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Architecture

Architecture

Explore Chicago's contemporary and historic architecture on our new Pinterest board

Dezeen is reporting from the first Chicago Architecture Biennial this week. Browse the city's newest projects, historic icons and lesser-known gems on our new Pinterest board, including Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House and the University of Chicago's Joe and Rika Mansueto Library by Helmut Jahn.

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Design

Design

Nendo creates bottle and logo for Kenzo's unisex Totem fragrance

Japanese studio Nendo has created a perfume bottle for Paris fashion house Kenzo in the shape of a tiny totem pole. More about Nendo creates bottle and logo for Kenzo's unisex Totem fragrance

Architecture

Architecture

Glass-walled boxes on stilts accommodate guests at Daniel Mayo's Vivood hotel

Guests at this hotel near the Spanish city of Alicante stay in prefabricated cabins, which are raised off the ground to reduce their impact on the rugged landscape and enable views over the adjacent valley (+ slideshow). More about Glass-walled boxes on stilts accommodate guests at Daniel Mayo's Vivood hotel

Lighting

Lighting

Studio Itai Bar-On's concrete Grid lamps are patterned with wireframe lines

Israel-based Studio Itai Bar-On has created a set of concrete pendant lamps that are patterned with a grid of lines designed to look like a digital wireframe model (+ slideshow). More about Studio Itai Bar-On's concrete Grid lamps are patterned with wireframe lines

Architecture

Architecture

Local architects take on Windy City challenges at the Chicago Architecture Biennial

Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: a capsule exhibition within the Biennial's main show focuses on the future of Chicago, with proposals including a peninsula on the Chicago River and a landscape of sunken spaces. More about Local architects take on Windy City challenges at the Chicago Architecture Biennial

Furniture

Furniture

Furniture by Bertoia, Jacobsen and Platner introduced with gold-plated finishes

Mid-century furniture pieces by designers including Warren Platner, Harry Bertoia and Arne Jacobsen are being reproduced as gold versions thanks to improvements in metal-coating technology (+ slideshow). More about Furniture by Bertoia, Jacobsen and Platner introduced with gold-plated finishes

Architecture

Architecture

Royal College of Art rector apologises for statements about staff

Royal College of Art rector Paul Thompson has apologised for making comments that appeared to blame departing staff for putting the school in "an unnecessary state of jeopardy" and has defended the school's financial position. More about Royal College of Art rector apologises for statements about staff

Interiors

Interiors

Box-like shelving covers walls in SoNo Arhitekti's Book Centre Trieste shop

Slovenian studio SoNo Arhitekti has lined a book store in Trieste, Italy, with floor-to-ceiling stacks of shelves in patterns that reference the architecture of a local landmark (+ slideshow). More about Box-like shelving covers walls in SoNo Arhitekti's Book Centre Trieste shop

Architecture

Architecture

Warehouse in Portugal by João Mendes Ribeiro used to exhibit Andy Warhol artwork

Portuguese architect João Mendes Ribeiro designed this corrugated steel and concrete warehouse for a components manufacturer, but prior to moving in its art collector-owner filled the space with work by Andy Warhol, John Baldessari and Antony Gormley (+ slideshow). More about Warehouse in Portugal by João Mendes Ribeiro used to exhibit Andy Warhol artwork

Job of the week: project architect at De Matos Ryan

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a project architect at De Matos Ryan, which designed the Garden House in Battersea that sits in a sunken courtyard (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.