California moves to usher in driverless vehicles
Fully autonomous cars are another step closer to California's roads, after the state's Department of Motor Vehicles revealed plans to help companies test and deploy the technology. More
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Norman Foster joins Instagram and shares candid snaps and ski-race times
British architect Norman Foster is providing a rare insight into his personal life with his new official Instagram account, which he set up to debunk imposters. More
Marc Newson and Riccardo Tisci design trainers for Nike Air Max anniversary
Sports brand Nike has unveiled limited-edition Air Max trainers by designers Marc Newson, Riccardo Tisci and Arthur Huang to celebrate the shoes' 30th anniversary. More
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OMA completes industrial-style exhibition centre in old Shanghai shipyard
OMA has completed anĀ events centre on aĀ former shipyard in Shanghai, which features a mesh facade and an exposed steel structure intended to reference the hulls of boats once built there. More
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RCR Arquitectes forms Soulages Museum from linked weathering-steel boxes
A+Awards: this year's Pritzker Prize-winning studio RCR Arquitectes is behind this steel-clad museum in France, which also earned the Catalan firm an Architizer A+Award. More
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MIT named world's top architecture school for third year
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyĀ has taken the number oneĀ spot as world's leadingĀ architectureĀ school for the third year running, according to new global rankings. More
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Call for entries to Iconic Awards' international architecture and design competition
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers are invited to submit projects to this year's Iconic Awards, with winners being announced in a ceremony atĀ Coop Himmelb(l)au'sĀ BMW Welt. More
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Woobi Play air-pollution mask is designed to appeal to children
Danish studio Kilo Design has created a mask to protect and educateĀ children living in areas with very high levels of air pollution. More
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Deadline approaching for Dezeen's Brexit passport design competition
There are only 10 days left to enter ourĀ unofficial contest calling for a new design for the UK passport after Brexit. More
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Banksy opens art-filled Walled Off Hotel on Israeli West Bank barrier
The artist Banksy has opened an "all-inclusive vandals resort" in Bethlehem, five metres from the wall that separates Israel from the Palestinian West Bank. More
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Eight examples of cartoon furniture to bring out the kid in anyone
AfterĀ spotting a cartoon dining room set at Chamber gallery earlier this month, we've rounded upĀ a variety of chairs, tables and lamps that resemble animated characters and comic book drawings ā whether deliberately or not. More
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MVRDV wraps Rotterdam house around a mature olive tree
Two tiers of glazing sweep around a stout olive tree in the back garden of this Rotterdam residence by MVRDV, contrasting with the almost windowlessĀ brick walls that face the street and neighbouring houses. More
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"I really want to keep on shaking things up" says Maarten Baas
ScorchedĀ furniture, theatricalĀ clocks and an indoor circusĀ are among the projects that Dutch designer Maarten Baas presents in his first retrospective, at theĀ Groninger Museum. In this exclusive interview, heĀ explains whyĀ taking risks has been crucial to his success. More
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Job of the day: senior designer at PearsonLloyd
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is forĀ a senior designer at PearsonLloyd's London studio, whose recent projects include a collection of bins designed to promote home recycling.Ā More āŗ
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House L27 by dIONISO LAB is arranged around a curving courtyard in northern Portugal
Straight walls are in short supply at this house in PoĢvoa de Varzim, Portugal, which curlsĀ around the edges of a curving cobbled courtyard. More
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Royal College of Art students design The Brinery home fermentation tool
The Brinery is a home fermentation vessel designed by a team of Royal College of Art students to kickstart interest in the "forgotten" process of preserving vegetables. More
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Rob Hootsmans adds serrated glass extension to stone-clad Dutch courthouse
Architect Rob Hootsmans has renovated a 1970s courthouse in the Dutch city of Zwolle and added a "transparent and approachable" extension featuringĀ sawtoothed glass facades. More
