Gardens are slotted into gaps between the wings of this Beijing school by Open Architecture, and extend over mounds containing a subterranean swimming pool and an auditorium (+ slideshow). More
This week we continued our coverage of the Milan Expo, with pavilions by Foster + Partners, Daniel Libeskind and more. Click through for a roundup of architecture and design news from the past seven days, plus our regular featured music track. More
This wedge-shaped cabin, installed by architect Todd Saunders in the garden of a Norwegian home, appears to have had a chunk cut away from its middle to create a garden terrace (+ slideshow). More
Architecture firm Snøhetta has designed a series of new structures including a glass play tower with a faceted facade, as part of an expansion to the Swarovski Kristallwelten attraction in Austria (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen promotion: the first designjunction edit New York will open on the 15 May, presenting the latest furniture and lighting from leading international designers during NYCxDesign. More
The American market for high-end design is "growing incredibly" according to European brands, who are opening showrooms and restructuring their US businesses to take advantage of booming sales. More
The Szczecin Philharmonic Hall in Poland by Spanish studio Barozzi Veiga has won the European Union's architecture prize, the Mies van der Rohe Award 2015. More
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for experienced healthcare architects at Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron, whose design for a research and development facility and corporate headquarters for pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Renzo Piano has designed a limited-edition bag for Italian fashion house Max Mara modelled after his latest project: New York's Whitney Museum, which opened to the public last week (+ slideshow). More
Latticed and LED-illuminated climbing frames and a geometric-patterned sun seat are among the installations to be erected in the Nevada desert for the Burning Man arts festival this summer (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2015: a tube-shaped backrest wraps around this seat by German designer Konstantin Grcic that has "a hint of a cartoon character". More
