Today is Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. To celebrate, we've pinned dozens of lighting installations to a new Pinterest board, such as a canopy of pulsating lanterns designed for New York's Winter Garden and a glowing red sun made from thousands of crystals. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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American studio El Dorado has completed a residence in Kansas City that is organised around a sunken central courtyard. More about El Dorado wraps Missouri home around sunken courtyard
These new images by British photographer Edmund Sumner show the fluted concrete structure of the Museo Internacional del Barroco in Mexico, which is designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito. More about Toyo Ito's Museo Internacional del Barroco photographed by Edmund Sumner
Eyeballs, tentacles and weird machinery inhabit the peculiar forest Roof Studio designed for Empire of the Sun's High and Low music video. More about Shaman leads people into psychedelic forest in Empire of the Sun's music video
A light and spacious kitchen, dining and lounge opens onto a latticed balcony in this Tel Aviv apartment, which has been completely overhauled by Dori interior design studio. More about Dori updates 1950s apartment in Tel Aviv with open-plan spaces and glazed partitions
British architect Adam Knibb has added this cross-laminated timber extension to a house in the English county of Hampshire, and connected it to the former barn building by a frameless glass box. More about Adam Knibb Architects extends Hampshire barn conversion with timber-clad box
This week saw French designer Philippe Starck and American imaging company Kodak both venture into smartphone design. More about This week, Philippe Starck and Kodak both revealed new smartphones
Dutch designer Nienke Hoogvliet's Waterschatten furniture and homeware is made from reclaimed and recycled toilet paper. More about Nienke Hoogvliet turns used toilet paper into bowls and tables
US firm Dynia Architects has completed a home in the mountain town of Boulder, Colorado, where the main living spaces are separated with thick partitions of Corten steel. More about Dynia pairs wood with weathering steel for Colorado mountain residence
Instead of chopping down a tall tree in the middle of a Los Angeles site, American studio Anonymous Architects incorporated it into this cantilevered cedar-clad residence. More about Anonymous Architects builds LA house around existing cypress tree
A staircase surrounded by vertical white ribs sits at the centre of tech company Square's offices in New York, by interior designer Magdalena Keck. More about White staircase cuts through Square's New York office by Magdalena Keck
In Our Time: Dezeen has teamed up with New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for a day of architecture talks and discussions next month, which will include presentations on robotic furniture by Yves Béhar and the arts centre for Fondazione Prada by OMA. More about Yves Béhar and OMA to present at The Met's A Year of Architecture in a Day symposium
Google's flexible workspace featuring bright red shipping containers and a meeting area with five-metre-high trees are included in this week's Pinterest roundup, which focuses on office interiors. More about 10 of the most creative office interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a furniture range for Vitra that aims to bring the atmosphere of home into the office. More about Bouroullec brothers design Cyl office furniture to recall the warmth of home
Two Dutch designers have worked with refugees to create a rucksack from discarded boats and life vests. More about Refugee-made backpacks are produced from recycled life vests and boats
A chapel by Peter Zumthor, a red brick gallery by Herzog & de Meuron and a São Paulo museum by Linda Bo Bardi are among the subjects of 20 images shortlisted for architecture photograph of the year. More about Arcaid unveils architecture photograph of the year shortlist
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a senior designer at Tom Dixon's interior practice Design Research Studio, which created the hotel-inspired rooms at co-working space Atrium in London (pictured). Read more stories on Tom Dixon, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs
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Chile and Cuba's contributions to the London Design Biennale suggest that, while the Global South is expected to copy the design of the north, it could offer a more radical future, argues Owen Hatherley in his latest Opinion column. More about "The Global South could create a different, and maybe better, kind of modernity"
Glasshouses double as informal meeting spots inside this former warehouse in Amsterdam, which has been converted into offices for a pushchair company by Dutch studio Space Encounters. More about Space Encounters converts Amsterdam factory into greenhouse-filled offices
TT Architects has converted an old furniture factory in the Japanese city of Okayama into a cedar-and steel-clad home for a carpenter and his family. More about TT Architects transforms furniture factory into family home in Japan