More than 280,000 homes could be built in unused space above train tracks, tube lines and the overground network in London according to engineering firm WSP's Out of Thin Air – One Year On report. More
The first steak grown in a laboratory from cow cells as a meat alternative has been developed in Israel, and claims to have a texture and flavour similar to conventional meat. More
London's rising homelessness problem is most visible on Tottenham Court Road, where a tent village springs up each night in front of furniture and lighting stores Habitat and Heal's. Dezeen speaks to two of the rough sleepers. More
From a tropical art gallery and an Aztec-influenced beach house to an all-white food market, Mexico's architecture went from strength to strength this year. US reporter Eleanor Gibson selects 10 highlights for our review of 2018. More
MAD's city-sized complex of mountain-like towers with cascading white louvres, called the Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Centre, is nearing completion in eastern China.
Australian developer Sunland Group has abandoned its long-running plans to build three towers designed by Zaha Hadid Architects on the Brisbane River. More
Modular sleeping pods made from easy-to-assemble wooden panels are providing temporary accommodation for homeless people in London. More
Tokyo-based design studio Nendo has updated the humble ballpoint pen, with a more ergonomic design called bLen, for Japanese pen manufacturer Zebra. More
French duo Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, the co-founders and directors of New York's WantedDesign fair, have received France's Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for promoting the country's design talent in the US. More
American audio brand Bose's latest product is a pair of sunglasses that let the wearer listen to music, make calls and access augmented-reality experiences. More
Argentinian studio IR Arquitectura has transformed a leftover corner of a 1950s building in Buenos Aires into this small apartment, using built-in furniture and a caged balcony. More
Designers experimented with unusual materials throughout 2018, from innovative new products to waste. Design editor Augusta Pownall picks out 10 of the best for our review of the year. More
Dezeen promotion: the British Council has launched an open call for proposals to exhibit in the British Pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2020. More
American studio MKCA has created a small, colourful library for the Concourse House, a shelter for women and kids who are transitioning out of homelessness. More
In this movie, architect Sarah Izod explains how she drew from the children's book Where the Wild Things Are to create an other-worldly ceremony for the inaugural Dezeen Awards. More
A stone facade with slim columns fronts the David Chipperfield-designed James Simon Galerie, the architect's new building on Museum Island in Berlin. More
The medal handed out to Nobel Prize winners at the first awards in 1901 is the inspiration behind Stockholm Design Lab's rebrand for the prestigious awards. More
China has been one of the most prolific countries for architecture in 2018, with examples ranging from a bright pink church to a guesthouse with an undulating roof. For our review of the year, editorial assistant Lizzie Crook picks out 10 of the best. More
Pebble-like seats in pastel hues offer students a place to recline in this recreational area, which Igarashi Design Studio has created for an arts university in Tokyo. More
Belgian studio Gijs Van Vaerenbergh has created a reception pavilion for the German Military Cemetery in Hooglede by cutting six vaults out of a huge stone block. More
This week we've selected five of the best architecture and design job vacancies via Dezeen Jobs, including positions with architecture studio MLA+ and German architect Ole Scheeren's firm Büro Ole Scheeren. More
Tippet Rise Art Centre in Montana, USA, is about to start building a wooden pavilion made out of logs by Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré. More
Renewable energy could reliably power the grid at peak times using an eco-friendly and cost-effective storage solution designed by Swiss start-up Energy Vault. More
People are invited to climb the curved, plant-covered roof of the new train station in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, designed by Andrew Bromberg at Aedas. More
A moody seaside getaway near Copenhagen and a terrazzo-covered apartment in Milan are among our pick of the best home interiors of 2018, selected by interiors reporter Natasha Levy for our review of 2018. More