorporated induction-charging stations into products from its latest collection, which will allow users to wirelessly charge their smartphones. (more…) View the full article

French designer Ora ïto has revealed his tram designs for the Mediterranean city of Nice, which will be charged through the ground rather than via overhead cables (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

News: the Egyptian government has revealed plans to construct a 200-metre-high skyscraper modelled on the country's most famous architectural structures. (more…) View the full article

Stockholm 2015: a trio of designers created this armchair for Swedish furniture brand Blå Station that can be wheeled around on small castors. (more…) View the full article

Sou Fujimoto Architects has stopped using interns in its Tokyo office, amid an ongoing row about unpaid internships in architecture studios. Read more

We've teamed up with Tate Modern to curate a new Pinterest board dedicated to stunning photography of architectural details in celebration of the London gallery's new extension by Herzog & de Meuron. We'll be adding more beautiful images over the next couple of weeks, so make sure you're following the board for updates. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | Find out more about Herzog & de Meuron's Switch House extension View the full article

Milan 2015: architect David Adjaye is launching an Art Deco-influenced seating range for Moroso at the Salone del Mobile furniture fair, which opens today. (more…) View the full article

This extension to a Victorian house in London features a decorative wooden ceiling, exposed brickwork and a dining space that opens out to a garden filled with bushy plants (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Milan 2015: Japanese studio Nendo has partnered with Italian designer Luca Nichetto to create a domed paper light for Foscarini. (more…) View the full article

News: James Dyson, designer of the Dyson vacuum cleaner, has attacked the UK government's plans to force overseas students to return home after completing their studies, describing the idea as "short-sighted". (more…) View the full article

Seattle firm Signal Architecture + Research has completed a small education and events centre, clad in painted metal and wood, within the "rugged and fragile landscape" of a protected area in northern Oregon. Read more