News: MVRDV has been granted planning approval to overhaul a 1970s shopping centre on Gaîté-Montparnasse in Paris, adding an all-new facade of colourful stacked boxes. (more…)

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News: SO-IL and FREAKS freearchitects have together won a competition to redesign a glass museum, workshop and gallery on the site of an 18th-century glass factory in north-east France. (more…)

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Stockholm 2015: Swedish industrial designer Jenny Nordberg built each item of furniture in her latest collection by hand in under five minutes (+ movie). (more…)

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See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with BIG, Hasbro and Storefront for Art and Architecture (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Martha Schwartz Partners, David Kohn Architects, COS and more… (more…)

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News: residents of one of the tallest residential skyscrapers in the world have been gradually returning to their homes after a fire that caused more than a thousand people to be evacuated. (more…)

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Ribbons of red aluminium create a woven texture across the facade of this office block completed by Japanese studio Aisaka Architects in Tokyo (+ slideshow). (more…)

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News: OMA has presented a vision to transform a former tobacco plant in Louisville, USA, into a hub for growing and selling food, featuring an edible garden, a coffee roastery and a recycling centre (+ slideshow). (more…)

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British fashion designer Gareth Pugh has made a patriotic return to London Fashion Week, pulling together references from across the UK for his Autumn Winter 2015 show. (more…)

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A painted fabric screen concealing windows and balconies merges with the crisp white facade of this artist’s house in north London by local firm Guard Tillman Pollock (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Maison&Objet 2015: London studio Poetic Lab has created a collection of desktop accessories with simple shapes and metallic finishes for design brand Beyond Object. (more…)

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