Ductus coats blocky apartment complex with red plaster in Switzerland
Architecture studio Ductus has designed an apartment complex coated with a monochrome red plaster facade into a sloping site in Schwarzenburg, Switzerland. More
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La Balsanera house aims to revive "tradition of living on the river" in Ecuador
Architecture studio Natura Futura Arquitectura and architect Juan Carlos Bamba have created a floating house along the Babahoyo River in Ecuador. More
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Wallmakers punctuates arts centre roof with skylight seating
Architecture studio Wallmakers has reimagined a traditional roof by adding skylights that double as seating for an arts centre and home in Kerala, India. More
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M9 Design Studio's circular Vishnuvardhan memorial symbolises "unity and continuity"
Architecture practice M9 Design Studio has designed a circular memorial complex in India to commemorate actor Vishnuvardhan. More
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Eight bright and airy interiors illuminated by perforated brick walls
Dezeen's latest lookbook explores eight interiors – from bright, airy residential spaces to cool, open-plan offices – illuminated by perforated brick walls. More
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This week BIG and Foster + Partners unveiled New York skyscrapers
This week on Dezeen, we revealed images of BIG's One High Line skyscraper as it nears completion and Foster + Partners' JPMorgan Chase headquarters, which topped out. More
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Foster + Partners designs tapered stone airport in Saudi Arabia
Architecture studio Foster + Partners is set to create a cluster of stone buildings informed by local villages for a new terminal at Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia. More
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Ten shops that showcase the "stylistic diversity" of British retail architecture
The Twentieth Century Society's latest book, 100 20th-Century Shops, is a showcase of architecturally significant stores from across the UK. Here, the charity's director Catherine Croft selects 10 of the most interesting. More
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PSLA Architekten tops urban townhouse with cascading roof terraces
Austrian studio PSLA Architekten has created a contemporary townhouse in Vienna's historic seventh district as a "hybrid genesis between house and garden". More
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Hands-free IV for disaster zones wins International James Dyson Award
The Golden Capsule – a non-powered, hands-free intravenous device designed by students from Hongik University has won this year's James Dyson Awards International prize. More
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D/Dock creates immersive exhibition space inside 19th-century Amsterdam gasworks
Creative studio D/Dock has transformed a hall inside Amsterdam's former Westergasfabriek gasworks into Fabrique des Lumières – billed as the largest immersive art centre in the Netherlands. More
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Terroir revamps 1960s Tasmanian office "using no new resources at all"
Architecture studio Terroir has turned an abandoned 1960s office into its own workspace in Hobart, Australia, reusing the existing structure and timber framework. More
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Ann Nisbet Studio nestles house within stone ruin in Ayrshire
Architecture practice Ann Nisbet Studio has created a timber-framed house, named Cuddymoss, within a stone ruin in Ayrshire, Scotland. More
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Bananatex produces compostable jersey made from Abacá banana plants
Textile company Bananatex has developed a biodegradable lightweight jersey fabric by extracting fibres from the stalks of Abacá banana plants. More
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Loader Monteith adds charred-timber-clad office to brownfield site in Inverness
Scottish architecture studio Loader Monteith has designed an office with a gabled roof, along with two private residences, for mountain bike tour operator H&I Adventures on a sloping brownfield site in Scotland. More
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Henning Larsen unveils design for world's largest timber logistics centre
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has revealed plans for a mass-timber logistics hub on Flevopolder island, the Netherlands, that will be the largest of its kind in the world. More
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Yukawa Design Lab arranges Shirasagi Children's Library around playful wooden steps
Architecture studio Yukawa Design Lab has created a children's library overlooking Shirasagi Park in Sakai, Japan. More
