Biotechnology is going to "govern the next decade of thought" at research institutions like the MIT Media Lab, says its founder Nicholas Negroponte. More about "Biotech is the new digital" says MIT Media Lab founder
A+Awards: South African studio SAOTA received a 2016 Architizer A+Award for this residence in Cape Town, which enjoys views of the area's dramatic rock formations. More about Mountainside villa by SAOTA frames Cape Town's spectacular scenery
British architect David Chipperfield has stepped down from his position as artistic director at Italian furniture brand Driade, and has been replaced by a "creative committee". More about David Chipperfield leaves Driade after just two years as artistic director
Work is almost complete on a sunken extension to the Tate's seaside art gallery in St Ives, Cornwall, which is set to open to the public later this year. More about Jamie Fobert's cliffside extension to Tate St Ives nears completion
Architects have lost control of city design according to Rem Koolhaas, who says the gap between the profession's rhetoric and the reality is wider in Italy than anywhere else. More about Cities are "deeply tragic" says Rem Koolhaas
It was hard to miss millennial pink during this year's Milan design week, now that the colour has infiltrated the furniture design industry. Dezeen editor Amy Frearson has selected 10 of the best pink designs on show. More about 10 furniture designs from Milan 2017 that showcase millennial pink
So-called millennial pink is hugely popular in fashion right now, but has also become the most sought-after colour in furniture design, this year's Milan design week revealed. More about Colour of the moment "millennial pink" dominates at Milan design week
Red concrete walls frame a chasm leading to a memorial inside Warsaw's barbican, which commemorates the thousands of Polish citizens murdered by the Soviet secret police during the second world war. More about BBGK Architekci uses stained concrete walls to create Katyn Museum inside Warsaw barbican
Making its debut at Milan design week, American brand Matter Made has brought together designers including Faye Toogood, Philippe Malouin and Pedro Venzon to produce a sculptural furniture and lighting collection. More about Faye Toogood and Philippe Malouin design minimal furniture for Matter Made's XVII exhibition
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a 3D designer to join the London studio of Tord Boontje, whose iconic designs include the Midsummer Light made from tear-proof synthetic paper Tyvek. More ›
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This trumpet-shaped table lamp by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron is based on pendant lighting originally designed for a French museum. More about Herzog & de Meuron designs table version of Unterlinden museum lighting
Berman Guedes Stretton sought to preserve and enhance the modernist designs of buildings at two University of Oxford colleges during renovations to improve their interior layout. More about Berman Guedes Stretton upgrades Powell & Moya's modernist University of Oxford buildings
German designer Lisa Ertel used a sandblasting technique on wood furniture to emphasise the patterns created by trees' annual rings of growth. More about Lisa Ertel sandblasts Dune furniture to highlight underlying patterns of wood growth
Timber portals frame windows and skylights in this garden-facing extension, which Nimtim Architects has added to a terraced house in Peckham, southeast London. More about Nimtim adds pergola-like extension to 1950s terrace in south London
For his first flagship design since becoming its creative director, Vincent van Duysen has created a space for Molteni&C that feels like a "secluded home from home". More about Vincent van Duysen's first Molteni&C flagship store opens in Milan
Architect Vaughn McQuarrie has replaced a 1920s cottage on New Zealand's Waiheke Island with a modest concrete and timber residence, set among mature gardens. More about Vaughn McQuarrie completes island cottage overlooking New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf
MAD founder Ma Yansong has created a chair for Italian brand Sawaya & Moroni that's designed to be arranged like clusters of fungi. More about Ma Yansong's Mogu Chair is based on the rounded shapes of mushroom caps
Inspired by the release of David Adjaye's wireless concrete speaker, we've compiled a new Pinterest board, curating the most unique and eye-catching speaker design. Examples include People People's sustainable see-through speaker and Bang & Olufsen's honeycomb-like BeoSound Shape speakers, launched at Milan design week. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
More about Dezeen's new Pinterest board for speaker design is an audiophile's paradise
Mexican firms Esrawe Studio and Cadena y Associados have collaborated on the design of Tierra Garat, a new cafe in Mexico City's fashionable Polanco district. More about Faceted clay panels form Mexico City cafe by Esrawe and Cadena
Located in a brutalist former bank headquarters in Stockholm, Universal Design Studio's latest project, the At Six hotel, is home to one of Europe's most significant hotel art collections. More about Universal Design Studio inserts a hotel into a brutalist building in Stockholm