David Chipperfield and Zaha Hadid among shortlist for inaugural RIBA International Prize

Charles Tashima creates cabinet of curiosities inside school science laboratory

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A wooden ladder leads up to a set of white cabinets filled with animal bones, plants and a preserved tarantula in this science laboratory designed by Charles Tashima Architects for a London primary school. Read more

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Wall-mounted cubby by Yasmine Benhadj-Djilali provides a private escape for office workers

Interieur 2016: Soft targets by Yasmine Benhadj-Djilali

Berlin-based designer Yasmine Benhadj-Djilali has proposed a new piece of office furniture to allow employees a moment of private reflection. Read more

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Arched walkway wraps Muslim centre near Beijing by He Jingtang

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A colonnade of petal-shaped arches creates an illuminated walkway around the perimeter of this Muslim cultural centre designed by Chinese architect He Jingtang. Read more

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OMA’s Quebec art museum extension shown in new images

MNBAQ by OMA photographs

These photographs provide a more detailed look at OMA’s extension to the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, described as the largest cultural project in the Canadian province when it opened this summer. Read more

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Five satirical designs created in response to Donald Trump

Dump Trump pin by Sagmeister & Walsh

The design community doesn’t seem to like Donald Trump very much. With just two weeks until the US presidential election, here are five products and proposals influenced by the Republican Party candidate. Read more

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Vincent Van Duysen overhauls Molteni&C and Dada’s Italian showroom

Molteni&C Dada showroom

Six months after taking over the creative directorship of Molteni&C and Dada, Belgian architect and designer Vincent Van Duysen has revamped the brand’s corporate showroom in Giussano, Italy. Read more

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Self-driving truck hits the road in the US to deliver 50,000 cans of Budweiser

Self-driving beer delivery truck

An autonomous truck filled with 50,000 cans of beer has completed a 120 mile-long journey in the USA, something the company behind it is claiming to be a world first. Read more

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Grimshaw’s Heathrow expansion gets government go-ahead

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British firm Grimshaw has been given the go-ahead for its Heathrow expansion plans, as the government approves a third runway at the UK’s busiest airport. Read more

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I don’t like the LACMA renderings, says Peter Zumthor

News: Zumthor Renderings

Peter Zumthor has revealed that the visualisations for his new Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which proved controversial with Dezeen readers, do not show the building as he intends it. Read more

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