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Boris Johnson proposes 22-mile bridge to link England and France

Foreign secretary Boris Johnson has proposed building a massive bridge across the English Channel, which would see a second link created between Britain and France. More ›

 
 

World's longest glass-bottomed suspension bridge has an intentional wobble

Glass bridge in China

A deliberate sway is designed to unnerve visitors to this 488-metre-long bridge in China's Hebei province, which has an entirely glazed walkway so they can also admire the 218-metre drop. More ›

 
 

Tom Dixon uses tufting, printing and embroidery to create textile collection

Tom Dixon will launch a collection of textiles at this week's Maison&Objet furniture fair that explores weaving, knitting, knotting and digital printing techniques. More ›

 
 

Joe Doucet creates way-finding running gloves using Reebok Flexweave

Joe Doucet has used Reebok's new Flexweave material to to create an "imaginative fitness prototype" that helps prevent runners from getting lost. More ›

 
 

Rode House by Pezo Von Ellrichschausen curves around a paved courtyard

Pezo Von Ellrichschausen has completed a semi-circular house perched on a hilltop on Chile's Chiloe Island, featuring a slanted shingle-clad roof that extends partially over an internal courtyard. More ›

 
 

Architecture students install bright orange stage below Miami transit station

Brickell Stage by University of Miami Architecture School

Students and faculty at the University of Miami's architecture school constructed a performance venue from a series of orange poles underneath the city's Brickell MetroRail station. More ›

 
 

Latest Dezeen Mail features a tiny London apartment and The Guardian's redesign

The latest edition of Dezeen Mail includes a space-saving 19-square-metre apartment in London by Ab Rogers Design and The Guardian's major redesign of its print and online editionsSubscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

Naturehumaine updates mid-century Prairie House with minimalist interiors

Prairie House by Naturehumaine

Montreal architecture studio Naturehumaine has transformed a local 1950s residence with a new grey exterior and pared-down interior, and a layout reduced to one bedroom to add space elsewhere. More ›

 
 

Fire-risk tower residents told to pay £2 million to replace Grenfell-style cladding

Residents of a high-rise housing block in London's Croydon have been told they must pay to replace the building's cladding, which was found to be flammable in a review following the Grenfell Tower fire. More ›

 
 

Pelle introduces geometric lighting with weathered steel fins at IDS Toronto

Tripp-Mini Pendants and Sconces by Pelle

New York design brand Pelle is launching a set of small pendants and sconces, which are encased by triangular metal frame that diffuses light in different directions, at the Interior Design Show in Toronto this week. More ›

 
 

Flat-pack MADI houses can be assembled in six hours

This captioned movie shows workers unfolding a flat-pack MADI – a modular, earthquake-resistant house that the manufacturer claims can be constructed within six hours. More ›

 
 

Apple outlines plans for another US campus

Apple Park model

Apple has announced plans to build a new campus in the United States, in addition to the recently completed Apple Park, as part of a major investment and job creation strategy. More ›

 
 

Six promising opportunities for architecture graduates in London

With the start of the new year, architecture studios all over London are recruiting for talented Part-I and Part-II graduates. Here are six of the best opportunities available via Dezeen Jobs, including Heatherwick StudioJohn McAslan + Partners and Allies + MorrisonMore ›

 
 

"Neave Brown is now among architecture's immortals"

Neave Brown's extraordinary legacy reflects a progressive social agenda that is lacking in many of today's architects, says Catherine Slessor. More ›