Architecture
Architecture
10 bizarre proposals for 3D-printed NASA bases on Mars
We've selected 10 of the most unusual and far-fetched proposals for Mars housing submitted as part of NASA's 3D Printed Habitat Challenge. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Deborah Berke named dean of Yale School of Architecture
New York architect Deborah Berke will succeed Robert A M Stern as dean of the Yale School of Architecture in New Haven, Connecticut. More
US job of the week: director of construction and design at Aesop
Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a director of construction and design at skincare brand Aesop, whose founder's horror at "soulless chains" means no two of its stores are the same. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Furniture
Furniture
Plywood throne designed for Pope's New York mass to reflect "simplicity and humility"
California-based designer Jim Lenahan – best known for his concert sets for musicians like Tom Petty and Korn – has designed a chair for Pope Francis' visit to New York today. More
Architecture
Architecture
"Creatives are mythologised as the tooth fairies of urban renewal"
Opinion: London's creative classes are caught up in an urban renewal hamster wheel that's affecting property prices across the capital – and there's no way off without leaving the city entirely, says Will Wiles. More
Design
Design
Eataipei exhibition showcases homeware and lighting by independent Taiwanese designers
London Design Festival 2015: minimal stationery, rippled-glass lamps and traditional steamers by Taiwanese studios are among the pieces on display at Tent London's Eataipei exhibition (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
Hawkins\Brown pairs cross-laminated timber and steel for record-breaking apartment block
Hawkins\Brown has completed a 33-metre-high apartment block in London's Shoreditch, which the studio claims is "the tallest building to use structural cross-laminated timber in Europe" (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Apple could launch its first electric car in next four years
Apple hopes to launch an electric car to the public by 2019, according to reports that emerged this week. More
Architecture
Architecture
Martin Fenlon puts contemporary face on historic bungalow near downtown LA
US architect Martin Fenlon cites the Gehry House as inspiration for the renovation and expansion of his own home – a cedar-clad bungalow in Los Angeles (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
BBC apologises to Zaha Hadid over Radio 4 interview
The BBC has apologised to Zaha Hadid after the architect cut short a live radio interview over poorly researched questions. More
Job of the week: architect at Foster + Partners
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Foster + Partners, whose current projects include a New York skyscraper set to be the first office tower built on Park Avenue in 50 years (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Architecture
Architecture
Foster + Partners reveals concept for 3D-printed Mars habitat built by robots
Foster + Partners has unveiled designs for a NASA Mars settlement for four astronauts that could be 3D printed by a team of semi-autonomous robots (+ slideshow). More
Graphics
Graphics
Design Museum exhibition celebrates 50 years of British road signage
London Design Festival 2015: designers including Neville Brody, Morag Myerscough and Malcolm Garrett have reinterpreted the Calvert and Kinneir-designed British road sign for an exhibition at London's Design Museum (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
MIA Design Studio creates homes with rooftop pools for Vietnamese beach resort
MIA Design Studio has completed another project at the Naman Retreat in Vietnam: a series of holiday villas featuring rooftop pools that surround sunken lounges (+ slideshow). More
Pavilions
Pavilions
Giant timber megaphones designed by students to amplify sounds of an Estonian forest
This trio of mammoth timber funnels is designed to magnify the natural sounds of a forest in southern Estonia, and to double up as a space for ramblers to contemplate and rest. More
Design
Design
Charcoal sketches cover the walls of The Drawing Room by Faye and Erica Toogood
London Design Festival 2015: London-based Studio Toogood has created an autobiographical "drawing room" filled with furniture, clothing and personal objects at Somerset House (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia appointed design partner at Y Combinator
Business news: Joe Gebbia, who co-founded home rental website Airbnb, has become a part-time design partner at American tech startup incubator Y Combinator. More
Lighting
Lighting
Joel Hoff designs rotating table lamp for Wrong for Hay
London Design Festival 2015: designer Joel Hoff has partnered with design brand Wrong for Hay to launch a light that can be adjusted by rotating the base (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Camilla Barnard creates life-sized and hand-painted Wooden Tube Station
London Design Festival 2015: artist Camilla Barnard has created a wooden and hand-painted replica of a London Underground station inside the former campus of art school Central St Martins (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
US firm announces plans to open "the Bauhaus of Africa"
MASS Design Group, a nonprofit US firm, plans to start an architecture and design training centre in Kigali, Rwanda, to help address the "dearth of professional designers" across Africa (+ movie). More