Bespoke joinery and minimal materials feature throughout the interior of this London apartment, recently transformed into a contemporary home by local architecture practice MWAI (+ slideshow). More
US firm Desai Chia Architecture used prefabricated elements to construct this glass and steel home in rural New York that serves as a weekend retreat (+ slideshow). More
An image of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza's first US project – an upscale residential tower in Manhattan – has been released, with construction slated to begin this May. More
Comments update: readers have been discussing Rafael Viñoly after the New-York based architect recently completed two high-profile projects, including a supertall skyscraper in New York and a circular road bridge in Uruguay. More
Adrian Smith, one of the architects behind the world's present and future tallest buildings, has dismissed claims that we are entering the era of the "megatall" skyscraper (+ slideshow). More
Architecture firm Snøhetta has released images of a new library it has designed for a Philadelphia university, stating that it aims to challenge the "traditional typology of the research library" (+ slideshow). More
Sports brand Nike has updated its classic Air Force 1 high-top shoes, using its innovative Flyknit material to reduce the weight of the shoe by half (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen promotion: the Surface Design Show event is set to present materials for architecture and interior design at London's Business Design Centre from 9 to 11 February 2016. More
Knox Bhavan Architects designed this pair of sandstone residences to complete an Edwardian terrace in Dulwich, south London (+ slideshow). More
This Tokyo piano shop is designed by local architecture studio Salt to reflect the craftsmanship of the instruments on sale inside (+ slideshow). More
It's Australia Day today, so we're celebrating with some bonzer architecture on Instagram and revisiting the best Aussie projects on Dezeen.
Highlights include a hotel in the middle of Australia's deepest lake (pictured), a cliff-top house inspired by a Picasso painting, and an equestrian centre with a curving rammed-earth wall. See more Australian architecture and design »
Tables and desks by a member of Turner Prize-winning studio Assemble are paired with vintage furniture and contemporary artworks in the new office of architecture-led estate agent The Modern House (+ slideshow). More
If an astronaut were to die on their way to the red planet, German designer Franziska Steingen's Soot Home Grieving Set is intended to help their family mourn the loss. More
Architecture studio Ambrosi Etchegaray has slotted four new homes behind a historic facade in Mexico City, but left enough space for three secluded patios (+ slideshow). More
