Design
Competition: five Arckit 180 modelling sets to be won
Dezeen has teamed up with Arckit to give away five modelling kits from its new series. More about Competition: five Arckit 180 modelling sets to be won
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Design
New Contour Compression activewear comes with built-in sports tape
A new sportswear brand is making garments with panels of woven fabric that mimic the effects of pain-relieving kinesiology tape. More about New Contour Compression activewear comes with built-in sports tape
Interiors
X+Living designs interiors at Chinese hotel for millennials
Custom-made artwork cover the walls of social areas in this Chinese hotel by Shanghai studio X+Living, which features interiors and furniture designed to attract younger guests. More about X+Living designs interiors at Chinese hotel for millennials
Job of the day: architecture programme manager at the British Council
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architecture programme manager at the British Council in London, which commissioned an exhibition of work by designer Thomas Heatherwick (pictured). Read more stories on the British Council, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Architecture
Perforated green cladding wraps university science institute by Cláudio Vilarinho
Irregularly shaped perforations in the pale green facades of this new university research institute in Portugal are inspired by the tubular molecules that form solar panels. More about Perforated green cladding wraps university science institute by Cláudio Vilarinho
Architecture
Edmon Leong photographs Diller Scofidio + Renfro's The Broad in Los Angeles one year after opening
These new images by architecture photographer Edmon Leong capture the light-filled galleries, cavernous lobby and large dimple in the honeycomb exterior of Diller Scofidio + Renfro's The Broad museum in Los Angeles. More about Edmon Leong photographs Diller Scofidio + Renfro's The Broad in Los Angeles one year after opening
Architecture
Shanghai skyscraper wins first American Architecture Prize
The twisting Shanghai Tower by international firm Gensler has scooped the top award of the inaugural annual American Architecture Prize. More about Shanghai skyscraper wins first American Architecture Prize
Interiors
John Pawson offers a look inside his minimalist home and studio
These new photographs reveal the London home and workplace of architectural designer John Pawson. More about John Pawson offers a look inside his minimalist home and studio
Architecture
Around the world in 10 Trump Towers
Here are 10 skyscrapers developed by and bearing the name of the man who might be elected president of the United States next week. More about Around the world in 10 Trump Towers
Lighting
Teresa van Dongen uses living organisms to power LED light
This LED pendant by Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen is powered by living organisms that require regular feeding. More about Teresa van Dongen uses living organisms to power LED light
Architecture
Foster + Partners uses extra-long bricks for Chinese university campus
Foster + Partners has used custom-made bricks to build a campus near Shenzhen, encompassing a university, a hotel and housing that all take in views of the South China Sea. More about Foster + Partners uses extra-long bricks for Chinese university campus
Design
Jaime Hayón designs cake creature for Häagen-Dazs
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a festive ice cream cake for Häagen-Dazs. More about Jaime Hayón designs cake creature for Häagen-Dazs
Architecture
Pezo von Ellrichshausen uses octagonal drums to build skinny tower
There is only enough room for one person inside this tall skinny pavilion that Chilean studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has built in the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris. More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen uses octagonal drums to build skinny tower
Job of the day: designer at Pelli Clarke Pelli
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a designer at Pelli Clarke Pelli's New York studio, whose glass Salesforce Tower (pictured) is under construction in San Francisco. Browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Design
Claesson Koivisto Rune models vibrating massage pillow on pebbles
Claesson Koivisto Rune based the stone-like appearance of these massaging pillows on pebbles found on Sweden's beaches. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune models vibrating massage pillow on pebbles
Design
Yi-Fei Chen designs a gun that collects tears and uses them as bullets
One-minute movie: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Yi-Fei Chen has designed a gun that collects tears, freezes them and then fires them as bullets, in response to a altercation with a tutor. More about Yi-Fei Chen designs a gun that collects tears and uses them as bullets
Interiors
Colourful accents offset grey walls in Vilnius apartment renovation by AKTA
The kitchen, dining and living room of this apartment in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius features grey-painted walls and black-metal details, which are offset by colourful cabinets and furniture. More about Colourful accents offset grey walls in Vilnius apartment renovation by AKTA
Design
Eindhoven graduate designs a gun for firing her tears
After an altercation with a tutor, Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Yi-Fei Chen created this visual metaphor to show her personal struggle with speaking her mind. More about Eindhoven graduate designs a gun for firing her tears
Architecture
David Chipperfield's Museo Jumex photographed by Rory Gardiner
These new images by photographer Rory Gardiner capture the striking sawtooth form of the Mexico City gallery designed by architect David Chipperfield to host one of the largest modern art collections in Latin America. More about David Chipperfield's Museo Jumex photographed by Rory Gardiner
Architecture
Legorreta defies Trump wall proposal with bold purple bridge across US-Mexico border
Rather than building a wall along Mexico's border as suggested by US presidential candidate Donald Trump, Mexican firm Legorreta has created a terminal and bridge that make the crossing quicker. More about Legorreta defies Trump wall proposal with bold purple bridge across US-Mexico border