A major initiative aiming to rid a rubbish-riddled area of the Pacific Ocean from its discarded plastic will begin work within the next 12 months. More about The Ocean Cleanup will begin extracting plastic from the Pacific in 2018
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a graduate architect to join Australian studio Koichi Takada, whose projects include a Sydney restaurant with a louvred timber canopy. More ›
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Architecture studio Bergmeisterwolf has applied vernacular log cladding to this group of holiday apartments, which extend around a courtyard in the Italian alps. More about Bergmeisterwolf reinterprets the traditional log cabin with Twisted House apartments
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for a residential complex on Mexico's Riviera Maya, based on traditional Mayan design and surrounded by tropical woodland. More about Zaha Hadid Architects plans residences in tropical setting near Cancún
Many architects are still not addressing the environmental impacts of their buildings, claims the American Institute of Architects, in response to Aaron Bestky's recent critique of its COTE Top Ten sustainability awards. More about Architecture "hasn't caught up" with sustainability goals says AIA
New York design gallery The Future Perfect is hosting an exhibition in Manhattan, which features light fixtures shaped like cloister vaults and metal mobiles that mimic plants. More about Lights trace arches and doorways at The Future Perfect's pink-toned New York exhibition
Nike designers explain how they created a shoe that helped Kenyan runner Eluid Kipchoge come within seconds of breaking the two-hour marathon barrier in this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen. More about Athletes wear custom-engineered Nike trainers in attempt to break two-hour marathon barrier
Textured facades and a grassy berm help soften the boxy appearance of this high-security emergency facility in New York, designed by architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. More about Metal cube by SOM houses emergency call centre for New York City
Dezeen will be busy in New York during the second half of this month's citywide design festival, as we co-host a variety of events with companies including Tom Dixon, WeWork and Vitra. More about Dezeen's events, talks and parties during NYCxDesign 2017
Arched doorways, sculptural chimneys and a pyramid-shaped roof are among the quirky details that architecture studio Kennedy Nolan has used to add character to this east Melbourne home. More about Kennedy Nolan completes Arts and Crafts-inspired home in Melbourne
Dezeen promotion: architects, designers and environmental experts will propose answers to the issue of climate change at the annual What Design Can Do conference in Amsterdam this month. More about What Design Can Do conference to explore design-led solutions to climate change
Bennetts Associates has renovated a 1930s cinema and added a brick, frosted-glass and copper extension to create this cultural centre in Chester, England. More about Bennetts Associates converts Art Deco cinema into cultural centre in northern England
A continuous line of plastic makes up this intricate robot-built chair, designed using a new 3D-printing software by a team from the Bartlett School of Architecture in London. More about Robot-made Voxel chair designed using new software by Bartlett researchers
Zane Walker of Kvadrat explains how its Soft Cells acoustic panels are custom-made by hand in this movie filmed by Dezeen for the textiles brand at its Poland factory. More about Kvadrat's handmade acoustic panels bring "softness" to minimalist spaces
Sergey Makhno Architects has revealed these painterly renderings of a weathering steel holiday home nestled in Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains. More about Sergey Makhno Architects reveals atmospheric visuals of Ukrainian mountain residence
Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer used 3D-knitting to create this seamless chair for Moroso, which is based on the construction of a tent. More about Benjamin Hubert's Tent chair for Moroso is made from a single piece of knitted nylon
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a marketing and business development coordinator for Los Angeles-based Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, whose recent projects include the renovation of the former home of influential photographer Julius Shulman. More›
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Chinese studio Archi-Union based the tiered form of this cable car station on an abstracted geometric model of the mountains surrounding its site on the shores of Qiandao Lake. More about Archi-Union's Qiandao cable car station features stacked forms that lean out towards a lake
Danish brand Reform and US flooring company Madera have transformed a 1940s warehouse outside the Brooklyn Navy Yard into a Scandinavian-influenced showroom that displays hacked IKEA kitchens. More about Brooklyn warehouse becomes showroom for hacked IKEA kitchens
New pieces in London-based designer Marcin Rusak's series of resin furniture, patterned with leaves and flowers trapped in the surfaces, are on show at Twenty First Gallery in New York's Chelsea. More about Marcin Rusak adds tropical vibe to his Flora Noir furniture collection