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MAD clads bulbous science museum with silver-toned polymer panels in China

Shiny panels envelop the spiralling structure of the Hainan Science Museum, which has been completed by architecture studio MAD in Haikou, China.

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Retro arcade game parodying Trump's "insane undeclared war" on Iran appears in Washington DC

Players pick between ordering a Diet Coke or declaring war on Iran in a video game created by artist collective The Secret Handshake, accusing President Donald Trump of treating the deadly conflict as if it were a game.

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Stefano Boeri Architetti unveils design for Milan monastery with sail-like roof

Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled its design for the Ambrosian Monastery in Milan, which will feature a sleek roof that shelters cloisters and lifts into a sail-like form over the church altar.

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Is parametricism the defining architecture style of the 21st century?

In the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly, we give listeners a crash course in parametricism, from its origins to its much-disputed claim of being the most significant architectural style since modernism.

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"An attractive, well built thing. I approve" says commenter

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the completion of Ray Phoenix by California studio Johnston Marklee in partnership with Lamar Johnson Collaborative.

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Designers have "signed away all of our ideas" to Instagram says Tom Dixon

Designers shouldn't worry about their ideas being stolen by AI since they have already lost control of their intellectual property to social media platforms, Tom Dixon has said at the Global Design Forum in Istanbul.

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Keiji Ashizawa creates holiday home within historic machiya

Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has created the Toune holiday home in a 120-year-old machiya, preserving its original layout and the "sense of time embedded within the building" while giving it a contemporary update.

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Frame in Frame installation showcases rediscovered Swiss films during NYCxDesign

Designer Christian Herren has curated an installation featuring over 200 rediscovered Swiss experimental films during NYCxDesign.

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Watch On's spray-on running shoe robot in action

Swiss brand On has showcased its trainer-spraying robot on the London leg of its world tour.

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Melbourne Design Week to highlight how powerful design can "shape the way we live"

Promotion: Melbourne Design Week returns for its tenth edition, spotlighting how the latest in design innovations impacts contemporary life in Australia and internationally.

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Studio Gang covers theatre for Hudson Valley Shakespeare with mass-timber shell

International architecture office Studio Gang has completed the Samuel H Scripps Theatre in Upstate New York for local theatre company Hudson Valley Shakespeare, which opens to the surrounding valley and is covered in a mass-timber shell.

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Dezeen Agenda features interview with designer Jasper Morrison

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Eleven design collections launching at NYCxDesign 2026

With a busy design fair calendar, launching a collection during NYCxDesign shows a specific commitment to the city's creative scene. Here, we've chosen 11 stand-out launches to look out for in New York this week.

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Zero-waste textiles project among work featured at New Designers 2026

Dezeen School Shows: a textiles project created using deadstock and second-hand yarn is among the projects from this year's New Designers showcase.

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Nature's Capsule surface collection by PoliLam

Dezeen Showroom: this collection of surfaces by US brand PoliLam aims to capture the characteristics of various species of wood from forests around the world.

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Li Edelkoort on Milan | Speaker-covered jacket | Rotterdam arched skyscraper

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Otlo Studio designs skylit home in India to provide "meditative experiences"

A skylit pool sits at the centre of the House of Quiet Raga, a home in Indore, India, designed by local practice Otlo Studio to provide a calm atmosphere for its residents.

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Vollebak creates speaker-covered jacket to "change people's brain state"

Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has created the prototype Sonic Jacket, which is fitted with 180 inward-facing speakers.

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Parametric design at Seoul Robot & AI Museum is "both shelter and pedagogy"

Continuing our parametricism series we look at the Seoul Robot & AI Museum by Turkish studio Melike Altınışık Architects, which was designed to showcase the technologies used in its construction.

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ODA skyscraper nears completion atop historic post office in Rotterdam

A 150-metre-high skyscraper punctuated by arched windows is nearing completion in Rotterdam, designed by New York studio ODA as part of an adaptive reuse project involving an old post office.

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"Times have changed and the power of money has contaminated culture"

Luxury brands and the widespread presence of opulence made this year's Milan design week an uncomfortable occasion, says Li Edelkoort.

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Design ni Dukaan references Corbusier and Doshi for geometric Gujarat house

The works of architects Le Corbusier and Balkrishna Doshi influenced Amaltash, a residence in Gujarat, India, designed by multidisciplinary studio Design ni Dukaan.

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Spacon designs "practical and inviting" welcome pavilion for Copenhagen's Rosenborg Castle

Danish studio Spacon has completed a welcome pavilion for Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, featuring a multifunctional table with hidden pull-out display drawers and decorated stools.

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Chaos survey finds "AI is becoming an active collaborator" in architecture workplaces

Promotion: visualisation and design software company Chaos has released data on AI use in architecture, reporting that it is increasingly being used to support decision-making as well as image generation.

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"Huge gap in how everyone understands AI and how industries understand it" says Parsons School of Design

Encouraging critical thinking is a top priority at Parsons School of Design and "something machines and AI can lack," says the institution's Mark Gardner.

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Ten buzzy bars, restaurants and clubs to visit during NYCxDesign

With New York City's annual design festival in full swing, we've rounded up 10 recently opened eateries, watering holes, dance spots and a sober club to enjoy in between exhibitions and events.

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Miller Hull renovates brutalist university library in California

The Miller Hull Partnership has completed a renovation of a library at a university in San Luis Obispo, California, working to restore the original design intent of the brutalist building.

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Flood-management infrastructure among projects from the School of Visual Arts

Dezeen School Shows: infrastructure designed to mitigate flooding from the Delaware River is among the projects from the School of Visual Arts.

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