Designer Alex Proba hand-paints swimming pools with graphic murals, including the pools of two Palm Springs houses and a mural on the deck of a public pool on Manhattan's Roosevelt Island. More about Alex Proba's graphic swimming pools are "a celebration of colour and pattern"
Opaque concrete walls and wooden lattices enclose a family house on an island in Guayaquil designed by Ecuadorian practice Orense Arquitectos to feel tranquil and secluded. More about Orense Arquitectos creates closed facade for Mocoli House in Ecuador
Austrian office Firm Architekten used timber from the client's own forest and materials sourced within 50km to build this cuboid house in an alpine village. More about Haus im Obstgarten is a geometric timber house in a traditional Austrian village
As spring approaches in the northern hemisphere, it's time to start preparing for sunnier days and warmer evenings. For this lookbook, we've rounded up ten inviting spaces featuring outdoor furniture for relaxed al-fresco dining and socialising. More about Ten inspiring outdoor living spaces for dining and socialising this summer
This week on Dezeen, we rounded up ten supertall skyscrapers from the world's best-known architects that are set to appear in cities around the world. More about This week we looked ahead to ten upcoming supertall skyscrapers