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Ortega creates electric open-top submarine for divers
Dutch company Ortega has designed an electric submersible for divers, which it claims is the fastest of its kind. More about Ortega creates electric open-top submarine for divers
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MAD unveils competing Lucas Museum designs for San Francisco and Los Angeles
After abandoning plans in Chicago, Beijing studio MAD has now revealed two new designs for its George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art – one for San Francisco, and a different one for Los Angeles. More about MAD unveils competing Lucas Museum designs for San Francisco and Los Angeles
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David Chipperfield and Zaha Hadid among shortlist for inaugural RIBA International Prize
RIBA International Prize: the Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the six projects competing to be named world's best new building, including David Chipperfield's Museo Jumex and Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center. More about David Chipperfield and Zaha Hadid among shortlist for inaugural RIBA International Prize
Job of the day: senior technical architect at SOM
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a senior technical architect at the London office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, whose current projects include the expansion of New York's Pennsylvania Station (pictured). Read more stories on SOM, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Charles Tashima Architecture creates cabinet of curiosities inside school science laboratory
A wooden ladder leads up to a set of white cabinets filled with animal bones, plants and a preserved tarantula in this science laboratory designed by Charles Tashima Architecture for a London primary school. More about Charles Tashima Architecture creates cabinet of curiosities inside school science laboratory
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Wall-mounted cubby by Yasmine Benhadj-Djilali provides a private escape for office workers
Berlin-based designer Yasmine Benhadj-Djilali has proposed a new piece of office furniture to allow employees a moment of private reflection. More about Wall-mounted cubby by Yasmine Benhadj-Djilali provides a private escape for office workers
Architecture
Arched walkway wraps Muslim centre near Beijing by He Jingtang
A colonnade of petal-shaped arches creates an illuminated walkway around the perimeter of this Muslim cultural centre designed by Chinese architect He Jingtang. More about Arched walkway wraps Muslim centre near Beijing by He Jingtang
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OMA's Quebec art museum extension shown in new images
These photographs provide a more detailed look at OMA's extension to the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, described as the largest cultural project in the Canadian province when it opened this summer. More about OMA's Quebec art museum extension shown in new images
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Five satirical designs created in response to Donald Trump
The design community doesn't seem to like Donald Trump very much. With just two weeks until the US presidential election, here are five products and proposals influenced by the Republican Party candidate. More about Five satirical designs created in response to Donald Trump
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Vincent Van Duysen overhauls Molteni&C and Dada's Italian showroom
Six months after taking over the creative directorship of Molteni&C and Dada, Belgian architect and designer Vincent Van Duysen has revamped the brand's corporate showroom in Giussano, Italy. More about Vincent Van Duysen overhauls Molteni&C and Dada's Italian showroom
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Self-driving truck hits the road in the US to deliver 50,000 cans of Budweiser
An autonomous truck filled with 50,000 cans of beer has completed a 120 mile-long journey in the USA, something the company behind it is claiming to be a world first. More about Self-driving truck hits the road in the US to deliver 50,000 cans of Budweiser
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Grimshaw's Heathrow Airport expansion gets government go-ahead
British firm Grimshaw has been given the go-ahead for its Heathrow expansion plans, as the government approves a third runway at the UK's busiest airport. More about Grimshaw's Heathrow Airport expansion gets government go-ahead
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I don't like the LACMA renderings, says Peter Zumthor
Peter Zumthor has revealed that the visualisations for his new Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which proved controversial with Dezeen readers, do not show the building as he intends it. More about I don't like the LACMA renderings, says Peter Zumthor
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For Play is a sex design exhibition without any dildos
More than 30 alternative visions for sex toys feature in the For Play exhibition, which questions expectations of what design for sexuality looks like. More about For Play is a sex design exhibition without any dildos
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Wavy red ribbons form Lucky Knot bridge by NEXT Architects
NEXT Architects has completed an undulating red footbridge in Changsha, China, that offers pedestrians a variety of different routes across the Dragon King Harbour River. More about Wavy red ribbons form Lucky Knot bridge by NEXT Architects
Job of the day: store designer at Nike
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a store designer at Nike, whose past interior design projects include a temporary New York space illuminated in lurid colours by Robert Storey Studio (pictured). Read more stories on Nike or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Nifemi Marcus-Bello's Tebur table is carried like a suitcase
Nigerian designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello has designed a flat-pack desk that can store its own legs for easy transport. More about Nifemi Marcus-Bello's Tebur table is carried like a suitcase
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Coarse coral-pink plaster lends furry appearance to Antonino Cardillo's Sicilian grotto
Italian architect Antonino Cardillo has coated the walls of a vaulted chamber-music and events space in lumpy coral-pink, grey and green plasterwork. More about Coarse coral-pink plaster lends furry appearance to Antonino Cardillo's Sicilian grotto
Technology
The Synthetic Apiary lets bees enjoy year-round spring
Designer and researcher Neri Oxman's Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab has designed an artificial apiary that creates a constant spring-like environment for bees. More about The Synthetic Apiary lets bees enjoy year-round spring
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MAATworks references Scandinavian architecture with wooden townhouse in Amsterdam
Panels of cross-laminated pine form an angular staircase at the heart of this Amsterdam townhouse by MAATworks, which features a bright red facade. More about MAATworks references Scandinavian architecture with wooden townhouse in Amsterdam