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Despite last-minute setbacks, NASA hopes that the Orion spacecraft will soon take four people on the furthest journey in the history of humankind. In this interview, one of the vehicle’s designers explains how it was made. Read more

Architect Lina Ghotmeh has unveiled designs for Metamorphosis in Motion, a « playful labyrinth » set to be installed in the courtyard of Milan‘s Palazzo Litta during the city’s upcoming design week. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: British kitchen brand Inglis Hall has created a freestanding pantry cupboard made partly from oak, which aims to « invite order and ritual ». Read more

French architecture studio Tectoniques has completed the Dominique Frelaut School in Paris, wrapping a central courtyard with a series of stepped volumes topped by green terraces. Read more

London studio Cake Architecture aimed to distil the « atmosphere of the Thames and its embankment » inside this coffee shop, which features a carved ceiling void and a monolithic espresso counter. Read more

Promotion: San Francisco start-up Avoice has developed an online workspace for architects that uses AI to automate the most « repetitive, labour-intensive » parts of the job and help smaller firms compete. Read more

A giant hand and an installation clad in mirrors are among the winners of the annual Winter Stations exhibition, which comprises several artworks placed on the Toronto beachfront during the coldest months of the year. Read more

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Asympta pavilion by Swiss studio Leopold Banchini Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more

Local studio Design Alliance Architects included stained-glass windows in a sculptural concrete chapel with eight massive curving walls in St. Louis, Missouri. Read more

« An open auditorium » formed of stepped terraces crowns this sprawling brick-clad university building in Indore, revealed here exclusively by Indian studio Sanjay Puri Architects. Read more