AMBS Architects has proposed a 1,152-metre-tall skyscraper for Iraq's Basra Province, which would surpass Jeddah's Kingdom Tower and Dubai's Burj Khalifa to become the tallest building in the world (+ slideshow). More about World's tallest building planned for Iraq's Basra Province
This London townhouse by Jamie Fobert Architects features handmade bricks, bronze panelling and Georgian-inspired window shutters. More about Jamie Fobert pairs handmade bricks with bronze panelling for London townhouse
This courthouse in northern Palestine, which was commissioned by The United Nations, has chunky stone walls and an ornamental overlay of gold steel (+ slideshow). More about AAU Anastas completes Palestinian courthouse featuring stone walls and golden latticework
"Architecture is a field of repression," according to Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind, who says that architects need to be more confrontational with their buildings. More about Architecture should not be comforting says Daniel Libeskind
The British government is beginning to understand that design makes a difference in major infrastructure schemes, says architect Sadie Morgan, who is advising on £100 billion of investment in UK rail and energy projects (+ interview). More about UK government is starting to take design seriously, says Sadie Morgan
FMD Architects used slender lengths of timber to "stitch" together this narrow Melbourne house and its new garden extension. More about Wooden beams create sewing-inspired details at Cross-Stitch House by FMD Architects
Danish architecture studio BIG has revealed its masterplan for Pittsburgh's Lower Hill District, featuring sloped-roof buildings and an extensive network of pathways (+ slideshow). More about BIG unveils design for urban neighbourhood on site of former Pittsburgh hockey arena
The first images have emerged of UNStudio's new station for Arnhem, the Netherlands, which finally opens to the public tomorrow after 20 years of development (+ movie). More about UNStudio's curvaceous new station for Arnhem ready to open
Planning permission has been granted for 22 Bishopsgate, a 62-storey skyscraper by PLP Architecture that is set to be the tallest building in London's financial district. More about PLP Architecture gets go-ahead for second tallest skyscraper in London
ODA New York's residential tower for Manhattan features open-air terraces between the floors, designed to fulfil "the dream of a suburban backyard" (+ slideshow). More about ODA proposes a Manhattan skyscraper with open floors for sky gardens
Toronto has revealed plans to construct a new park below an elevated highway, featuring outdoor performance spaces and a pedestrian and cycle trail. More about Plans unveiled for Toronto park that will stretch under a highway
The roof of this house in Japan is tilted above a band of glazing, allowing light to permeate the interior while also making the structure look like a box with a lifted lid (+ slideshow). More about SYAP's House in Yokkaichi has a roof angled upwards like the lid of an open box
Vietnamese studio MM++ Architects has squeezed a contemporary shophouse into a four-metre-wide site in Ho Chi Minh City, with a facade that opens and closes like a giant shutter. More about Vietnamese shophouse by MM++ Architects features a facade that folds open
A biblical theme park is nearing completion in Kentucky, USA, featuring a giant wooden structure based on Noah's Ark. More about Creationist theme park in Kentucky to feature giant wooden ark building
We've published thousands of beautiful houses since Dezeen was founded. To mark our ninth birthday today, we're revisiting the nine that have been most popular with our readers (+ slideshow). More about The nine most popular houses in the history of Dezeen
This miniature wooden library for a Toronto suburb is designed to provide a public reading nook and book exchange, and folds into a box at night for security (+ slideshow). More about Atelier Kastelic Buffey creates miniature book exchange that folds up into a glowing black box
PLP Architecture has revealed plans to build a high-rise housing block in London's Stratford, containing homes modelled on student accommodation. More about PLP Architecture unveils "genuinely affordable" co-living skyscraper for London
Herzog & de Meuron has designed a curving white concrete apartment block for New York's West Village, the latest in its ongoing collaboration with developer Ian Schrager. More about Herzog & de Meuron designs "curvaceous and sexy" apartments on New York's Hudson
World Architecture Festival 2015: architecture firm Spark has unveiled its concept for "the next generation of retirement housing" – a community of homes and health facilities combined with a vertical urban farm (+ slideshow). More about Spark designs model for Asian retirement communities that double as city farms
Malaysian architect Eleena Jamil has built a bamboo pavilion in Kuala Lumpur's botanical gardens, featuring tree-like columns and a floor made up of 31 elevated platforms (+ slideshow). More about Bamboo playhouse by Eleena Jamil built on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur's botanical gardens