Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a project architect with Sou Fujimoto Architects, Nicolas Laisné Associés and Manal Rachdi Oxo Architects, whose joint proposal for a Paris university building filled with trees and plants is pictured.
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The Japanese island of Miyako-jima is prone to frequent typhoons, so this kindergarten was planned by studios Hibino Sekkei and Youji no Shiro to offer children protection from heavy rain and flying debris (+ slideshow). More about Hanazono Kindergarten designed to endure typhoons and offer outdoor play spaces
Opinion: as super-thin residential towers for the super-rich sprout up across Manhattan, inequality has begun to take architectural form, writes leading US architect Steven Holl. More about "In New York, architecture with a sense of social purpose is becoming increasingly rare"
German designer Julian Lechner combined used coffee grounds with natural glues to create a new material, and has designed a set of cups to demonstrate its potential (+ slideshow). More about Julian Lechner turns old coffee grounds into reusable cups
Herzog & de Meuron has completed a monumental new stadium in Bordeaux framed by 900 slim white columns, one of the key venues for next year's Euro football championship (+ slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron's Bordeaux Stadium is framed by a forest of slender columns
The influence of Chinese culture on fashion design is examined through garments by Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, John Galliano and more in an exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (+ slideshow). More about Met exhibition highlights fashion's obsession with Chinese arts and design
Jean Nouvel's first skyscraper in New York, Grayson Perry's fairytale house and a seaside library in China (pictured) feature in this week's Dezeen Mail. Click through for our pick of the best news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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London Festival of Architecture 2015: Turner-nominated architecture studio Assemble has revealed plans to fill a gallery in the headquarters of the Royal Institute of British Architects with a spongy Brutalist-inspired landscape. More about Assemble to fill RIBA gallery with Brutalist Playground
New York 2015: an exhibition in a Brooklyn loft showcases furnishings by Italian designer Piero Lissoni, paired with work by New York designers (+ slideshow). More about Brooklyn exhibition pairs work of Piero Lissoni and local designers
This family home nestled against the remnants of an ancient stone cottage on the Welsh coast features a composition inspired by the client's interest in abstract art (+ slideshow). More about Stephenson Studio completes a Mondrian-inspired home for a remote site on the Welsh coast
Danish industrial designer Jacob Jensen, best known for his work with audio product company Bang & Olufsen, has died aged 89 (+ slideshow). More about Danish designer Jacob Jensen dies aged 89
Actor George Clooney and film director Brad Bird have heaped praise on Santiago Calatrava's cultural complex in Valencia, which features as a key location in their new film Tomorrowland. More about Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences is "insane" and "amazing" says George Clooney
Clerkenwell Design Week 2015: Swiss design studio GRUPPE has installed totems of colourful building blocks on the streets of Clerkenwell during the London district's annual design festival (+ slideshow). More about GRUPPE creates pastel-coloured totems to signpost Clerkenwell Design Week
French duo Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have formed aluminium mesh into a chair that is intended to look worn over time. More about Bouroullec's Stampa chair designed to age like a pair of leather boots
London-based architects Edgley Design used stainless-steel panels more typically applied as roofing to make this ageing Surrey house weather-tight. More about Edgley Design wraps a dilapidated 1960s house in stainless steel roofing
Sculptural park benches and a maze constructed of mirrors are among the pieces created by Danish artist Jeppe Hein for an outdoor exhibition in New York (+ slideshow). More about Jeppe Hein creates 18 whimsical installations for Brooklyn Bridge Park
New York 2015: Apparatus has unveiled two new lines of lighting fixtures, along with a table that marks the New York studio's foray into furniture design (+ slideshow). More about Apparatus uses metal cylinders and porcelain chains for new lighting designs
Clerkenwell Design Week 2015: Murano glass sweets provided the inspiration for this pavilion by London studio Cousins & Cousins, which features a mixture of coloured and patterned glazing (+ slideshow). More about Glaze pavilion by Cousins & Cousins designed to resemble a Venetian glass sweet
New York 2015: in the first of a series of interviews with prominent New York designers, Lindsey Adelman tells Dezeen about how she became a pioneer of the city's burgeoning lighting scene (+ slideshow + transcript). More about "There's a huge burst of creativity" in New York says Lindsey Adelman
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Pedrali has provided the furniture for a restaurant within the new Milan headquarters for food company Nestlé (+ slideshow). More about Pedrali furnishes restaurant at Milan Nestlé headquarters