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Zaha Hadid's abstract paintings translated into immersive virtual reality experiences at Serpentine Gallery

VR Serpentine

Four of Zaha Hadid's abstract paintings have been used to create animated  virtual reality environments for an exhibition of her early work at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery. More ›

 
 

Barber and Osgerby unveil outdoor furniture collection for Dedon

Tibbo by Barber & Osgerby for Dedon

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby have used teak wood to create a six-piece collection for Dedon, marking the duo's first collaboration with the German outdoor furniture brand. More ›

 
 

Slack's European headquarters eschews bright colours of tech start-up offices

SLACK European HQ by ODOS Architects

The "urban grain" of Dublin influenced ODOS Architects' design for the European offices of Slack, the company known for its inter-office messaging app. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: architect/senior architect at Wilkinson Eyre

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Wilkinson Eyre in London, which was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize last year for its revamp of a historic library at the University of Oxford (pictured). More ›

 
 

Yves Béhar's Love puts a new spin on turntables

Yves Béhar has designed a smartphone-connected compact turntable that plays music by spinning on top of a still vinyl record. More ›

 
 

Red-brick boxes pop out of A-Lab's narrow office block on Oslo waterfront

Meeting rooms cantilever from one side of this wedge-shaped office block in Oslo  by Norwegian firm A-Lab  – the final building in the city's waterfront Barcode Project regeneration schemeMore ›

 
 

Design industry is 73 per cent white, finds AIGA survey

Ethnic Filter by Ekene Ijeoma

A survey of design industry demographics has found that almost three quarters of designers are white. More ›

 
 

Holl, Libeskind and Snøhetta strongly condemn Trump's travel restrictions

Daniel Libeskind and Steven Holl

Steven Holl has called for the impeachment of Donald Trump, while Daniel Libeskind has described the US president's recently imposed travel restrictions as "an affront to our freedom and core values". More ›

 
 

ArchitectureFirm perches black country home on forested hilltop in Virginia

James River House by ArchitectureFirm

This modern vacation dwelling by US studio ArchitectureFirm consists of three rectilinear volumes arranged on a bluff "like a scattered group of stones around a campfire". More ›

 
 

American architects richer than European counterparts, salary survey reveals

Global Architects Survey

Architects, engineers and construction professionals working in North America earn far more than those in Europe, according to a new global salary survey. More ›

 
 

"How many Holocaust memorials does the world need?"

Readers are debating whether a new Holocaust memorial for London is necessary – after David Adjaye, Zaha Hadid Architects and Daniel Libeskind revealed competing designs  – in this week's comments update. More ›

 
 

Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers share Centre Pompidou photographs on 40th anniversary

Archive photography from the offices of Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers shows the dramatic inside-out form of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which is celebrating its 40th birthday. More ›

 
 

"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 in his first Opinion column for Dezeen. More ›

 
 

SCI-Arc renews full-tuition scholarship for European architecture students

SCI-Arc renews full-tuition scholarship for European architecture students

Dezeen promotion: the Southern California Institute of Architecture  has extended its full scholarship for a European architecture student to study a masters at the university in Los Angeles. More ›

 
 

Wooden walkway traverses OVH office interior by Pierre Thibault

Bureaux OVH by Atelier Pierre Thibault

This remodelled office interior by Atelier Pierre Thibault is divided by a long wood-clad walkway, dotted with spaces for vegetation and socialising. More ›

 
 

Tucker Viemeister proposes Nazi-style logo for Donald Trump

American industrial designer Tucker Viemeister has designed a logo for Donald Trump based on Nazi insignia to reflect the billionaire's "racist hate mongering". More ›