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Airbus patents removable aeroplane cabins for faster boarding
Plane manufacturer Airbus has continued its run of unusual patent filings, proposing a detachable passenger cabin designed to speed up embarkation. More
Plane manufacturer Airbus has continued its run of unusual patent filings, proposing a detachable passenger cabin designed to speed up embarkation. More
A house clad in pieces of flint, designed for one of the world's richest families, has been named the best new house in the UK by the Royal Institute of British Architects. More
The RCA is set to expand with another new campus near its existing buildings in Battersea, after the UK government pledged to contribute funding for the project in its autumn spending statement. More
Danish firm Bystrup has been selected to design a new pedestrian and cycle bridge across the River Thames in west London – the same day another crossing was unveiled for the other side of the city. More
Rem Koolhaas' firm OMA is to build its first major public building in the UK after winning an international competition to design The Factory in Manchester. More
Self-driving cars could disrupt the airline and hotel industries within 20 years as people sleep in their vehicles on the road, according to a senior strategist at Audi. More
London studio reForm Architects has revealed plans for an opening bridge that would allow both pedestrians and cyclists to travel across the River Thames between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe (+ movie). More
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has unveiled designs for his first New York project: a high-end residential building in the Chelsea neighbourhood (+ slideshow). More
Danish metalware brand Georg Jensen has shaken off its "dusty" reputation and now has high-profile designers queuing up to collaborate on products, according to creative director and CEO David Chu (+ slideshow). More
Architects and designers including David Chipperfield, Richard Rogers, Jasper Morrison and Tom Dixon have joined a campaign against plans to move The Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design and cut 19 of its courses. More
After a spate of luxury developments with private suspended swimming pools, developer Guildhouse has announced plans for a Croydon skyscraper with a glass-bottomed pool on the 14th floor that would be open for everyone. More
Business news: "bemused" by Black Friday retail frenzies, UK furniture brand Vitsœ is closing its stores on 27 November to protest against the culture of discounting products. More
Governments should stop thinking about refugee camps as temporary places, says Kilian Kleinschmidt, one of the world's leading authorities on humanitarian aid (+ interview). More
New York architect Steven Holl has finally received the go-ahead to build a pair of skyscrapers in Copenhagen harbour, linked by a pedestrian and cycle bridge 65 metres above the water's surface. More
Transport for London has released renderings and a video showing the trains originally designed by Barber and Osgerby for the city's east-west rail link Crossrail (+ movie). More
This week on Dezeen: plans to construct the world's tallest building in Iraq were unveiled this week (pictured), while Daniel Libeskind called architecture "a field of repression". More
A London borough came under fire earlier this month for rejecting plans to transform a car park into 800 creative studios, but architect Carl Turner says his alternative proposal will offer a resource for the entire local community, not just artists. More
New York-based architecture firm REX has been chosen to design a performing arts centre at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, replacing Frank Gehry's previous stacked-box design. More
Images of British architect David Chipperfield's first residential tower in Manhattan have been released to entice buyers into purchasing luxury units starting at $2 million (£1.3 million). More
A portable circuit-board printer that could dramatically reduce prototyping and production time for designers has been awarded the 2015 international James Dyson Award. More