US firm MW Works Architecture + Design has created a holiday home with ample glazing and natural materials, helping it blend with its picturesque surroundings. More about MW Works uses weathered cedar and glass to build waterside Washington retreat
London's Royal College of Art is the design school that Dezeen readers most want to hear about, finds our inaugural Dezeen Hot List. More about Royal College of Art named most popular design school on Dezeen Hot List
Studio 304 has added a glazed bathroom to a London flat, featuring a sunken bathtub that offers Japanese-style bathing to its occupants. More about Sunken washroom by Studio 304 allows residents to bathe in a garden setting
Ahead of its opening later this month, the Design Museum has installed one of IKEA's flat-pack refugee shelters outside a London tube station. More about Design Museum installs IKEA refugee shelter on London streets
A+Awards: over 8,000 wooden chopsticks hang above diners at this "sober and simple" sushi bar in Portugal, which was designed by architect Paulo Merlini and lauded at this year's Architizer A+Awards. More about Paulo Merlini suspends chopsticks from ceiling of minimal sushi bar
Architects, designers and industry figures including Patrik Schumacher, Michael Young, Alison Brooks and Lee Broom joined Dezeen at London's Ace Hotel last week to celebrate the launch of the inaugural Dezeen Hot List. More about Architects and designers celebrate launch of Dezeen Hot List in London
A group of scientists have developed a home HIV testing kit that speeds up diagnosis and allows patients to monitor their own treatment. More about USB stick diagnoses HIV in 30 minutes
Guadalajara is emerging as Mexico's architecture hotspot, as young firms forgo Mexico City for better chances to test ideas and stand out. More about Guadalajara offers "extraordinary opportunities" for young architects
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a CAD technician with Stella McCartney, who teamed up with Adidas to design the uniforms for Team GB at the 2016 Rio Olympics (pictured). Read more stories about Stella McCartney or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Movable, perforated screens allow this north London apartment to be adapted to suit various situations. More about Studio Ben Allen uses geometric screens to create adaptable London apartment
Christien Meindertsma's Flax chair has won two Dutch Design Awards for its innovative use of flax fibre combined with bioplastic. More about Christien Meindertsma designs biodegradable chair using flax and bioplastic
Bedrooms contained within towers at this housing complex on the Lebanese coast feature folding shutters and sliding glass walls that allow sea breezes to cool the interiors.
More about Shutter-covered towers give bedrooms sea views at Lebanese housing complex
For its latest store, eyewear brand Ace & Tate enlisted the help of Standard Studio, which created a clean and stripped-back space complete with a colourful artwork. More about Standard Studio designs minimal interior for Antwerp glasses store
Protruding bricks texture the walls of this extension to an early 20th-century house in north London, which was designed by Pamphilon Architects for a fashion designer client. More about Pamphilon Architects adds textured brick extension to Edwardian house in London
Normann Copenhagen has added to a growing trend for terrazzo with a collection of speckle-topped tables created by Danish designer Simon Legald. More about Normann Copenhagen's speckled Terra tables join the terrazzo trend
Despite an explosion in the number of design weeks and architecture festivals taking place each year, Milan's furniture fair is still the most important to architects and designers, reveals Dezeen Hot List. More about Dezeen Hot List names Milan Design Week as most important event in the calendar
Windows angle out from the front of this family home in Ghent by Belgian architects Steven Vandenborre and Miass Architecture, giving multiple perspectives on the street and city below. More about Angled glazing frames range of views from Ghent house by Miass Architecture and Steven Vandenborre
This ridged ruler created by Turkish designer Erdem Selek is made to help "distracting" offices become places of concentration. More about Erdem Selek's Corrugated Ruler "soothes eyes" when not in use
To celebrate the launch of Dezeen Hot List, we've created a new Pinterest board dedicated to the 10 hottest forces in architecture and design from the last year. Projects include Zaha Hadid's museum in the Alps and David Chipperfield's tranquil water-garden apartments. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
More about Our latest Pinterest board spotlights the Dezeen Hot List top 10
Minnesota firm Salmela Architect has completed a cabin with a courtyard framed by a whitewashed sauna adjacent to the main house (+ slideshow). More about White masonry sauna defines courtyard in Minnesota retreat