Architects and designers are too obsessed with being original and should get over their aversion to copying others, according to a new book co-written by Winy Maas of MVRDV. More about Architects are suffering from "originality syndrome" and should copy more, says Winy Maas
A lace-like brickwork facade and an interior inspired by a couture jacket lining are some of the fashion-inspired features of Studio KO's Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakech. More about Studio KO celebrates Yves Saint Laurent's fashion oeuvre with Marrakech museum
The past year has seen more and more designers responding to shifts in the political landscape, from the Brexit vote to the election of Donald Trump. Ahead of our Good Design for a Bad World talk series, here's a look at eight designs used as tools for change. More about Eight design responses to a turbulent political climate
Architect Laura Dewe Mathews has added a staggered red brick extension to a London house, as part of a renovation that involved creating spaces for the clients' various hobbies. More about Laura Dewe Mathews creates spaces for birdwatching and painting in London home of a retired couple
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has completed an office building at Hanoi's FPT University, featuring gridded facades that incorporate recessed windows shaded by trees. More about Vo Trong Nghia incorporates trees into chequerboard facade of Hanoi university building
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, Peter Zuspan of Bureau V and Corinna Natter of MINI Living discussed how nomadic working and living is changing cities in our latest Dezeen x MINI Living talk at A/D/O in New York. More about Watch our Dezeen x MINI Living talk about nomadic living
Google's parent company Alphabet has revealed plans to build a new district along the eastern waterfront of Toronto, which will use cutting-edge technology to pioneer a model for future urban developments. More about Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to create high-tech "future city" on Toronto waterfront
Frankfurt is bidding to woo banks from London by building dozens of new high-rise towers by architects including BIG, UNStudio and Ole Scheeren. More about Frankfurt embarks on Brexit building boom with new high-rises by BIG, UNStudio and more
Glazed garage doors surround this wood-clad residence by US firm Feldman Architecture in California's Sonoma Valley, an area that was recently devastated by wild fires. More about Feldman Architecture incorporates garage-door windows into California home
London firm Duggan Morris Architects has completed an office building in London, featuring an aluminium facade in this year's trendiest colour. More about Duggan Morris builds office with millennial-pink exterior in London's King's Cross
Pollution poses a serious threat to the world's land, air and oceans, so one of our Good Design for a Bad World talks will look at ways of reducing the scale of the problem. Here are eight proposals that are already exploring the idea. More about Eight designs that could help reduce global pollution
This south London house extension by Studio Octopi features a pre-cast concrete staircase that had to be craned into position.
More about Pre-cast concrete staircase forms centrepiece of basement extension by Studio Octopi
UNStudio has unveiled plans for a Dubai skyscraper featuring a 300-metre-high ceramic-tile facade, which will be illuminated at night to make it look like the building is breathing. More about UNStudio set to build Dubai tower with "world's tallest ceramic facade"
British architect David Adjaye has released plans for a museum in New York City dedicated to espionage, featuring dimly lit interiors and self-contained exhibitions in weathering-steel drums. More about David Adjaye reveals plans for New York's first spy museum
Danish firm 3XN has revealed its design for a 153-metre-high apartment building in Toronto, including a dual-level glazed plaza to host public events in the local area. More about 3XN unveils staggered residential high-rise with spaces for Toronto's LGBTQ community
Jagged rooflines, slot windows and grey cladding define this urban housing complex by California studio Tighe Architecture, which occupies a full Los Angeles city block. More about Tighe Architecture creates sculptural grey apartment building for LA's Filipinotown
Is it possible to design out terrorism? This is one of the questions we are asking as part of our Good Design for a Bad World talk series at Dutch Design Week. Here are eight proposals that suggest a way forward. More about Eight responses to terrorism from architects and designers
It may look like a high-end contemporary villa, but this rectilinear building is actually a sales office for a dairy farm near Sydney. More about Those Architects extends former dairy farm with black-stained sales office
Architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has released renderings of a 68-storey skyscraper proposed for Downtown Brooklyn, as the New York borough's skyline continues to grow. More about KPF reveals plans for Brooklyn's second tallest building
The next piece in the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, a skyscraper by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, looks almost complete in photos shared on Instagram. More about Richard Rogers' Three World Trade Center nears completion in New York