Beijing-based BLUE Architecture Studio has inserted a rectangular volume down the middle of an existing building in China to form a cafe that juxtaposes old and new. More about BLUE Architecture adds rectangular coffee shop to red brick building in Aranya
A hybrid mass-timber office building slated for Vancouver will become architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox's first timber project, and one of the tallest of its type in North America. More about KPF unveils Burrard Exchange in Vancouver as its first mass-timber building
Architecture practice BIG and developer Castro Group have unveiled designs for the Fuse Valley development in Porto, which will house the headquarters of luxury fashion platform Farfetch as well as tech companies. More about BIG and Castro Group plan "urban fashion village" with hill-like roof
Dezeen Showroom: Impact Acoustic's versatile TwoWay desk organiser is made of sound-absorbing felt and can be easily carried and stored away at the end of a workday. More about TwoWay acoustic desk organiser by Impact Acoustic
Dezeen promotion: a multi-species refuge made from mycelium and a project exploring how bacteria can be used as an architectural tool is included in an upcoming event by Driving the Human, which will examine how humans can live in symbiosis with other species. More about Driving the Human presents 21 visions for sustainable cohabiting
Dezeen Showroom: upholstery flows over a wraparound wooden shell in Studio Truly Truly's luxurious LXR10 armchair, designed for Leolux LX. More about LXR10 armchair by Studio Truly Truly for Leolux LX
British designer Es Devlin has unveiled a cross-laminated timber pavilion, which is the UK's contribution to the Dubai Expo 2020. More about Es Devlin creates UK Pavilion to represent "culturally diverse Britain" at Dubai Expo
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has revealed a flat, less colourful version of its longstanding Iron Mark logo. More about Volvo latest car brand to reveal flat logo
With less than two weeks left to vote in the Dezeen Awards 2021 public vote, here is an update on the current votes across the design categories. More about See who's ahead in the Dezeen Awards 2021 public vote design categories
Designer Asif Khan, architects Mariam Kamara and David Adjaye and artist Theaster Gates are set to transform Liverpool's Canning Dock in a project aiming to bring the history of the transatlantic slave trade into the public realm. More about Asif Khan, Mariam Kamara, David Adjaye and Theaster Gates to redevelop Liverpool waterfront
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a 46-metre-wide bridge with a curved timber roof for Vilnius railway station in Lithuania as part of a renovation project called Green Connect.
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A sculptural facade modelled on traditional Islamic architecture is the focal point of the Brick Veil mosque that London studio Luca Poian Forms has proposed for a site in Preston, England. More about Luca Poian Forms designs decorative brick mosque for Preston
Triangular patterned tiles and an eyewear-dispensing machine feature in Stephanie Thatenhorst's playful interior for this children's optician in Munich. More about Stephanie Thatenhorst bedecks kid-friendly optician in graphic patterns