The objects in this furniture collection by Central Saint Martins graduate Xiang Guan can only function when they come into contact with a person. More about Graduate Xiang Guan designs furniture that only works when a human is present
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a senior designer at Nike, whose headquarters in New York is emblazoned with a huge tick made from sedum plants. More ›
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Installations, exhibitions and projects dealing with complex issues such as national identity and raw materials featured at this year's Jerusalem Design Week, and we've selected eight of the best. More about From a mushroom wall to a bank of materials, eight highlights from Jerusalem Design Week 2017
Los Angeles-based Studio William Hefner has taken cues from Californian modernism to complete this house for an art collector that overlooks Beverly Hills. More about Studio William Hefner completes modernist Beverly Hills house for an art collector
Danish architect Dorte Mandrup's takedown of the term "female architect" has sparked a strong reaction from American women in the profession on both sides of the argument. More about American women in architecture weigh in on "female architect" debate
Rotterdam studio MVRDV has unveiled plans to build a new skyscraper in its home city, featuring a pixelated facade made up of hundreds of bay windows. More about MVRDV designs new Rotterdam skyscraper featuring pixelated walls
Dezeen promotion: Parisian architecture studio Laisné Roussel took cues from greenhouses to design this white metal tower filled with plants for the first architecture biennale in Lyon, France. More about Laisné Roussel creates white mesh tower featuring two plant-covered slides
Mid-century Portland architect John Yeon is the subject of an exhibition at the city's art museum. Here's a look at five buildings that demonstrate his Northwest modern style. More about Five influential projects by Northwest modern architect John Yeon
An extension to an Italian villa with vertically sliding walls and OMA's plans for a village next to Facebook's HQ are among the stories curated for this week's Dezeen Mail, our weekly newsletter. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
More about Latest Dezeen Mail features an Italian villa with vertically sliding walls and OMA's Facebook village
What Design Can Do has teamed up with Autodesk Foundation and IKEA Foundation to launch the Climate Action Challenge, a competition inviting designers to come up with proposals responding to climate change. More about Climate Action Challenge asks designers for proposals to tackle climate change
World-renowned Paris boutique Colette has announced it will close at the end of the year, to be replaced by a new branch of global brand Saint Laurent. More about "Trendiest store in the world" Colette to close after 20 years
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has revealed plans for a covered garden in Milan, which would use climate-control technology to allow visitors to experience spring, summer, autumn and winter at any time of year. More about All four seasons coexist in Milan garden proposed by Carlo Ratti
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam has transformed the Royal Dutch Football Association's lion logo into a roaring lioness, to represents the national women's squad. More about Lion crest on Dutch national football kits undergoes sex change for women's team
There are 78 projects contending for this year's World Interior of the Year, including a mathematics gallery designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and the office Neri&Hu created inside an old missile factory. More about World Interior of the Year 2017 shortlist announced
Artist Camille Walala has used her signature colourful style to create a maze inside a southeast London gallery, imagined as a playground where visitors can "unleash their inner child". More about Camille Walala creates colourful labyrinth inside London's Now Gallery
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an urban designer/masterplanner to join Hawkins\Brown Architects at its London studio, which recently remodelled The Bartlett architecture school's Bloomsbury building. More ›
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Klein Dytham Architecture has completed a sprawling "village" of shops, restaurants and co-working space within Amanda Levete's recently completed Central Embassy complex in Bangkok, Thailand. More about Klein Dytham creates book-lined leisure space inside AL_A's Central Embassy tower in Bangkok
This rural home designed by Austin-based Dick Clark + Associates features walls made of concrete and glass, and deep roof overhangs that mitigate exposure to harsh sunlight. More about Low-lying residence by Dick Clark stretches across a Texas prairie
Argentinian artist Marta Minujín has used thousands of prohibited books to construct a replica of the Parthenon in Athens on a Nazi book-burning site in Kassel, Germany. More about 100,000 forbidden books used to construct Parthenon replica on Nazi book-burning site
The life and work of modernist architect John Yeon is the focus of an exhibition at Portland Art Museum, which aims to elevate his profile and highlight his contribution to the area. More about Portland Art Museum spotlights local modernist architect John Yeon