Apple unveils "breakthrough home speaker" to rival Amazon and Google
Apple has revealed its voice-controlled HomePod speaker, a competitor to smart home devices Amazon Echo and Google Home. More
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House was his most "consummate expression" of Prairie style
This week marks the 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth and to celebrate we're looking back at five of the American architect's most pioneering projects. First up is Robie House, now recognised as a symbol of the Prairie style. More
US architecture organisations declare opposition to Trump's climate treaty withdrawal
The American Institute of Architects and the US Green Building Council have condemned US president Donald Trump for his decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement, and have vowed to continue battling climate change. More
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Retro Helsinki bar takes its design cues from 60s and 70s disco music
Named after the song Jackie by British baritone Scott Walker, this nostalgia-tinged bar in Helsinki has been designed to evoke a 1970s Milanese bar. More
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Competition: win a Sag stool designed by Nendo for MDF Italia
Dezeen has teamed up with Aram Store in London to offer two readers the chance to win a Sag stool designed by Japanese studio Nendo. More
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MVRDV completes a tower block that resembles a giant staircase
MVRDV has built a tower block in Poznań, Poland, that looks like a huge staircase from one angle, while from another it looks like it's about to topple over. More
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Banksy to send free print to UK voters opposing the Conservatives
British street artist Banksy has created a limited-edition print that he will send to those voting against the Conservative party in the UK election. More
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Shigeru Ban reveals new details of "world's tallest hybrid timber structure" for Vancouver
New images have been released of Shigeru Ban's Terrace House, a 19-storey residential tower for Vancouver that will boast a pioneering hybrid structure of wood, concrete and steel. More
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Freedom Tower is a "missed opportunity" says Ian Schrager
The skyscraper that replaced the Twin Towers represents a missed chance to create great architecture, according to New York hotelier Ian Schrager. More
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OOPEAA builds wood and zinc sauna on the shore of a tiny Finnish island
Finnish architecture office OOPEAA has completed a log cabin-style sauna on an island in Helsinki's archipelago that is topped with a zinc roof incorporating dormer windows. More
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Clément Balavoine designs space suits to keep Mars travellers healthy
French designer Clément Balavoine has designed flight suits that can be precisely tailored to support the musculoskeletal system of SpaceX travellers. More
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Job of the day: product developer at IKEA
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a product developer to join Swedish furniture giant IKEA, which is now so prolific it has its own museum to showcase its influential product designs. More ›
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Galvanised steel panels cover irregularly stacked volumes of Japanese townhouse
Yuichi Yoshida & Associates has completed a house in the suburbs of the Japanese city of Kanazawa with pared-back interiors and an irregularly layered structure that challenges the area's housing typology. More
