British architectural designer John Pawson has been recognised for services to design and architecture with a CBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list 2019. More about John Pawson awarded CBE in Queen's New Year Honours
This compact holiday home in Portugal's Alto Douro region is partially embedded in its sloping site and features large openings that frame views of the surrounding nature. More about Pablo Pita's geometric Forja House nestles amongst trees in Portuguese valley
Granite boulders skewered on metal poles are used to display jewellery in this Melbourne showroom designed by Richard Stampton Architects. More about Granite boulders feature in jewellery showroom by Richard Stampton Architects
Architect Carlo Ratti has worked with Indian non-profit WeRise to develop a system of low-cost housing with a prefabricated core that homeowners can build any structure they like on top of. More about Carlo Ratti develops Livingboard prefab housing system for rural India
TU Delft students Laura Katharina Strähle and Ellen Rouwendal designed this community centre in the rural community of Okana, close to Lake Victoria in Kenya, which was named Small Building of the Year at Dezeen Awards. More about Okana Centre for Change is a bamboo centre for a rural Kenyan community
From a floating university to a network of black female architects, Phineas Harper offers an alternative guide to the year's most important happenings in architecture. More about Ten architecture breakthroughs you might have missed in 2018
Seattle firm Best Practice Architecture has converted an unused garage on a property in the city into a black house for the owners' elderly relative. More about Seattle Granny Pad by Best Practice provides living space in unused garage
OMA is planning to build a 63,000-seat stadium in its home city for football club Feyenoord Rotterdam. More about OMA unveils plans for largest football stadium in the Netherlands
Studio Seilern Architects' performing arts centre is intended to look as if it is emerging from the woods at Wellington College in Berkshire, England. More about Charred timber performing arts centre built by Studio Seilern in parkland campus
Chilean architecture office Hsu Gabriel Architects has completed a holiday home comprising a pair of timber-clad volumes, which are angled to make the most of the views towards a nearby lake. More about Chilean lakeside Split House is divided into spaces for children and adults
The striking scenery of Scotland was the inspiration behind the RIBA House of the Year. Here's a look at more of the country's picturesque rural retreats, including a farmhouse with a red extension and a house designed to optimise the sunrise and sunset. More about Ten cosy cottages in the Scottish countryside
The US has submitted eight buildings by architect Frank Lloyd Wright to UNESCO's World Heritage List, after revising its nomination put forward in 2015. More about Frank Lloyd Wright buildings re-nominated for World Heritage List
Three volumes clad in pale cedar form this holiday home for skiing in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains, which Montreal-based studio YH2 has arranged to make the most of views to its forested surrounds. More about YH2 nestles cedar-clad Triptych ski retreat into snowy Quebec woods
US president Donald Trump has tweeted details of the design for the proposed $5 billion wall along the Mexican border, prompting ridicule from designers. More about Trump's "beautiful" Steel Slat Barrier for Mexican border lampooned by designers
The temple for the next Burning Man event in the Nevada desert will be a linear structure influenced by Japanese torii gates. More about Burning Man reveals temple design for 2019 event
Dualchas Architects has completed a compact holiday home on the Scottish island of Skye, featuring living spaces flanked by large openings that are designed to immerse guests in the dramatic landscape. More about Dualchas Architects creates minimalist blackened-oak hideaway on Scotland's Isle of Skye
To complete our review of 2018, editor Amy Frearson recaps the most-read stories for every month this year, including Zaha Hadid's only completed house, Virgil Abloh's IKEA furniture and a hugely popular Canadian lake house. More about Dezeen's biggest stories of 2018
A neglected barn made from plaster-coated river pebbles on the outskirts of Verona has been transformed into a new country home by Milan-based Studio Wok. More about Studio Wok inserts home into stone barn in the Italian countryside
Dutch architect René van Zuuk has completed an apartment building in the town of Hilversum featuring a cross-shaped plan that expands as it rises to accommodate more living units on the upper storeys. More about Belvedere Tower is a top-heavy cross-shaped Dutch apartment block
Our new Pinterest board is dedicated to cosy havens around the world, including a black angular holiday home for two brothers and a conceptual cabin designed to withstand extreme weather conditions. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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