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Zaha Hadid Architects reveals honeycomb-like oil research centre in Riyadh

Hexagonal pods interlock like honeycomb to form the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre, built by Zaha Hadid Architects in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. More ›

 
 

Saudi Arabia becomes first country to grant citizenship to a robot

Saudi Arabia has officially recognised a humanoid robot as a citizen, marking the first time in history that an AI device has been awarded such status. More ›

 
 

Six of the best architecture jobs available in the Netherlands

Château St. Gerlach Estate by Mecanoo

Dutch Design Week is in full swing, so we're showcasing some of the most exciting job opportunities in the Netherlands on Dezeen Jobs, including positions with MVRDV and Mecanoo. More ›

 
 

Samsung's The Frame television "makes buying art as common as downloading a TV show"

The Frame by Samsung

In this exclusive movie Dezeen filmed for Samsung at London Design Festival, the brand explains how its new Yves Behar-designed television aims to make discovering and collecting art more accessible. More ›

 
 

London Transport Museum pays homage to female poster designers from the last century

Poster Girls for TFL

To celebrate 100 years since women won the right to vote in the UK, the London Transport Museum has opened a major exhibition showcasing posters created by female graphic designers, illustrators and artists. More ›

 
 

Democracy needs a redesign, says Rudy van Belkom

Dutch designer Rudy van Belkom has envisioned a radical new electoral system that would allow voters to pick and choose policies from different political parties. More ›

 
 

New Sandy Hook school is designed to "prevent unwanted intrusions of any kind"

Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, USA by Svegal and Partners.

Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, the site of the 2012 shooting that killed 20 children and six adults, has been rebuilt by architects Svigals + Partners to incorporate the latest anti-terror measures. More ›

 
 

Arata Isozaki and David Gauld complete renovation of Miami Beach art museum The Bass

The Bass by David Gauld and Arata Isozaki

The Bass museum of contemporary art is reopening in Miami Beach, following a renovation that saw architects David Gauld and Arata Isozaki amend an extension they designed for the building 16 years ago. More ›

 
 

Barry Diller launches "one last attempt" to revive Heatherwick's Pier 55 for New York

Pier 55 by Thomas Heatherwick

Media mogul Barry Diller is making a last-ditch effort to build Thomas Heatherwick's "treasure island" park on the Hudson River, despite abandoning the plans last month. More ›

 
 

Meganom gains permission for skinny supertall skyscraper in Manhattan

242 Fifth Avenue by Meganom

The tallest building designed by a Russian architecture firm for the US, which will hold apartments like "shelves in the air", has gained planning approval. More ›

 
 

72andsunny's logo for LA celebrates the city's growing creative community

L__A by 72andSunny

Advertising agency 72andsunny has designed a logo and campaign for an initiative highlighting creative entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, with a long space in between the letters L and A that users can customise. More ›

 
 

Fosters + Partners-designed Bloomberg headquarters is a "vote of confidence in London"

Bloomberg building by Foster + Partners

Bloomberg's Norman Foster-designed European headquarters in London "sends a clear message to the world" that the UK capital remains a centre for global investment, said Sadiq Khan. More ›

 
 

Alissa Rees designs wearable alternative to traditional hospital drips

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Alissa Rees has developed an intravenous system that can be worn, giving hospital patients more freedom to move around. More ›

 
 

Claesson Koivisto Rune recreates modernist skyscraper facades for collection of prints

The gridded facades of 20th-century skyscrapers by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier are recalled from memory for this series of prints by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a stay at a boutique hotel in rural Cambodia

Dezeen has teamed up with Design Hotels to give away a five-night stay for two at Phum Baitang – a luxury Cambodian holiday resort designed like a traditional village. More ›

 
 

Carney Logan Burke designs cabin for fire-ravaged Wyoming mountainside

The Phoenix by Carney Logan Burke Architects

Wyoming studio Carney Logan Burke Architects has created a small, rustic retreat for one of its firm's principals on the site of a log cabin that was destroyed in a forest fire. More ›

 
 

"Does architecture have a Harvey Weinstein hiding within its ranks?"

Architecture has a culture of quietly condoning sexist behaviour, just like Hollywood, argues Anna Winston. More ›