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“Rule of 3 in conversation. To get to the real reason, ask a person to go deeper than what they just said. Then again, and once more. The third time’s answer is close to the truth.” – – Kevin Kelly

Iridescent aluminium sheets clad the rhomboid-shaped D2 building, a creative workplace by Cambridge studio Mole Architects that forms the latest addition to London’s Design District. Read more

Serpentine Pavilion designer Theaster Gates explains the role of architecture in his artistic practice in this exclusive video interview produced by Dezeen in collaboration with the Serpentine Gallery. Read more

The co-founder of co-working company WeWork Adam Neumann is launching a new venture called Flow that is aimed at transforming the rental housing market in the US. Read more

In this week’s comments update, readers are debating two stories we published further exploring plans for the 170-kilometre-long Saudi city The Line. Read more

Architect, educator and former Allies and Morrison director Diane Haigh, who led projects including the refurbishment of London’s Royal Festival Hall, has died aged 73. Read more

A 10-year-old timber-and-steel bridge in Norway has collapsed into a river while vehicles crossed, causing two drivers to require a dramatic rescue. Read more

Dezeen Courses: fashion, art and design university Istituto Marangoni has presented a selection of undergraduate and postgraduate design programmes on Dezeen Courses. Read more

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have developed a robotic four-legged dog that uses an algorithm to learn to walk from scratch « like a baby giraffe ». Read more

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has formed a wall from 2,000 life jackets that were used by Syrian refugees while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea as part of an installation in Quebec City. Read more