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Hyperloop's test track will be "closest thing to teletransportation"

A test track for the Hyperloop high-speed transportation network – first conceived by entrepreneur Elon Musk – will begin work in California next month (+ slideshow). More about Hyperloop's test track will be "closest thing to teletransportation"

Architecture

Architecture

Foster-designed hotel at Battersea Power Station to feature rooftop infinity pool

A rooftop infinity pool boasting views over Battersea Power Station has been unveiled for the Foster + Partners-designed building proposed beside the historic London structure (+ movie). More about Foster-designed hotel at Battersea Power Station to feature rooftop infinity pool

Architecture

Architecture

Umwelt creates perforated concrete bunker for a television channel in Chile

A grid of concrete encases this television transmission centre on the summit of San Cristóbal Hill in Santiago, Chile, which has recently been renovated by architecture studio Umwelt. More about Umwelt creates perforated concrete bunker for a television channel in Chile

Architecture

Architecture

Angular roof helps Mount Fuji house by Hiroki Tominaga Atelier shed snow

The zigzagging roof of this house near Mount Fuji was designed by architect Hiroki Tominaga to help snow slide off, and its profile is highlighted after dark by a glowing facade (+ slideshow). More about Angular roof helps Mount Fuji house by Hiroki Tominaga Atelier shed snow

Design

Design

Michael J Fox tries Nike's first pair of Back to the Future self-lacing shoes

Nike has celebrated Back to the Future day by presenting actor Michael J Fox with a pair of the self-lacing shoes he wore in the 1985 movie Back to the Future II. More about Michael J Fox tries Nike's first pair of Back to the Future self-lacing shoes

Design

Design

Car manufacturers show how Back to the Future is influencing vehicle design

Car manufacturers, including Mercedes-Benz and Toyota, suggest the classic sci-fi film Back to the Future provided the inspiration for the vehicles of tomorrow. More about Car manufacturers show how Back to the Future is influencing vehicle design

Architecture

Architecture

Aamodt Plumb renovates New England home housed within a cluster of barns

US firm Aamodt Plumb Architects has updated a Massachusetts dwelling made up of old barns that were converted into a single-family home in the 1950s (+ slideshow). More about Aamodt Plumb renovates New England home housed within a cluster of barns

Design

Design

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers seek replacement logo through public competition

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers have launched a public competition to source a replacement logo for Kenjiro Sano's controversial withdrawn design. More about Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers seek replacement logo through public competition

Promotion

Promotion

Hotel design event Sleep returns to London next month

Dezeen promotion: annual hotel design event Sleep is set to take place at London's Business Design Centre on 24 and 25 November 2015 (+ slideshow). More about Hotel design event Sleep returns to London next month

Architecture

Architecture

Family house in Japan designed by Tailored Design Lab to embrace its farmland setting

Surrounded by farmland in rural Japan, this house by architecture studio Tailored Design Lab features a steeply pointed roof that frames views of the landscape, and an oversized chimney that provides natural ventilation (+ slideshow). More about Family house in Japan designed by Tailored Design Lab to embrace its farmland setting