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Photos of construction at the Obama Presidential Center Museum Building in Chicago have shown an exterior wrapped in granite panels, as well as the interior of the partially completed uppermost floors. More about Photos reveal construction progress on granite-wrapped Obama Presidential Center museum
Dezeen Showroom: Australian studio Heliograf has launched a new, wired iteration of its Light Soy lamp, designed with a focus on versatility. More about Light Soy Flex by Heliograf
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Casalgrande Padana has branched out from designing tiles to create a range of tables with durable and antibacterial porcelain stoneware tops. More about Convivialis tables by Casalgrande Padana
Rather than being a threat to designers, artificial intelligence will enable them to design "faster and better" say Blond founder James Melia and Harry's head of design Ryan Dougherty in this video Dezeen produced about their Double Vision exhibition in Milan. More about Artificial intelligence "is not going to take designers' jobs" according to Blond and Harry's Milan design week exhibition
A sheltered external walkway connects two wings of this pavilion-like house in New South Wales, Australia, designed by local studio DFJ Architects to facilitate family gatherings. More about DFJ Architects links wings of Mango Lane house with external walkway
Dutch studios MVRDV and Zecc Architecten have revealed plans to overhaul a vacant church in the Netherlands by adding a swimming pool with an adjustable floor that allows visitors to "walk on water". More about MVRDV unveils design for Holy Water swimming pool in former Dutch church
Design industry leaders fear slashed income and job losses amid volatile conditions caused by ongoing uncertainty about US import tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump. Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser reports from Milan design week. More about Tariffs could have "brutal" impact on design industry
A number of smaller group shows popped up during this year's Milan design week, showcasing a combination of emerging and established designers' work in intimate venues. More about Emerging designers don't want to be a "herd" say group show organisers at Milan
A jacket with built-in electric fans designed by Japanese fashion brand Anrealage keeps staff cool at the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation pavilion at the Osaka Expo. More about Anrealage adds cooling fans to uniforms for Osaka Expo's NTT Pavilion
Sweeping rib-like strips of aluminium cloak the facade of SAP Garden, a sports stadium in Munich's Olympic Park recently completed by Danish studio 3XN. More about Aluminium ribs wrap sports arena by 3XN in Munich's Olympic Park
This video highlights the design stories behind the latest ASUS products, which were exhibited at Dezeen and technology brand ASUS's Design You Can Feel showcase at Milan design week. More about ASUS showcases the "design thinking" behind its latest laptops in Milan
Contemporary art and furniture filled the ornate interiors of a 19th-century palazzo in the third edition of L'Appartamento by Artemest, which was on show for Milan design week. More about Artemest invites six interior designers to transform Milan's Palazzo Donizetti
Designer Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian transformed part of London's West End into a multi-sensory playground with the public installation Piccadilly Un:Plugged. More about Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian creates "cosmic playground" with inflatable cats
Promotion: Italian bathroom and kitchen brand Gessi transformed Casa Gessi Milano into a sensory experience spotlighting its latest collections as part of Milan design week. More about Gessi's Milan design week experience welcomed guests "into a parallel dimension"
Low-carbon building and affordable housing in the US are likely to be particularly badly hit by uncertainty around president Donald Trump's import tariffs, experts have told Dezeen. More about Sustainable architecture and affordable housing will be tariff casualties, experts warn
American architecture studios Handel Architects and HWKN have completed the Journal Squared development in New Jersey, USA, which contains three skyscrapers with gridded facades. More about Three connected white-clad skyscrapers completed in New Jersey
Sweden-based group Architectural Uprising has released an announcement naming Steven Holl Architect's Simmons Hall at MIT the winner of its International Aesthetic Atrocity Awards. More about Anti-modernist architecture group declares Simmons Hall "America's ugliest building"
Dezeen Showroom: geometric patterns taken from a computational script characterise this collection of lamps created by designer Le Brimet for Portuguese brand Pixom. More about Filling Curves lighting collection by Le Brimet for Pixom
Dezeen Showroom: audio brand Bang & Olufsen collaborated with Italian natural stone company Antolini to produce the Beosound Balance Natura, a speaker on a striking stone pedestal. More about Beosound Balance Natura speaker by Bang & Olufsen and Antolini