American studio Michael Graves Architecture & Design has created new seats for players, umpires and line judges at the US Open Tennis Championships, which begin this coming week in Queens, New York. More about US Open tennis courts spruced up with furniture by Michael Graves' studio
Argentinian firm Alarciaferrer Arquitectos has designed a house with exposed concrete walls, a sloping roof and an outdoor swimming pool in a rural part of the country. More about Alarciaferrer Arquitectos builds Casa MM within Argentinian nature preserve
Brazilian studio Cupertino Arquitetura has renovated this mid-century apartment in São Paulo for the grandchild of its former owner, turning a pair of disused outdoor spaces into gardens in the process. More about Renovated 1950s São Paulo apartment is arranged around planted lightwells
Architecture studio Barclay & Crousse used local stone, and cement with a reddish hue, to make this house on the outskirts of Lima match the colour tones of the Peruvian desert. More about Barclay & Crousse designs clifftop villa to blend in with the Peruvian desert
Blocks of resin with colourful marble-like patterns surround chunks of wood to form these miniature storage boxes by Royal College of Art graduate Jie Wu. More about Jie Wu seeks to elevate value of plastic with series of miniature boxes
We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to shingles, including a pavilion in the grounds of Japan's Shinshoji Zen Museum with a contoured form and a cedar-clad residence connected by a breezeway in Maine. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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A subterranean seed bank could be built into the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, says Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts graduate Sean Cassidy, to ensure food crops can be regrown after an apocalypse. More about Sean Cassidy proposes first seed vault in Sub-Saharan Africa for site on Mount Kilimanjaro