Design
Design
Melania Trump designs logo for her Be Best children's initiative
First Lady of the United States Melania Trump personally designed the "clean-lined" logo that fronts her Be Best initiative, according to news reports. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Amanda Levete and Junya Ishigami among shortlist for Eiffel Tower overhaul
Four teams including architects Amanda Levete, Carlo Ratti and Junya Ishigami are vying to improve facilities at the Eiffel Tower, in time for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. More
Architecture
Architecture
Bjarke Ingels joins WeWork as chief architect
Co-working company WeWork has announced Danish architect and BIG founder Bjarke Ingels will join the company in the role of chief architect. More
Architecture
Architecture
Facebook's service company to move into Jean Nouvel's Barcelona skyscraper
The company hired by Facebook to combat fake news has rented eight floors of office space inside the Jean Nouvel-designed Torre Glòries skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. More
Architecture
Architecture
Kanye West to launch architecture arm of Yeezy fashion label
Rapper Kanye West has revealed plans to extend his fashion label Yeezy with an architecture division "to make the world better". More
Architecture
Architecture
Adjaye and Toogood design affordable prefabricated houses for property startup
London developer Cube Haus has commissioned Adjaye Associates, Faye Toogood, Skene Catling de la Peña, and Carl Turner Architects to design affordable modular houses for awkward urban sites. More
Technology
Technology
Ford's Feel the View smart window lets blind passengers enjoy the landscape
Ford has developed a "new haptic visual language" that allows blind people to experience the view through a car window. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week, Foster + Partners' hyperloop and NASA's supersonic plane made the news
Transport dominated the headlines this week as Foster + Partners revealed plans for a freight-carrying hyperloop and NASA started building aircraft that will fly faster than the speed of sound. More
Architecture
Architecture
Community bid launched to buy Stirling Prize-winning Hastings Pier
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to purchase the Stirling Prize-winning pier on England's south coast, which was redesigned by architecture studio dRMM. More
Architecture
Architecture
Foster + Partners presents vision for hyperloop cargo network
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has released a video showing its vision for a high-speed freight-carrying hyperloop named DP World Cargospeed. More
Architecture
Architecture
Frank Gehry's plans for Berlin's tallest skyscraper put on hold
Plans for a 150-metre-tall skyscraper in Berlin designed by Frank Gehry have been put on hold due to safety issues with subway stations below the site. More
Technology
Technology
Graphene-reinforced concrete is "more than twice as strong" say scientists
UK scientists have found a way to incorporate wonder-material graphene into concrete, greatly increasing the material's strength and water resistance. More
Technology
Technology
MIT develops technology to digitally program water droplets
Researchers from MIT are developing a technology that transforms water droplets into programmable, interactive tools for entertainment and communication. More
Design
Design
NASA's "nearly silent" supersonic X-Plane goes into production
NASA has started production of a plane that will fly faster than the speed of sound, but will be almost inaudible from the ground below. More
Design
Design
D&AD Awards 2018 celebrate designs for gender diversity and environmental protection
The Fearless Girl statue that faces down Wall Street's Charging Bull and the environmentally minded Palau Pledge tourist visa are among the big winners from this year's D&AD Awards, which recognise the best in communication design. More
Architecture
Architecture
Jean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar nears completion
These new images by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan show the almost-complete National Museum of Qatar, designed by architect Jean Nouvel. More
Architecture
Architecture
Studio Ghibli reveals visualisations for new theme park in Japan
A new amusement park in Japan will bring to life the worlds of Studio Ghibli, the Oscar-winning animation house known for its films Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro. More
Architecture
Architecture
Rafael Viñoly plans angled residential towers for One River Point in Downtown Miami
Images of a mixed-use development for Miami by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly show a pair of perpendicular towers connected at the top by a wedge-shaped sky bridge. More
Design
Design
IKEA offers first look at furniture designed for millennials by Virgil Abloh
IKEA has revealed some of the products set to feature in its long-awaited furniture collection by fashion designer Virgil Abloh, including slogan-covered rugs and a cabinet for storing and displaying sneakers. More
Graphics
Graphics
Musician-inspired fonts website forced to close after going viral
SongwriterFonts, a website that offered free-to-use typefaces based on the handwriting of famous musicians, has been closed down following legal issues over intellectual-property rights. More