Milan 2016: American designer and architect David Rockwell has created a collection of furniture for Stellar Works, one of a host of Chinese brands due to exhibit during Milan design week (+ slideshow). (more…)

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The American Institute of Architects has announced its top 10 American housing projects of 2016 including a trio of treehouse-like cabins in Minnesota woodland and an inner-city development for formerly homeless people in San Francisco (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Chinese consumers are developing a taste for western furniture and lifestyles thanks to Ikea, according to the founders of Danish design brand Hay. (more…)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics has unveiled a shortlist of four new logo designs, after the original logo by Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano was abandoned following accusations of plagiarism (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Architecture studios Rede Arquitetos and Croquis Projetos have completed the first building of a new university campus in Crateús, Brazil: an administration block that spans an access road to to the site (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an experienced Part-III architect at Studio Weave in London, whose recent projects include a Scottish art studio with an embossed zinc facade (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

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Fashion store interiors are often left simple to keep the focus on the clothes, but in some shops there’s a lot more space than garments. Here are 10 of the most pared-back (and empty) boutiques we’ve featured on Dezeen. (more…)

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Iranian architect Leila Araghian was just 26 years old when she designed this bridge in Tehran, which features an assortment of different pathways that encourage pedestrians to “wander and get lost” (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Dezeen promotion: Japanese brand Maruni Wood Industry will launch products by designers Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile fair in Milan next week (+ movie). (more…)

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This galvanised metal office block by Japanese studio Ninkipen! is slotted into a narrow gap between two Tokyo buildings, and has an interior with an intentionally unfinished appearance (+ slideshow). (more…)

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