This week on Dezeen
Both wearable technology and 3D printing have been hitting the headlines this week. Our Dezeen Music Project track of the week, plus more architecture and design news from the past seven days follows. More
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World’s first 3D-printed metal gun successfully fired
News: an American company has built and successfully fired the world's first metal 3D-printed gun. More
Rem "Kill the skyscraper" Koolhaas wins tall building award
News: ten years after declaring he wanted to "kill the skyscraper", architect Rem Koolhaas has accepted an award for the best tall building of the year and joked: "my campaign was completely unsuccessful". More
Kutaisi International Airport by UNStudio
One corner of this airport terminal in Kutaisi, Georgia, by Dutch firm UNStudio is coloured bright red to aid orientation (+ slideshow). More
Job of the week: architects at Adjaye Associates
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a call for architects at David Adjaye's firm in Shanghai, China. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Strap-on robotic Titan Arm wins £30,000 Dyson award
News: a strap-on robotic arm that allows humans to lift heavy weights has won this year's James Dyson Award for the most innovative student design product. More
3D-printed noses for accident victims "within a year"
News: 3D-printed nose and ear replacements for accident victims and people with facial disfigurements could be just a year away, according to a design firm working on a new generation of prosthetics (+ interview). More
MO House in the woods by FRPO
The rooms of this wooden house in a forest near Madrid by local architects FRPO branch off in different directions to slot into gaps between the trees (+ slideshow). More
House in Tsurumaki with a hexagonal living room by Case-Real
This house in Tokyo by Japanese studio Case-Real is rectangular at the front and hexagonal at the back (+ slideshow). More
Arts Council England offices with hinged tables by Moxon Architects
The tables at these offices for Arts Council England by Moxon Architects can be hoisted out of the way to lie flat against the walls when not in use (+ slideshow). More