CN10 Architetti has built a trio of white concrete and marble funerary arches with space to host ossuaries and cinerary urns for a cemetery in the northern Italian city of Bergamo. More about Trio of broken arches house ossuaries in northern Italian cemetery
Sheppard Robson and John Copper Architecture have completed a children's hospital in Johannesburg, which features brick facades and large windows that allow patients to take in the landscaping. More about Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital combines concrete and brick with colourful details and big windows
German designer Simon Diener has designed a portable light that is suspended using its wrap-around cord and counterweight. More about Simon Diener's portable Pong light uses its battery as a counterweight
Multiple female-only design exhibitions have opened in New York as designers and curators aim to highlight the "inequities that still exist" in the industry. More about All-women design shows are "snowballing" in New York following Trump inauguration
A skinny townhouse in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung has been transformed into a brightly lit cafe and furniture store by local studio HAO Design. More about HAO Design converts 1980s townhouse into furniture shop and cafe in Taiwan
This week on Dezeen, Swiss architect Peter Zumthor told Dezeen he is trying to change his reputation as a "reclusive mountain-dwelling hermit" and claimed his renowned thermal baths in Vals have been ruined. More about This week, Peter Zumthor spoke out about his "destroyed" Therme Vals and his mysterious reputation
Japan's unique regional manufacturers are put under the spotlight by Japan Creative, an organisation that has paired them with international designers including Jasper Morrison, Daniel Rybakken and Industrial Facility to create new work. More about Japan Creative shines a spotlight on the "different characters" of the country's regional crafts
The renovation of this Montreal townhouse by local firm Naturehumaine centres around a triple-height atrium that brings daylight into living spaces on all floors. More about Three-storey skylight illuminates Montreal row house by Naturehumaine
This year's Sight Unseen Offsite exhibition kicks off in New York next week, and our US editor Dan Howarth has selected five highlights from the lineup of exhibitors. More about Five designers and studios to look out for at Sight Unseen Offsite 2017
Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect has chosen an all-white palette for the interior of a clothing boutique in its home city of Halifax. More about Omar Gandhi Architect creates minimal fashion store for Rchmnd in Halifax
Garden studios can be used for all types of activities, as proven by these 10 examples from our Pinterest boards, which include a cedar-clad yoga studio and a cabin used as a writer's retreat. More about 10 garden studios from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that can be used for work or play
The Japanese government has been accused of using timber linked to deforestation and human-rights violations to build its Kengo Kuma-designed stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More about Japan urged to stop using deforestation-linked wood for Kengo Kuma's Olympic stadium
Dezeen promotion: Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, one of the most influential Indian architects of the 20th century and an important collaborator of Le Corbusier, will deliver the Royal Academy of Arts' annual architecture lecture this year. More about Balkrishna Doshi to deliver Royal Academy annual architecture lecture 2017
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has attracted a cult following over his five-decade career, but kept a famously low profile in the media. He spoke to Dezeen about trying to dispel his mysterious reputation by taking cues from media-shy tennis star Roger Federer. More about I'm trying to change my mysterious reputation, says Peter Zumthor
Dutch studios NL Architects and XVW Architectuur have won this year's Mies van der Rohe Award for their innovative renovation of a dilapidated 1960s apartment block on the edge of Amsterdam. More about Mies van der Rohe Award 2017 goes to NL Architects and XVW Architectuur for revamp of 1960s slab block
Australian architecture studio Carr has transformed an old cottage on the Mornington Peninsula into a hotel, featuring a charred wood exterior and dark interiors intended to recreate the atmosphere of an alchemist's workshop. More about Carr creates dark and moody interiors for art-filled hotel in Australia's wine region
Startup company Plykea has launched a series of birch ply doors and worktops that can be attached to IKEA's Metod kitchen cupboards. More about Plykea hacks IKEA's Metod kitchens with plywood fronts
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a graphic designer to join London architecture studio dRMM, whose projects include the colourful Hackney home and studio of artist Richard Woods. More›
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New images by photographer Edmon Leong offer a first look at the nearly completed glass volumes of MAD's Chaoyang Park Plaza – a commercial and residential complex based on rock formations in Beijing. More about MAD's mountain-shaped tower complex nears completion in Beijing
New York studio Fort Standard has launched a set of easy-to-assemble metal furniture, including a raw brass side table and a white powder-coated shelving unit. More about Fort Standard unveils range of minimal metal furniture