Job of the week: professor of industrial design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Pierre Charpin’s Slice chair for Cinna is split up into blocks
COBE’s Frederiksvej Kindergarten is based on children’s drawings
3D-printed braille and picture books help blind children to read
Design brand Hem sold to private investment company
Royal Gold Medal for Zaha Hadid was “totally overdue” says RIBA president
The Enlightened 50s lighting exhibition illuminates London’s Galerie Kreo
World’s largest waste-to-energy plant proposed for Shenzhen
Monadnock’s Abstract Tower features patterned walls of red and green brickwork
Arc Bicycle has 3D-printed steel frame created by TU Delft students and MX3D
PLH Arkitekter reveals plans for shield-shaped visitor centre at Danish Viking site
Universal Design Studio uses muted colours and brass fittings for J&M Davidson store
Threefold Architects completes light-filled London home for a pair of objets d’art collectors
Bartlett students use robots to build 3D-printed filigree chairs
Seattle chapel by Hennebery Eddy features walls of rough sandstone and concrete
Penthouse in BIG’s twisted Miami towers is on sale for $28 million
Dezeen Mail issue 291 features this week’s biggest stories in architecture and design
Bjarke, Rem and Zaha battle to join Sou Fujimoto and SANAA at Budapest museum park
Robot-built pavilion proposed by Achim Menges for V&A museum courtyard
Dimore Studio designs glossy teal interior for Aesop Magenta store
Platform_a completes reflective glass and volcanic stone cafe on Jeju island coast
Richard Meier’s first project in South Korea is a waterfront hotel for the Winter Olympics