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UPS unveils drone-launching delivery truck
American company UPS is testing a drone-launching delivery truck that it hopes will make its parcel service more efficient in rural locations. More about UPS unveils drone-launching delivery truck
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Architecture
FHHH Friends arranges flexible rooms over split levels in slender Seoul house
A skylit stairwell ascends through the split levels of this tall and narrow house in Seoul to a roof terrace with separate entrances for people and cats. More about FHHH Friends arranges flexible rooms over split levels in slender Seoul house
Architecture
California architecture students design shelters for LA's growing homeless population
Students at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture have conceived a series of shelters for homeless people, ranging from a shopping cart converted into a tent structure to a tiny house made of scavenged material. More about California architecture students design shelters for LA's growing homeless population
Architecture
Mehdi Ghadyanloo's surrealist utopian paintings feature in London exhibition
Monolithic volumes against gradated backgrounds and staircases that lead to nowhere are depicted in the architectural paintings of Iranian artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo, which are set to go on show in London next month. More about Mehdi Ghadyanloo's surrealist utopian paintings feature in London exhibition
Design
Five passports that fly the flag for good design
With Dezeen's Brexit passport design competition underway, we're taking a look at existing travel documents that any citizen would be proud to slap down at customs. More about Five passports that fly the flag for good design
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Campaign launches to fund David Bowie memorial for Brixton
A crowdfunding campaign to bring a lightning-bolt statue in memory of David Bowie to London aims to raise just under £1 million in 28 days. More about Campaign launches to fund David Bowie memorial for Brixton
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David Chipperfield's West Village residences finally receive go ahead
After three rejected planning applications, British architect David Chipperfield has been given the go-ahead for a residential building in New York's West Village. More about David Chipperfield's West Village residences finally receive go ahead
Technology
Dezeen remembers the mobile phones that time forgot
Flip phones, lipstick phones, mango phones – the announcement that Nokia may be reissuing the iconic 3310 mobile phone has the Dezeen team reminiscing about the handsets of years gone by. More about Dezeen remembers the mobile phones that time forgot
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Tonkin Liu reveals tapering tower complex for Zhengzhou
London-based architecture firm Tonkin Liu has revealed its plans for a family of fritted-glass skyscrapers, which will be arranged around a central plaza in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou. More about Tonkin Liu reveals tapering tower complex for Zhengzhou
Architecture
Eastwest Architecture adds charred-cedar gym to garden of London home
Eastwest Architecture has sunken a compact gym into the garden of an east London home, featuring bright birch-lined interiors and a mirror wall that creates the illusion of a larger space. More about Eastwest Architecture adds charred-cedar gym to garden of London home
Technology
New virtual reality tool helps architects create dementia-friendly environments
Scottish architect David Burgher has developed a new virtual reality tool that mimics the visual impairments experienced by dementia sufferers to help architects design better spaces. More about New virtual reality tool helps architects create dementia-friendly environments
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BMW working with psychologists to help robot cars befriend passengers
Self-driving cars will need to "build up a relationship" with their occupants to reassure them that they are safe, according to BMW board director Peter Schwarzenbauer. More about BMW working with psychologists to help robot cars befriend passengers
Design
Es Devlin's folding star destroyer looms over The Weeknd's world tour
An origami paper plane and futuristic star destroyer come together in Es Devlin's set design for The Weeknd's Starboy: Legend of The Fall tour, which kicked off in Stockholm on Friday. More about Es Devlin's folding star destroyer looms over The Weeknd's world tour
Architecture
Architecture students build latticed-wood community centre in German refugee camp
Architecture students from Germany's University of Kaiserslautern have built this wooden community centre for a refugee camp in Mannheim, which is fronted by a latticed screen. More about Architecture students build latticed-wood community centre in German refugee camp
Job of the day: professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a professor/associate professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, whose students built a seaside sauna that staggers over the Norwegian landscape in 2015 (pictured). More ›
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Design
Hussein Chalayan returns to London Fashion Week with collection exploring "isolated individuals"
Models ripped the fronts off their shirts to reveal glittery confetti at Hussein Chalayan's Autumn Winter 2017 show, which explored ideas surrounding identity and Greek folk culture. More about Hussein Chalayan returns to London Fashion Week with collection exploring "isolated individuals"
Architecture
Stefano Boeri reveals plans for tree-covered towers in Nanjing
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has unveiled plans for a "vertical forest" in China, a pair of towers covered with trees and trailing plants in the centre of Nanjing. More about Stefano Boeri reveals plans for tree-covered towers in Nanjing
Architecture
Skinny Manhattan residential skyscraper by KPF nears completion in Flatiron District
New photos reveal the glassy exterior and thin sculpted form of Madison Square Park Tower, a 65-storey apartment building by US firm Kohn Pedersen Fox that is slated to open this year. More about Skinny Manhattan residential skyscraper by KPF nears completion in Flatiron District
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Frank Gehry to teach online architecture course
Frank Gehry will teach an architecture and design course for online education platform MasterClass, sharing his creative process and offering critique on student work. More about Frank Gehry to teach online architecture course
Architecture
Key projects by Serpentine Pavilion architect Diébédo Francis Kéré
For those unfamiliar with the work of African architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, designer of this year's Serpentine Pavilion, here's a look at 10 of his most important projects to date. More about Key projects by Serpentine Pavilion architect Diébédo Francis Kéré