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Studio KO celebrates Yves Saint Laurent's fashion oeuvre with Marrakech museum

A lace-like brickwork facade and an interior inspired by a couture jacket lining are just some of the fashion-inspired features of Studio KO's Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakech.  More ›

 
 

Centre Pompidou showcases Atelier van Lieshout sculpture that was too lewd for Louvre

Centre Pompidou Atelier van Lieshout Domestokator

After being rejected by the Louvre, Atelier van Lieshout's controversial sculpture resembling a man penetrating an animal has been given a new public exhibition space, at Paris' Centre Pompidou – prompting one critic to describe it as "nasty public art". More ›

 
 

Eight design responses to a turbulent political climate

The past year has seen more and more designers responding to shifts in the political landscape, from the Brexit vote to the election of Donald Trump. Ahead of our Good Design for a Bad World talk series, here's a look at eight designs used as tools for change. More ›

 
 

Laura Dewe Mathews creates spaces for birdwatching and painting in London home of a retired couple

Architect Laura Dewe Mathews has added a staggered red brick extension to a London house, as part of a renovation that involved creating spaces for the clients' various hobbies. More ›

 
 

Yinka Ilori teams up with recovering addicts to create range of colourful chairs

Designer Yinka Ilori worked with volunteers from social enterprise Restoration Station to create this collection of brightly coloured chairs, which were showcased during this year's London Design Festival, before being auctioned off for charity. More ›

 
 

Vo Trong Nghia incorporates trees into chequerboard facade of Hanoi university building

Vo Trong Nghia Architects has completed an office building at Hanoi's FPT University, featuring gridded facades that incorporate recessed windows shaded by trees. More ›

 
 

Watch our Dezeen x MINI Living talk about nomadic living live from A/D/O in New York

Urban Cabin by Mini Living

Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, Peter Zuspan of Bureau V and Corinna Natter of MINI Living discuss how nomadic working and living is changing cities in our latest Dezeen x MINI Living talk at A/D/O in New York. Watch it here live from 7pm New York time. More ›

 
 

Zaha Hadid's amenity spaces for 520 West 28th shown in new photos

520 W 28th Amenities by Zaha Hadid Architects

Communal spaces available to the future residents of Zaha Hadid Architects' 520 West 28th project in New York's Chelsea are revealed in these images, which show a skylit swimming pool, a striated IMAX theatre and a bright gymnasium. More ›

 
 

Designers to watch from Design Week Mexico 2017's Inédito exhibition

Galería Mexicana de Diseño + C37's work for Inédito during Dezeen Week Mexico

Emerging designers from across Mexico and Latin America showcased new products at this year's Inédito exhibition, held at Museo Tamayo during Design Week Mexico this month. We've chosen our picks of the bunch. More ›

 
 

Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to create high-tech "future city" on Toronto waterfront

Sidewalk Toronto by Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto

Google's parent company Alphabet has revealed plans to build a new district along the eastern waterfront of Toronto, which will use cutting-edge technology to pioneer a model for future urban developments. More ›

 
 

Latest Dezeen Mail includes Haptic's curvy aquarium and a chair designed for Mars

A carbon-fibre chair lightweight enough to be imported to Mars features in this week's edition of Dezeen Mail, along with a domed waterfront aquarium designed by Haptic for Oslo. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

Frankfurt embarks on Brexit building boom with new high-rises by BIG, UNStudio and more

Frankfurt is bidding to woo banks from London by building dozens of new high-rise towers by architects including BIG, UNStudio and Ole Scheeren. More ›

 
 

Six of the most promising roles for project architects on Dezeen Jobs this week

MM House by OHLAB

On Dezeen Jobs, we're listing jobs for project architects in locations ranging from London and New York, to Mallorca. Here are six of the most exciting opportunities available. More ›

 
 

Feldman Architecture incorporates garage-door windows into California home

House in Healdsburg by Arterra Landscape Architects

Glazed garage doors surround this wood-clad residence by US firm Feldman Architecture in California's Sonoma Valley, an area that was recently devastated by wild fires. More ›