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Photo essay: French photographer Romain Veillon explored an abandoned town that is slowly being consumed by the Namib desert to create these images of once-opulent buildings filled with sand dunes. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen Mail issue 196 includes an architectural hoax, a rap about Zaha Hadid's sculptural hotel for Macau and a glimpse inside starchitects' homes, as well as the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 196 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

These conceptual three-legged structures have been developed by Najjar & Najjar Architects to allow Beirut's fishing community to reclaim sections of the coastline whilst generating electricity for local residents (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This clothes rack by German designer Meike Langer features a copper arc with a hinged timber frame, allowing it to slot into the corner of a room. (more...) View the full article

Following the popularity of a shell-shaped shelter completed in the small English seaside resort of Littlehampton, we've collected together examples of coastal architecture from the pages of Dezeen and pinned them to a new Pinterest board. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | Read our feature on Littlehampton's seaside architecture View the full article

This charred timber cabin by Chilean studio DRAA is raised over a hillside on stilts to afford better views of the nearby mountains (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

An entranceway lined with planks of red-brown wood punctures the concrete facade of this family home arranged around a courtyard in Brazil (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The stepped rooftops and industrial details of these Parisian council blocks by Colboc Franzen & Associés are designed to integrate the scheme with the neighbouring buildings (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: one of London's leading universities, already home to the Bartlett School of Architecture, is set to open a school of design at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. (more…) View the full article

A living room is contained within this glazed extension to a period property in Dublin, forming a transparent connection between the existing building and its garden. (more…)

Israeli artist Daniel Rozin has created an interactive "mirror" from faux-fur bunches that change colour to create moving silhouettes (+ movie). (more…) [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

This trio of mammoth timber funnels is designed to magnify the natural sounds of a forest in southern Estonia, and to double up as a space for ramblers to contemplate and rest. (more…) View the full article

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Richard Hutten Studio, Van Alen Institute and Alex Cochrane Architects in London, whose projects include the renovation of a royal Victorian boathouse in Berkshire (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Nova of California, Foster + Partners, Heatherwick Studio and more... (more…) View the full article

A pair of hollow red pyramids support the weight of these bridges that span the mouth of the river Elliðaár in the Icelandic capital (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Marking International Women's Day, design studio Muf has embarked on a project to transform a narrowboat into a touring cultural centre promoting contemporary female artists. (more…) View the full article

Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, this year's Pritzker Prize winner, is releasing a number of his residential designs as an open-source resource to help tackle the global affordable housing crisis. (more…) View the full article

See the latest from our new and improved recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Nike, Design, Bitches and Caruso St John Architects, the firm behind Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with RIBA, the V&A, British Airways and more... (more…) View the full article

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed a minimal coat rack for Offecct that combines metal, leather and concrete. (more…) View the full article

Towering bamboo poles encase this cylindrical wooden theatre in France, which opened in a fanfare last week, despite suffering vandalism just a few days before (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architect He Wei has transformed a traditional rammed-earth property in China into a youth hostel, featuring house-shaped polycarbonate rooms-on-wheels (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Chinese studio MAD has draped a "skin" of white asphalt shingles over the wooden structure of an old house in Japan's Aichi Prefecture to create a kindergarten with a curving roofline (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A huge ribcage-like structure cradles the angular corrugated steel and plastic body of this pavilion designed by Dutch architect Frank Havermans to host a series of summer events (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Martino Gamper has curated an exhibition of unattributed ceramic pieces that questions the importance of identity in the design industry. Read more View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a project editor at architecture and design book publisher Phaidon, whose catalogue includes a monograph on late British designer James Irvine. Read more stories about Phaidon or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Architecture firm Tham & Videgård has turned a former Stockholm design college into a members club that aims to make creative professionals feel "a little spoiled". Read more View the full article