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Five key projects by 2018 Royal Gold Medallist Neave Brown

Lauded as a "pioneer of quality public housing", the 2018 Royal Gold Medallist Neave Brown is best known for his housing schemes in north London. Here's a look at five of his key residential projects at home and abroad. More ›

 
 

Elon Musk proposes rockets that will offer transport to anywhere on Earth in under an hour

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed plans to use rockets as a form of transport on earth, and he claims they will allow people to travel from "any city to any other city in under one hour". More ›

 
 

Five of the best architecture jobs available in China

Thanks to China's booming construction scene, many architecture studios in the country are looking for international staff. We've selected five of the best opportunities available via Dezeen Jobs, including positions with OMA and Daipu Architects. More ›

 
 

Demand for overseas architects booms in China's "open and free climate"

Chaoyang Plaza, MAD Architects photographed by Khoo Guo Jie

China is emerging as a key destination for international architects, with experienced designers flocking to take up jobs in the country. More ›

 
 

Caruso St John will create Brexit-themed exhibition to represent UK at Venice Architecture Biennale 2018

Caruso St John Architects has been selected to curate the British Pavilion at the next Venice Architecture Biennale, with a proposal that will "engage with current political themes". More ›

 
 

Competition: win a book exploring the revival of urban ceramics

Urban Potters by Katie Treggiden, published by Ludion.

Dezeen is giving away five copies of Urban Potters: Makers in the City – a book documenting the revival of ceramics in London, Copenhagen, New York, Sao Paulo and Tokyo. More ›

 
 

Jamie Fobert sinks Tate St Ives extension into Cornish cliff facing the Atlantic Ocean

Tate St Ives extension by Jamie Fobert Architects

Jamie Fobert Architects has completed a cliffside extension to the Tate St Ives in Cornwall, southwest England, which includes an underground gallery, a rooftop garden and ceramic cladding that mirrors the hues of the sea. More ›

 
 

Rio Kobayashi bases colourful furniture on traditional game Mikado

London designer Rio Kobayashi has reinterpreted the colourful markings found on Mikado pick-up sticks as a pattern for his new East West furniture collection. More ›

 
 

Tourist centre perches above limestone canyon in Guizhou Province

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort by 3andwich Design and He Wei Studio

This tourist centre by Chinese studios 3andwich Design and He Wei Studio stands on a platform facing out over a deep limestone canyon in Anlong County in China's Guizhou Province. More ›

 
 

Artek and Bless present fur-covered and marble furniture at Chicago Architecture Biennial

Artek at the Chicago Architecture Biennial

Finnish furniture company Artek has collaborated with fashion label Bless to dress up a collection of seats, which form a decadent lounge at this year's Chicago Architecture Biennial. More ›

 
 

Emma King rewrites George Orwell's 1984 using Donald Trump's tweets

Graphic designer Emma King rewrites George Orwell's 1984 using Donald Trump tweets.

London-based graphic designer Emma King has rewritten the first chapter of George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four using US President Donald Trump's tweets  More ›

 
 

V&A "to step in and do something" about fall in UK students studying design and technology

Tristram Hunt leads V&A campaign to champion art and design GCSEs

V&A director Tristram Hunt has announced that the museum will spearhead a campaign to get more children taking design and technology subjects at GCSE level in the UK. More ›

 
 

Bjarke Ingels proposes Mars simulation city for Dubai in race for space colonisation

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has revealed designs for the Mars Science City, which will operate as a space simulation campus near Dubai where scientists will work on "humanity's march into space". More ›

 
 

Architects and designers invited to reimagine a shopping centre as a "winter wonderland outlet"

Dezeen promotion: an ideas competition has launched to design an outlet store for Santa Claus' leftover Christmas presents, and the winner will be offered a paid internship at Snøhetta's office in Norway. More ›

 
 

Latest Dezeen Mail includes a proposed home made up of angled shipping containers

This week's Dezeen Mail features highlights from the past seven days, including photo-realistic renderings depicting a house made from a cluster of shipping containers in the Californian desert. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›