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View online     Muji designs "friendly" autonomous shuttle bus for Finland Japanese brand Muji has revealed designs for an autonomous shuttle bus built for all weather conditions, set to hit the roads in three Finnish cities by 2020. Read more ›   Five lights created by Japanese designers revealed at Designart Tokyo Japanese designers presented lights that showcased traditional craft, were created from delicate materials, and are made for small homes, at Designart Tokyo. Dezeen's design editor Augusta Pownall picks five of the most interesting. Read more ›   Designs revealed for V&A East buildings by O'Donnell + Tuomey and Diller Scofidio + Renfro London's V&A has released details of its plans for V&A East, a new outpost at the Olympic Park featuring a five-storey museum designed by O'Donnell + Tuomey and a research centre created by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Read more ›   Walter Gropius: the ideas man who founded the Bauhaus German architect Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus in 1919. As we continue our Bauhaus 100 series exploring the school's centenary, we profile the man who had a vision to make art accessible to the masses, not just a luxury of the few. Read more ›   Glass elevator for Battersea Power Station revealed in new visual Architecture firm Wilkinson Eyre has revealed visuals showing its plan to install a glass lift inside one of the chimneys of Battersea Power Station in London. Read more ›   "Things aren't what they seem" at Saudi Design Week, says first overseas journalist to visit Dezeen's Gunseli Yalcinkaya became the first overseas design journalist to attend Saudi Design Week in Riyadh earlier this month – a visit that coincided with the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. With world attention focused on the Saudi regime, she writes about her experience of visiting the desert kingdom. Read more ›   Prosthetic leg for amputees designed by Jae-Hyun An to encourage new genre of ballet Pratt Institute graduate Jae-Hyun An has created a prosthetic leg that allows amputees to perform ballet like never before. Read more ›   Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich debut concrete pavilion with 3D-knitted formwork A double-curved concrete shelled pavilion, constructed using a 3D-knitted formwork developed by Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich, has gone on display in Mexico City. Read more ›   Yves Behar debuts fully customisable tiny homes Designer Yves Behar has launched a range of prefabricated accessory dwelling units that aim to tackle rising house costs and increase urban density in California. Read more ›   Mexico City architects protest "fake, unlawful" referendum on Foster-designed airport The result of the public vote to scrap Foster + Partners' partially built airport for Mexico City has not gone down well among local architects, who have described the referendum as an example of the country's "political issues and corruption". Read more ›   Open-plan offices discourage face-to-face communication, says research Workers in open-plan offices have less face-to-face interaction with colleagues than those who work separately, according to research by Harvard students. Read more ›   Latest Dezeen Weekly features a villa by Peter Zumthor and a windscreen-less Ferrari The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features a Devon countryside villa by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, a Ferrari that favours beauty over practicality and our guide to the Bauhaus. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › Read more ›   Five New York City pop-ups offering design-focused gifts With the holiday season on the horizon, brands are opening temporary stores across Manhattan to entice design-savvy shoppers. Here are five worth a visit ahead of the annual retail rush. Read more ›   Luca Guadagnino looked to "forefathers of modernism" for Suspiria sets, says designer Luca Guadagnino's rendition of horror movie classic Suspiria takes its design cues from the modernist architecture of masters such as Le Corbusier and Adolf Loos, says production designer Inbal Weinberg. Read more ›   Otis' self-climbing lifts used in construction of City of London's tallest skyscraper Dezeen promotion: Otis' Sky Build lifts, which climb up a building as it is built, are enabling the efficient construction of the 278-metre-tall Twentytwo skyscraper in London's financial district. Read more ›   Behnisch Architekten overhauls business school at Portland State University German firm Behnisch Architekten has renovated a 1970s urban academic building in Oregon, and created an addition that consists of "shifting" wood-clad boxes and a glazed atrium. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise