Designer and artist Pinar Yoldas has imagined nine designer babies based on the characteristics of hellenic deities as a reflection on human gene editing. More about Pinar Yoldas creates designer babies based on characteristics of Greek gods and goddesses
Mexican designer Marco Antonio Barba Sánchez has won a James Dyson Award for inventing a low-cost seawater purifier, for castaways and people without access to drinking water. More about Bermuda is a pop-up seawater purifier that uses light to remove salt
Two layers of perforated brickwork surround this two-bedroom family home in Hanoi by Vietnamese studio H&P Architects. More about H&P Architects wraps perforated brick walls around Hanoi house Brick Cave
Italian architect Renzo Piano has completed his third building for Columbia University's new Manhattanville campus in Harlem, a project he describes as an "interesting experiment" in gentrification. More about Renzo Piano tops Columbia University's The Forum with staggered concrete auditorium
Florida design studio Yield has launched a broad set of furniture and household goods, many of which are made in the US. More about Yield balances minimal and earthen materials in homeware collection
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Watch towers by Rafael Viñoly, Richard Meier and KPF rise in this time-lapse video, which shows that the Waterline Square development on Manhattan's Upper West Side is almost complete. More about New York's Waterline Square skyscrapers climb in time-lapse movie
Writer Gianluigi Ricuperati, Studio Nucleo's Piergiorgio Robino and Driade CEO Giuseppe Di Nuccio explain why they created a collection of 3D-printed furniture for the moon in this movie Dezeen produced for Driade. More about Driade creates Moon Mission installation to prove it is "more than just a design brand"
Floating cigarettes and fish-headed jazz players feature in Puma Blue's surreal new music video for track As Is, which is directed by Alice Bloomfield. More about Puma Blue's Simpsons-esque music video explores feelings of depression
London's Westminster Abbey has a new stained-glass window, designed by David Hockney on his iPad, to commemorate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. More about David Hockney creates iPad-designed stained-glass window for Westminster Abbey
The tallest building in western Canada is now a 56-storey glazed skyscraper with rounded corners, designed by global firm Arney Fender Katsalidis. More about Arney Fender Katsalidis completes Calgary's tallest skyscraper
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced Nicholas Grimshaw as the recipient of the 2019 Royal Gold Medal for a lifetime of landmark projects. More about Nicholas Grimshaw to receive "well overdue" 2019 RIBA Royal Gold Medal
American fashion brand Michael Kors Holdings has acquired Versace, one of the last independent European fashion houses. More about Michael Kors buys Versace in bid to rival the big European luxury conglomerates
Designers should stop using recycled plastic and instead use bioplastics made from natural materials such as algae if they want to reduce pollution, according to Istanbul Design Biennial curator Jan Boelen. More about The rising use of recycled plastic in design is "bullshit" says Jan Boelen
Art director Robert Vattilana used expanses of pale marble, gauzy curtains and an array of curious ornaments to create a "dreamy" atmosphere inside the Forte Forte fashion boutique in Milan. More about Fashion sits alongside found objects at the Forte Forte boutique in Milan
Dutch graphic designer Anthon Beeke, the creator of the 1969 Naked Ladies typeface, has passed away aged 78 following a stroke. More about Graphic designer Anthon Beeke dies aged 78
Our selection of the five best architectural assistant roles available on Dezeen Jobs includes positions with Australian architecture firm Hassell and London-based architecture studio Haworth Tompkins. More about Five of the best architectural assistant roles available this week
Nottinghamshire-based textile brand Kirkby Design has partnered with British designer Tom Dixon to transform photographs of textured materials such as foil and hair into digitally printed textiles. More about Kirkby Design and Tom Dixon launch fabrics digitally printed with photos of foil and hair
Breathe Architecture has completed an apartment building in an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, with metal-framed winter gardens arranged along its street facing facade. More about Steel-framed "winter gardens" form the facade of Nightingale 1 housing development
British set designer Es Devlin has been chosen to create the UK Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020, with a performative structure that will use artificial intelligence to write poems. More about Es Devlin to design interactive Poem Pavilion for Dubai Expo 2020