Construction is well underway on OMA's drum-shaped Faena Forum cultural centre in Miami Beach, which was influenced by the Guggenheim Museum in New York according to the project's lead architect. More
This lakefront weekend home in Massachusetts by Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design features protrusions that gesture toward the sky and water (+ slideshow). More
Prolific Japanese studio Nendo has created a new edition of Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer's Carrera model that features ornate red hands. More
Design Miami 2015: Dutch designer Lex Pott and US wallpaper brand Calico have created products that highlight the qualities of stone, including marble furniture and wallpaper covered with stone powder (+ slideshow). More
Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Leong Leong, which co-designed the textured facade of City View Garage in Miami's Design District (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Opinion: is the idea of the smart city really just another way for big businesses to make even more money, asks Reinier de Graaf, who revisits the subject against his own better judgement. More
Benjamin Hubert's London studio Layer has designed a modular screen system made up of triangular hemp tiles for Australian textile company Woven Image (+ slideshow). More
Design Miami 2015: a miniature terrarium and a cluster of small balloons coated in blue resin are among the bespoke Christmas tree ornaments by US designers that are being sold to raise money for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. More
The fourth bridge in our alphabetical Christmas countdown is a structure in Norway by artist Vebjørn Sand, which is based on a previously unrealised design by Leonardo da Vinci. More
Movie: Abwab creative director Rawan Kashkoush describes how pavilions showcased the "differences and nuances" of design from the United Arab Emirates and surrounding countries, in this movie produced by Dezeen for Dubai Design Week. More
The hexagonal pyramids on the roof of this museum are now covered in a layer of grass, helping the building settle into its marshland environment in the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for director of the Architecture Design Fashion department at the British Council, which recently commissioned an exhibition of work by designer Thomas Heatherwick (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
This Seattle optometry store by local firm Best Practice Architecture features mirrored surfaces and a steel-framed enclosure shaped like a house. More
This concrete residence by Santiago studio Felipe Assadi Architects extends across the craggy cliffs of the Los Vilos coastline in Chile's Coquimbo region (+ slideshow). More
Students from the Free University of Bolzano have created a collection of alternative pencil sharpeners, with designs including rings, a planing tool and a sandpaper bra (+ slideshow). More
This concrete house in Mexico by New York- and Tijuana-based T38 Studio is organised as a nine-square grid with a courtyard at its centre (+ slideshow). More
