Angled louvres shade glass skyscraper in Guadalajara by Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
Mexican firm Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos has stacked offset volumes that contain a hotel and office spaces to form a tower in Guadalajara. More
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Othr 3D-prints abstract vessels by emerging designers for Collective Design
A series of limited-edition items 3D-printed by Othr in materials including steel and porcelain are debuting at the Collective Design fair in New York today. More
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Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to beat traffic with underground "car skates"
Elon Musk has revealed a plan for easing city congestion that would see an underground network of tunnels transporting cars on high-speed skates travelling at 130 miles per hour. More
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10 movies featuring buildings that move or change shape
Over the last few months we've been publishing short movies about shape-shifting architecture on our Facebook page. Here are 10 of the best, including projects with sliding walls, kinetic facades and rotating rooms. More
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"Make British architecture great again!"
Dezeen opinion columnist Phineas Harper argued architects should abandon modernism in favour of traditional styles to appease populists, sparking a debate among readers in this week's comments update. More
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"Subversive, shocking and truly unique" artist and architect Vito Acconci dies
Vito Acconci, whose provocative works range from an artificial island to a performance that involved masturbation, has died aged 77. More
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Andersson-Wise assembles new and salvaged materials into rustic Austin boathouse
US firm Andersson-Wise Architects has created a modest boathouse in Texas, designed to blend with its site as if it were "in a state of natural decomposition". More
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IKEA's blue bag has been reimagined as a $38 baseball hat
Following on from Balenciaga's recent take on the IKEA Frakta bag, Los Angeles fashion brands Pleasures and Chinatown Market have made a baseball hat from the 40p tote. More
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Box-framed louvres shade windows of concrete house in Tel Aviv
This concrete house in Tel Aviv by Bar Orian Architects features vertical louvres that can be either rotated to filter light or slid open to reveal the windows behind. More
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Foster + Partners completes Dubai Apple Store with carbon-fibre "solar wings"
Filigreed carbon-fibre shutters fold around the oriel window of Foster + Partners' Apple Store in Dubai, shading the shop floor during the day but opening at night to views of the Burj Khalifa. More
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Beirut Design Week returns to show the world Lebanon "is not just about political instability"
Dezeen promotion: the challenges of regional political instability have fuelled the creativity of designers in Lebanon, says the director of Beirut Design Week, which takes place in the city this month. More
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Steimle Architekten completes "crystal-like" concrete house in Germany
Angular, board-marked concrete walls offer a variety of views from the pared-back spaces inside this house designed by Steimle Architekten in Tübingen, Germany. More
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Marcel Wanders designs air pollution masks with graphic prints for O2Today
Marcel Wanders has partnered with San Francisco company O2Today to release a set of air pollution masks made from patterned wool. More
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Job of the day: senior designer at David Gill Galleries
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a senior designer at David Gill Galleries in London, which recently exhibited lesser-known works by late architect Zaha Hadid. More ›
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Gable wall conceals double-height atrium in Austin home by Design Hound
Austin studio Design Hound has completed a local home with light-toned facades, designed to help to create a "soft transition" into the residence's bright interior. More
