Brooklyn studio AlexAllen has entirely revamped a family home in New York State, trading its outdated plywood siding for a modern finish composed of cement panels and blackened timber. More about Charred timber and cement panels replace dated plywood siding at New York home
A design for "the most Instagrammable billboard in the world" by a Los Angeles team has beaten schemes by Zaha Hadid Architects and Gensler in a competition to create an advertising structure for Sunset Boulevard. More about Futuristic digital billboard to be erected in Hollywood
Architecture practice Studio Ossidiana has reinterpreted traditional Persian carpets as a series of concrete pieces installed at this year's Dutch Design Week. More about Studio Ossidiana creates "petrified" versions of Persian carpets
A wood-burning stove encased in a block of concrete and timber-lined walls teamed with cosy furnishings feature inside the Scandinavian homes in this week's Pinterest roundup. More about 10 of the best Scandinavian home interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
Three-dimensional shapes are cut out from areas of this artist residence in Upstate New York by Steven Holl Architects, which claims the house can sleep five guests despite having "zero bedrooms". More about Steven Holl carves boolean voids from artist hideaway in New York state
Cartoon representations of construction sites, a report on labour conditions and pioneering materials feature in an exhibition focusing on the development of the building site at the Lisbon Architecture Triennale. More about Lisbon Triennale exhibition spotlights advancements at building sites
In 1983, a young engineer at Casio invented the indestructible G-Shock watch. Kikuo Ibe, now the Japanese brand's research and development chief engineer, told Dezeen how he developed the cult product. More about "I threw more than 200 prototypes out of a bathroom window" says G-Shock inventor
BuzzFeed designer Mark Davis has made a freely available font version of US presidential candidate Donald Trump's handwriting, and used it to annotate a Dezeen article. More about Donald Trump's handwriting turned into Tiny Hand typeface
London firm Acme has completed a shopping centre in Leeds, England, featuring a white latticed concrete facade and an interior modelled on old-fashioned arcades. More about Diamond-shaped latticework covers Victoria Gate shopping centre by Acme
We're launching job of the day, a daily dose of the best architecture- and design-based career opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. Our first pick is for a designer at interactive studio rAndom International, which created the Rain Room installation. Browse all the architecture and design roles on Dezeen Jobs ›
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British fashion designer Richard Nicoll has died aged 39 following a suspected heart attack. More about Fashion designer Richard Nicoll dies suddenly aged 39
This timber-clad community centre by Bernardo Bader Architects is set at the heart of a village in rural Austria, and designed to reference the surrounding gabled farmhouses. More about Bernardo Bader Architekten models larch-clad community centre on Austrian farmhouses
Although it looks like a real woman, the ultra-lifelike figure in this music video is actually a digital model created using high-resolution 3D scans. More about Ultra-lifelike figure shows potential future of virtual reality
Each apartment in this narrow concrete and glass block in Mexico City features a full-width balcony lined with sliding glass doors. More about Wedge-shaped balconies front Carlos Marín's skinny apartment block in Mexico City
Arkansas studio deMx Architecture took cues from historic architecture while designing this two-storey modern addition to a local house. More about Victorian home in Arkansas receives rectilinear annex by deMx
Herman Miller has unveiled a new version of its bestselling Aeron chair, which has been fine-tuned to make it more responsive to different body types. More about Herman Miller updates iconic Aeron office chair
Photographer Juergen Teller got everyone's attention when he posed naked on a donkey inside his new studio, but he isn't the only one presenting unconventional architectural photography. We've spotlighted 10 of the most bizarre examples. More about 10 of the most bizarrely photographed architecture projects
Mexican firm Estudio 3.14 has visualised the "gorgeous perversity" of US presidential candidate Donald Trump's plan to build a wall along the countries' border. More about Trump's Mexican border wall envisioned as Barragán-inspired pink barrier
Apple's new central London store by Foster + Partners features in this week's edition of Dezeen Mail, along with a smart crib for exhausted parents and Juergen Teller riding naked on a donkey. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
More about This week's Dezeen Mail features Yves Behar's self-rocking crib and Apple's new London store
Both Amanda Levete's MAAT museum and the Lisbon Architecture Triennale opened in the Portuguese capital earlier this month. Together they prove that architecture is physically shaped by its fiscal situation, says Mimi Zeiger in this week's Opinion. More about "Building cannot be separated from the economics that drive construction"