IKEA wins Design of the Year | UK Holocaust memorial shortlist | Centre Pompidou turns 40

Follow us This week we spoke to Royal Gold Medal winner Paulo Mendes da Rocha and celebrated the Centre Pompidou's 40th birthday. Read on for more of the best stories on Dezeen... "Anish Kapoor and Zaha Hadid's design is the clear winner"   An artificial meteorite by Zaha Hadid Architects and Anish Kapoor is our readers' pick from 10 teams competing to design a new UK Holocaust memorial. Read the story and comments › "Bravo IKEA"   Readers are applauding IKEA's flat-pack refugee shelter, which beat the artwork for David Bowie's last album to win Design of the Year 2016. Read the story and comments › "Will British firms still be eligible after Brexit?"   One reader is wondering how the Mies van der Rohe Award shortlist– which celebrates Europe's best new architecture – could look after the UK leaves the EU. Read the story and comments › "The first building that ignited my desire to become an architect as a young kid"   Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers have made readers nostalgic by sharing archive photographs of the Centre Pompidou on its 40th anniversary. Read the story and comments › "When creativity is dead and you're squeezing the last drops, you end up creating this"   A climbing wall with rocks shaped like genitalia by Bompas & Parr has failed to titilate readers, who reckon they've seen it all before. Read the story and comments › "It is exactly this type of thinking which makes Trump so blunt and stupid"   Comparing Donald Trump to Hitler is like fighting fire with fire says one reader, reacting to a logo for the US president based on Nazi insignia. Read the story and comments › "Augmented reality heralds the abolition of architectural practice as we know it"   Augmented reality could lead to a dystopian world where everyone is trapped by their own views. It's up to architects to set them free, argues Owen Hopkins. Read his Opinion column › "How to take a beautiful colour and turn it into a horror movie nightmare"   Readers aren't in a hurry to check into this Airbnb home dedicated to Pantone colour of the year Greenery. Read the story and comments › "Perfect for hot climates like Australia where everyone should be busy hiding from the sun"   This pedal-powered vehicle aims to get people out of their cars, and readers agree it's a great idea. Read the story and comments › "I fear the concrete is inappropriate with the atmosphere and the sense of the place"   Foster's design for a tower complex in Mecca has commenters concerned about its impact on the holy Islamic city. Read the story and comments › "I want one, bad"   This robotic helper that carries your luggage for you already has a strong following with readers. Read the story and comments › Browse Dezeen Watch Store's curated selection of Valentine's Day gift ideas   Dezeen Watch Store has launched a dedicated Valentine's Day category, with timepieces from AÃRK, Larsson & Jennings and more. Shop now › "Cubes are for medium loft-like spaces, not for truly tiny living"   Readers think this living cube for sleeping, eating and working would make for a tight squeeze if installed inside a micro apartment. Read the story and comments ›           Dezeen Jobs   Are you looking for a role in architecture or design? Visit Dezeen Jobs, where we've got 122 new jobs this week including: Creative director at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, UK › Junior architect at Soho House in New York, USA › Retail project manager for Calvin Klein at PVH Europe in Amsterdam, the Netherlands › Most popular   Kengo Kuma installs teahouse on Vancouver roof terrace › Most liked   South Korea's "first generation" of architects profiled in exhibition › Most tweeted   US tech companies unite against Trump's travel ban › Most pinned   Selencky Parsons adds cork-lined pod with pegboard walls to office › Most commented   Christo cancels Colorado installation in Trump protest › News   Royal Gold Medal winner Paulo Mendes da Rocha on Brazil's dictactorship › More news › Architecture   Elliott + Associates wraps Chesapeake car park in white fins › More architecture › Design   Yves Béhar's Love puts a new spin on turntables › More design › Interiors   Slack's HQ eschews bright colours of tech start-up offices › More interiors › Technology   Uber edges towards driverless taxis with Daimler partnership › More technology › Competitions   Win a book detailing 50 rooftop designs from around the world › More competitions › Dezeen Watch Store   Seconds GMT by Nocs Atelier displays two time zones › Browse watches › Dezeen Hot List   Dezeen Hot List reveals the 400 hottest forces in architecture and design › Dezeen Book of Interviews   Dezeen Book of Interviews features conversations with 45 leading figures in architecture and design. Pick up your copy for just £12 ›

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