Dusty pinks, faded blues and pale yellow tones feature in this week's Pinterest roundup, which shows how contrasting pastel colours can be used in contemporary interiors.
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The latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living video series explores the "aquatecture" of Baca Architects, which includes plans for floating houses, villages and even a Grand Prix track. More about Baca Architects proposes floating settlements to combat overcrowding in cities
Images have emerged of a new arts and culture centre by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio, which forms part of a new financial quarter the two firms are building on Shanghai's waterfront. More about Foster and Heatherwick complete Shanghai theatre with curtain-like facade
Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win one of Canadiano's pour-over coffee makers, which are each crafted from a single block of wood. More about Competition: win a coffee maker crafted from a single block of wood
Design studios The Unseen and The Lost Explorer have come together to create a T-shirt that changes colour when it comes into contact with polluted water. More about Colour-changing T-shirt alerts wearers to the effects of climate change
Beijing practice Arch Studio has renovated a traditional courtyard house in the Chinese capital, adding grey-brick paving that flows from the floor of the outdoor space to form internal walls and roofs. More about Undulating paving connects inside and outside spaces at Twisting Courtyard house
After a surprising election result, the UK's architects and designers are reacting to the uncertainty of a hung parliament, and what it means for upcoming Brexit negotiations. More about UK architects and designers reveal "mixed emotions" after election result
Office furniture brand Haworth has created an experimental workspace for its leadership team, which shows how offices can be designed to help companies retain talented staff and be more innovative. More about Haworth's new Leadership Community Space is designed to "attract and retain top talent"
The UK has woken up to news of a hung parliament, prompting the Creative Industries Federation to say there is no mandate for a hard Brexit. More about UK election result should spell end for hard Brexit, says Creative Industries Federation
Airbnb has harnessed its vast network of short-term home rentals to create a new platform providing housing for refugees. More about Airbnb launches Open Homes refugee housing platform
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is an interior designer position at the Toronto office of Yabu Pushelberg, which paired dark wood with muted hues for the interior of the Four Seasons hotel in downtown New York. More ›
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British firm Guard Tillman Pollock punched a hole through a detached Edwardian property in north London to create a driveway leading to this modernist-inspired house that faces onto a secluded garden. More about Guard Tillman Pollock slots modernist-styled Holm House behind Highgate residence
Today is the 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth, and we've been marking the occasion all week by looking back at his most important projects. Next up is the American architect's desert home and studio in Arizona, which serves as a campus for the architecture school he founded. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West was designed as a desert retreat for himself and his students
Dezeen is giving three readers the chance to win a pair of books that celebrate the 150th anniversary of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. More about Competition: win two books that celebrate the career of Frank Lloyd Wright
A major retrospective exhibition examining the drawings and models of legendary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright has opened today, coinciding with what would have been his 150th birthday. More about Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive opens at New York's MoMA
MVRDV's staggered staircase-like tower in Poland and Apple's new voice-controlled Homepod speaker feature in the latest edition of Dezeen Mail – our weekly newsletter. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
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Having already designed trainers made from ocean plastic, fashion designer Stella McCartney has revealed that she will collaborate with Parley for the Oceans on a long-term project named Ocean Legends. More about Stella McCartney to use ocean plastic for upcoming fashion line
Dezeen promotion: design company Luminaire is set to host an exhibition of work by designer Antonio Citterio during this year's NeoCon in Chicago. More about Luminaire explores Antonio Citterio's creative process in NeoCon exhibition
Michelle Obama has warned Apple that it will miss out on a major market if it doesn't hire more women, during a speech at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference. More about Make room for more women at the table, Michelle Obama tells Apple
Two hundred architecture students from a Lausanne university designed and built this events pavilion in Zurich, using lengths of timber to create a towering staircase, undulating seating and projection screens. More about Swiss architecture students design and build wooden events pavilion beneath Zurich overpass