"I hope the Smithsonian uses this whole debacle to rethink the Cooper Hewitt"
The upset caused by the resignation of Cooper Hewitt director Caroline Baumann is the least of the design museum's problems, says Aaron Betsky. More
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Dezeen Weekly features billowing latex trousers and a Japanese home with 16 floors
The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes a graduate fashion show featuring billowing latex trousers, news that the Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan has been postponed until June and a Japanese home with 16 floors. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
Grimshaw's Heathrow airport expansion in jeopardy as third runway ruled illegal
Plans to expand UK's Heathrow airport by architecture firm Grimshaw are in disarray as a court has deemed a third runway illegal due to climate change implications. More
Terracotta brick and stucco create rustic aesthetic in Mexican restaurant Loqui
Wick Architecture & Design chose materials "that could be found on a construction site" to decorate this Mexican restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles. More
Venice Architecture Biennale to go ahead despite coronavirus outbreak
The Venice Architecture Biennale will open to the public on 23 May despite Italy's coronavirus outbreak, organisers confirmed today as they unveiled details of the programme. More
Compact house in Vietnam contains planted courtyards
Raised courtyards filled with plants are cut into the facade of a house in Nam Dinh, Vietnam, designed by Landmak Architecture. More
Waterloo International Terminal was "made to fit the cleaning machine" says Nicholas Grimshaw
We continue our high-tech architecture series with this exclusive video interview in which British architect Nicholas Grimshaw describes the painstaking level of detail required of his landmark station project. More
Diego Faivre gives extension cables a Memphis makeover
Eindhoven graduate Diego Faivre has coated electrical plugs in brightly coloured, patterned clay, in a bid to inject some fun into these "boring and forgotten" objects. More
BIG designs pixel-like sofa based on its own architecture
Danish firm BIG looked to its own architecture when designing the modular Voxel sofa system for Common Seating, making seats out of gridded pixel-like blocks. More
Double-height extension brings light to Melbourne's Lantern House
Architecture practice Timmins + Whyte has added a double-height gabled extension to a 19th-century house in Melbourne, illuminating its formerly light-starved living spaces. More
Competition: win a pair of Royal sneakers from JAK Shoes
In our latest competition, we've teamed up with JAK Shoes to offer readers the chance to win a pair of Royal shoes.
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Facial-recognition masks let wearers unlock their phones
Artist Danielle Baskin has set up Resting Risk Face, a company that will print user's faces on masks so they can use facial recognition technology while wearing them. More
Four job openings for architectural assistants in London including positions at Hopkins Architects and Studio Seilern Architects
This week we've selected four opportunities on Dezeen Jobs for architectural assistants in London, including roles at British architecture firms Hopkins Architects and Studio Seilern Architects. More
Concrete home in Slovenia combines living spaces with a ceramics studio
Slovenian practice Arhitektura d.o.o has designed a low concrete house in the suburbs of Ljubljana around a central courtyard that connects a series of living spaces with the owner's ceramics studio. More