"Architecture is a field of repression," according to Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind, who says that architects need to be more confrontational with their buildings. More about Architecture should not be comforting says Daniel Libeskind
Designers Alexander Taylor and Joachim de Callatay have developed a special-edition version of German sports brand Adidas' Superstar trainer, featuring a seamless upper made from a single piece of leather (+ slideshow). More about Alexander Taylor and Joachim de Callatay mill leather to create limited-edition shoe for Adidas
Future Makers: London designer Rachel Harding has created a balloon-like chair by inflating Corian, a solid surface material more commonly used for kitchen or bathroom countertops (+ movie). More about Rachel Harding's Corian chair is inflated "like a balloon"
The British government is beginning to understand that design makes a difference in major infrastructure schemes, says architect Sadie Morgan, who is advising on £100 billion of investment in UK rail and energy projects (+ interview). More about UK government is starting to take design seriously, says Sadie Morgan
German office NORD Studio has renovated a derelict building in Berlin to create a gallery, artist studio and archive dedicated to drawings (+ slideshow). More about Folding timber walls create flexible spaces for Berlin art gallery by NORD Studio
British designer Tom Dixon has developed a collection of tiles for Italian brand Bisazza, featuring graphic and trompe-l'oeil patterns based on architectural features including bricks and pebble-dash walls. More about Tom Dixon's tile collection for Bisazza references London's architectural landmarks
FMD Architects used slender lengths of timber to "stitch" together this narrow Melbourne house and its new garden extension. More about Wooden beams create sewing-inspired details at Cross-Stitch House by FMD Architects
Danish architecture studio BIG has revealed its masterplan for Pittsburgh's Lower Hill District, featuring sloped-roof buildings and an extensive network of pathways (+ slideshow). More about BIG unveils design for urban neighbourhood on site of former Pittsburgh hockey arena
Architecture studio Jonathan Tuckey Design has created a new archival space for London's Southbank Centre featuring a mid-century shelving system that reflects the building's heritage. More about New Southbank Centre archive by Jonathan Tuckey Design utilises a 1950s shelving system
Terese Alstin, founder of inflatable-helmet brand Hövding, has launched an online shop and a Malmö showroom presenting the work of independent women designers from around the world (+ slideshow). More about Female-focused retail platform No Sir challenges male-dominated design industry
Dezeen promotion: furniture, product and spatial design entries are now being accepted for the Interieur Awards 2016 (+ slideshow). More about Call for entries to Interieur Awards 2016
The first images have emerged of UNStudio's new station for Arnhem, the Netherlands, which finally opens to the public tomorrow after 20 years of development (+ movie). More about UNStudio's curvaceous new station for Arnhem ready to open
Planning permission has been granted for 22 Bishopsgate, a 62-storey skyscraper by PLP Architecture that is set to be the tallest building in London's financial district. More about PLP Architecture gets go-ahead for second tallest skyscraper in London
Furniture giant IKEA has launched a research hub and exhibition space in Copenhagen to test product prototypes and ways of boosting consumers' wellbeing (+ slideshow). More about IKEA launches Space10 innovation lab to explore the future of home design
ODA New York's residential tower for Manhattan features open-air terraces between the floors, designed to fulfil "the dream of a suburban backyard" (+ slideshow). More about ODA proposes a Manhattan skyscraper with open floors for sky gardens
The London Design Museum's Cycle Revolution exhibition opens today, so we're revisiting some of the best and most unusual cycling designs from the Dezeen archives.
Recent examples include a compass that guides riders with a single arrow, a folding bike that weighs less than a watermelon, a wooden composite bike frame (pictured), and an augmented reality helmet designed to make urban cycling safer. See more design for cycling »
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Toronto has revealed plans to construct a new park below an elevated highway, featuring outdoor performance spaces and a pedestrian and cycle trail. More about Plans unveiled for Toronto park that will stretch under a highway
The roof of this house in Japan is tilted above a band of glazing, allowing light to permeate the interior while also making the structure look like a box with a lifted lid (+ slideshow). More about SYAP's House in Yokkaichi has a roof angled upwards like the lid of an open box
Hungarian designer Demeter Fogarasi has created a prototype chair with a seat that looks like a windswept sheet of fabric frozen in motion. More about Demeter Fogarasi's Poetic Furniture chair appears to have been blown into shape
Vietnamese studio MM++ Architects has squeezed a contemporary shophouse into a four-metre-wide site in Ho Chi Minh City, with a facade that opens and closes like a giant shutter. More about Vietnamese shophouse by MM++ Architects features a facade that folds open