Architecture studio Brooks + Scarpa has created a three-storey Manhattan Beach house that capitalises on views and indoor-outdoor living while avoiding standard tactics used in the area's housing stock. More about Brooks + Scarpa breaks with local convention at Alma Switch House in California
Architecture studios Herzog & de Meuron and Curtis + Ginsberg Architects have released designs for a residential skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan that will contain "100 per cent affordable" apartments and a recreation centre. More about Herzog & de Meuron designs skyscraper for "innovative housing solutions" in New York
Dezeen School Shows: a community centre designed for blind and visually impaired people, with tactile systems and intuitive wayfinding, is among a series of projects from Ajman University. More about Accessible community centre among projects from Ajman University
Student architectural practice Rabagast Studio has completed Watercave, a floating timber sauna on a small pontoon in a Norwegian lake. More about Rabagast Studio floats timber sauna atop lake in rural Norway
As the holidays approach, we take a look at houses from India to Scotland that would be ideal places to spend the vacation in for the latest roundup in our 2025 Review. More about The top 10 holiday homes of 2025
Design and architecture students from Lebanon have tackled some of the biggest challenges facing their country in the exhibition Design in Conflict, held in Beirut's notorious abandoned Burj El Murr skyscraper. More about Lebanese students create drone noise-blocking headphones and more designs for life under conflict
Interior designer Mark Brown used cork and wool to create natural, tactile interiors for clothing brand Sheep Inc's first store, in London. More about Sheep Inc combines cork and wool walls for "flagsheep store"
Dezeen School Shows: a museum designed to represent the Palestinian experience is among a series of museum design projects from Ajman University. More about Museum design informed by Palestinian experiences among projects from Ajman University
Designers are developing fixing systems that allow raw or sheet materials to be assembled into furniture and taken apart just as easily. We've picked out five of the best examples. More about Five clever joint systems that transform basic materials into furniture without glue