Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards 2019 receives more than 4,500 entries
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Design
Stacie Woolsey creates her own masters course as "viable alternative" to design education
Priced out of further education, British design graduate Stacie Woolsey approached designers to help her create her own masters course. Speaking to Dezeen, she says elitism is a problem the industry urgently needs to address. More about Stacie Woolsey creates her own masters course as "viable alternative" to design education
Architecture
Oliver du Puy Architects creates 4.2-metre-wide Skinny House in Melbourne
An exposed concrete frame supports this 4.2-metre-wide skinny house in Melbourne designed by Oliver du Puy Architects to feature meditation spaces. More about Oliver du Puy Architects creates 4.2-metre-wide Skinny House in Melbourne
News
Harriet Harriss named dean of Pratt Institute School of Architecture
New York City's Pratt Institute has named British architect and professor Harriet Harriss as the next dean of its school of architecture. More about Harriet Harriss named dean of Pratt Institute School of Architecture
Architecture
Landini Associates creates "the ultimate McDonald's" on Times Square
McDonald's has opened a glass-fronted restaurant topped with a giant billboard on Times Square in New York City. More about Landini Associates creates "the ultimate McDonald's" on Times Square
News
Sagrada Familia finally gets building permit after 137 years
Barcelona's city authority has granted the Antoni Gaudí-designed Sagrada Familia, which has been under construction since 1882, its first building permit. More about Sagrada Familia finally gets building permit after 137 years
Interiors
Nike introduces plus-size and para-sport mannequins to London store
Nike has redesigned the women's floor of its flagship shop in London, introducing plus-size and para-sport mannequins for its sportswear displays. More about Nike introduces plus-size and para-sport mannequins to London store
Technology
Sony explores robot-human relationships with Affinity in Autonomy exhibition
Sony has staged an artificial intelligence-themed exhibition, featuring a field of white spheres that move as if they have their own personalities. More about Sony explores robot-human relationships with Affinity in Autonomy exhibition
Architecture
Jerome Engelking designs Wuehrer House for forest clearing in the Hamptons
Architect Jerome Engelking sought to avoid metaphors and "overt symbolism" while conceiving this glass-and-wood holiday home for a secluded site on New York's Long Island. More about Jerome Engelking designs Wuehrer House for forest clearing in the Hamptons
Promotion
Forbo Flooring's Flotex Colour flooring is designed to enhance wellbeing in the workplace
Dezeen promotion: Forbo Flooring has launched a new flooring range that is designed to improve the environmental and wellbeing performance of offices. More about Forbo Flooring's Flotex Colour flooring is designed to enhance wellbeing in the workplace
Architecture
Carmody Groarke builds chainmail shed around Mackintosh's Hill House
One of the most important works of Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh has been temporarily encased within a large transparent shed, called Hill House Box. More about Carmody Groarke builds chainmail shed around Mackintosh's Hill House
Technology
Aitor Throup develops "speed-warping" technique for The SLP music video
Kasabian's Sergio Pizzorno had to sing in a "crazy" mix of slow and fast speeds to achieve the glitchy effect in the music video for Favourites, directed by designer Aitor Throup. More about Aitor Throup develops "speed-warping" technique for The SLP music video
Interiors
Paustian transforms 19th-century bank into Copenhagen showroom
Ornate gold columns and chequered marble floors nod to the past life of Danish furniture brand Paustian's latest showroom, which has opened in a building renovated by Aarstiderne Arkitekte. More about Paustian transforms 19th-century bank into Copenhagen showroom
This week's top architecture and design jobs include MVRDV and WeWork
Here are five of the best architecture and design opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs, including roles at Dutch firm MVRDV and co-working company WeWork. More about This week's top architecture and design jobs include MVRDV and WeWork
Technology
CounterBug is a digital self-defence device that eases cyber paranoia
Glasgow School of Art graduate Erlend Prendergast has designed a modular robotic device that talks back to Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa in order to protect users from digital surveillance. More about CounterBug is a digital self-defence device that eases cyber paranoia
Architecture
Operable Interactive Village Hut opens and closes depending on the temperature
A system of hydraulics opens and closes three panels of this visitor centre in Xiahuayuan Village, China, depending on the temperature outside. More about Operable Interactive Village Hut opens and closes depending on the temperature
Interiors
Saito Arquitetos updates apartment in modernist São Paulo building
Brazilian firm Saito Arquitetos has reorganised an apartment set in São Paulo's historic Conjunto Nacional building around a large wooden box. More about Saito Arquitetos updates apartment in modernist São Paulo building
Interiors
The Hoxton hotel opens in Chicago's old meatpacking area
London hotelier Ennismore has opened an outpost of The Hoxton, including a co-working lobby space and rooftop pool, on the site of an old meatpacking facility in Chicago. More about The Hoxton hotel opens in Chicago's old meatpacking area
Interiors
Clap imagines "new planet" inside Hong Kong fashion cafe Her
Stacked terracotta display plinths and celestial aluminium partitions help create an other-worldly atmosphere within this fashion store-cum-cafe in Hong Kong. More about Clap imagines "new planet" inside Hong Kong fashion cafe Her
Design
Omer Arbel presents experiments with concrete at Particles for the Built World exhibition
Slices taken from a concrete column cast inside a flexible fabric mould form the centrepiece of this exhibition in Vancouver showcasing designer Omer Arbel's material experiments. More about Omer Arbel presents experiments with concrete at Particles for the Built World exhibition