Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster chosen to design Chinese hotels
News: Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster have been selected to design high-rise hotels in China for Jumeirah Group. More
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Daan Roosegaarde's pilot Smart Highway is a Dutch road illuminated with solar power
News: the first glow-in-the-dark road of Daan Roosegaarde's Smart Highway project has opened in Oss, the Netherlands (+ movie). More
"I personally quite like Rem's Pants... as for the giant penis, why not?"
Comments update: architecture dominated the discussions on Dezeen this week, spurred on in part by the president of China who declared that he wanted "no more weird architecture" in his country. More
Martijn van Strien launches experimental fashion label with laser-cut garments
Dutch Design Week 2014: Rotterdam designer Martijn van Strien has launched his own fashion brand with a collection of unisex garments that are laser cut into shapes based on architectural structures. More
Criss-crossing bricks give a perforated facade to mountainside building by Li Xiaodong
Chinese architect Li Xiaodong, the recipient of the inaugural Moriyama Prize, completed this building with an elaborate brickwork facade to create offices and dormitories at a building site in Zhejiang Province (+ slideshow). More
Blakeley furniture by Studio Roderick Vos is built from architectural joists
Dutch Design Week 2014: Dutch designer Roderick Vos has created a collection of tables and benches using structural supports with H-shaped profiles, more commonly found in architecture (+ slideshow). More
Visitors to Henning Larsen's Moesgaard Museum can walk over its grassy sloping roof
Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects designed this wedge-shaped museum near Aarhus with a planted roof that rises from the sloping landscape to create a site for picnics in summer and sledging in winter (+ slideshow). More
Dift utilises doomed Belgian school to create Eyes/Nights Only hotel
Interieur 2014: Belgian creative agency Dift has enlisted furniture brands including Artifort and IKEA to turn the rooms of a school set for demolition into temporary hotel suites during Biennale Interieur 2014 (+ slideshow). More
Advances in digital technology could make "time travel possible"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: advanced 3D mapping of our built environment could one day allow us to "stop and rewind time," claims London designer Keiichi Matsuda (+ movie). More
Dyson's first humidifier uses ultraviolet light to kill bacteria
Dyson has launched its first humidifier, which uses ultraviolet light to kill waterborne bacteria before the air is dispersed. More
Piet Hein Eek's first eyewear range debuts at Dutch Design Week
Dutch Design Week 2014: Eindhoven designer Piet Hein Eek has created a line of spectacles and sunglasses with frames made from two strips of titanium for Amsterdam brand More Eyewear. More
"No more weird architecture" says Chinese president
News: Chinese president Xi Jinping has called for an end to the "weird architecture" that has come as a result of China's construction boom. More
Will.i.am launches Puls smart "cuff" with special editions by Zaha Hadid
News: the Puls smartwatch by music producer Will.i.am is due to go on sale in the USA and UK later this year, featuring special edition designs created by architect Zaha Hadid. More
Reiach and Hall adds walled gardens to Maggie's Centre Lanarkshire
A perforated brick wall encloses a series of internal courtyards and gardens at the latest Maggie's Centre for cancer care, designed by Edinburgh office Reiach and Hall Architects (+ slideshow). More
Nendo's modular office tables create "casual spaces for standing conversation"
Japanese design studio Nendo has created a series of modular desk units for office furniture and supplies brand Kokuyo to complement its existing Brackets sofa (+ slideshow). More
London's Design Museum to offer free entry from 2016
News: London's Design Museum has announced it will offer visitors free entry to its permanent collection from 2016 under a new UK VAT refund scheme, set up to encourage museums and galleries to scrap entrance charges. More
Lemz wins Dutch Design Award 2014 with avatar for fighting child sex tourism online
News: Amsterdam agency Lemz has taken away the top honour at this year's Dutch Design Awards for Sweetie: a virtual 10-year-old girl created to catch perpetrators of webcam child sex tourism (+ movie). More
Google animates St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate Christopher Wren's birthday
News: today's Google Doodle celebrates what would have been the 382nd birthday of British architect Christopher Wren with an animation showing the rise of St Paul's Cathedral. More
Assorted windows and diagonal cladding feature on renovated home by NU Architectuuratelier
A mixture of simple windows and double-height glazing bring light and views into the back of this Belgian house, which NU Architectuuratelier has converted from flats into a family home (+ slideshow). More
Drawers slide along the surface of Marco Guazzini's Flamingo desk
Italian designer Marco Guazzini has created a console with drawers that slide along its length to create different configurations (+ slideshow). More