Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola is behind the first new hotel to be built on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como in decades. Read more
Patricia Urquiola-designed Hotel Il Sereno opens on the shores of Lake Como
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“Another one will be needed on the Canada border to prevent people fleeing”
Reader reactions to a provocative visualisation of the border wall proposed by Donald Trump lead this week’s comments update. Read more
Renzo Piano completes “palace of light” for Columbia University medical researchers
Renzo Piano Building Workshop has designed a light-filled neuroscience research facility at Columbia University‘s new campus in Upper Manhattan. Read more
Grohe brothers to step down from Hansgrohe
Philippe and Richard Grohe are to leave their management roles at Hansgrohe SE, the company their grandfather founded 115 years ago. Read more
Dinosaur egg museum in China features bamboo-textured walls
Seven shocking sights at the Istanbul Design Biennial 2016
The evolution of the human body is one of the major topics of this year’s Istanbul Design Biennial, with exhibits ranging from a cyborg skeleton to a brain in a book. Dezeen editor Amy Frearson has selected seven of the most provocative examples. Read more
Job of the day: senior urban designer at OMA
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a French-speaking urban designer at OMA in Rotterdam, where the Dutch firm recently completed the pixellated steel and glass Timmerhuis. Read more stories on OMA or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Aitor Throup named creative director of G-Star RAW
British designer Aitor Throup has been announced as G-Star Raw‘s new creative director, following three years as a creative consultant to the brand. Read more
Pedrali presents furniture for contemporary workspaces at Orgatec 2016
Concrete house by Marte.Marte Architects features pool with views of Rhine Valley
A slender swimming pool runs along one side of this concrete house in western Austria by Marte.Marte Architects, and offers bathers views towards the Rhine Valley. Read more
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