Over 500 houses featured on Dezeen in 2016. Continuing our review of the year, editor Amy Frearson picks out the 10 most exciting properties, including a home-studio with a pyramid garden on its roof and an idyllic rainforest retreat with an infinity pool. More about Dezeen's top 10 houses of 2016
Herringbone-patterned parquet, grey-veined marble and shiny brass fittings adorn the kitchen of this renovated north London house, while black paintwork creates a cosy lounge. More about Herringbone parquet, grey marble and brass feature in revamped Stoke Newington house
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a marketing coordinator at New York's Ennead Architects, which recently completed a sandstone-clad law school in Phoenix (pictured). See more stories about Ennead Architects, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Studio Job's set for musician Mika's Stasera Casa TV show includes a Sacré-Cœur cake, a flying heart and a giant disco ball modelled on the earth. More about Studio Job creates surreal backdrop of "precious sculptural objects" for Italian TV show
The blackened-timber facades of this house set in a coastal nature reserve near The Hague are interrupted by carefully positioned openings that frame views of the surrounding forest. More about Charred timber and glass villa by VVKH Architecten is embedded in a sand dune
This performing arts centre is part of a mixed-use complex created by American studio Min | Day for an emerging arts district near downtown Omaha. More about Min | Day clads Nebraska theatre in weathering steel and rebar
A+Awards: another of this year's winners at the Architizer A+Awards is a wood-sided bridge that connects Paris with the suburb of Aubervilliers. More about Slender wood-clad footbridge by DVVD arcs over Paris' Boulevard Périphérique
After much speculation, Apple has acknowledged for the first time that it is investing in autonomous car technology. More about Apple reveals its plans for self-driving cars
At this year's Miami art week, London artist Daniel Lismore has documented his "journey to true self" in an exhibition filled with his most theatrical outfits. More about Daniel Lismore's Theatre of Self presents timeline of avant-garde ensembles
An obsession with cities has masked profound changes in rural America that helped Donald Trump sweep to victory in the US presidential election, according to architect Rem Koolhaas. More about "I was not completely surprised when Trump won" says Rem Koolhaas
In the first of a series of Christmas gift guides, we've rounded up 12 ideal presents for architects and designers, ranging from brightly patterned stationery and designer watches to carryalls designed for transporting drawings and models around. More about Dezeen's Christmas gift guide 2016: architects and designers
From the hundreds of modernist buildings, complexes and communes along the US Pacific Coast, author Sam Lubell has selected 10 of the must-see examples. More about 10 modernist architectural marvels on America's West Coast
Koen van Velsen Architects used custom green-tinted brickwork, mirrored panels and glazed courtyards to help this sports centre on the outskirts of Rotterdam blend in with the greenery surrounding it. More about Koen van Velsen Architects uses green-grey brickwork for sports centre near Rotterdam
A garden studio dedicated to rug making, a sunken Japanese-style bath and a spacious kitchen built from pale bricks feature among the 24 projects shortlisted in a competition to find London's best home extensions. More about London's best new house extensions revealed in Don't Move, Improve! 2017 shortlist
Maddalena de Padova, an Italian entrepreneur and founder of furniture company De Padova, has died aged 88. More about De Padova founder Maddalena de Padova dies aged 88
Dezeen promotion: Competitions for Designers is inviting graphic designers to create labels for red wine produced at the Cantina Valpolicella Negrar winery in Italy. More about Call for entries to CODE's Wine Mythology Label competition
Niall McLaughlin Architects has refurbished a prayer room at a priory in Dublin, placing walls and furniture made from solid ash wood inside the existing space. More about Niall McLaughlin Architects adds timber-lined prayer room to historic Dublin church
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Sooji Lee has created a hand-operated machine that painstakingly rewrites the Bodoni typeface in lowercase. More about Wooden machine produces "handwritten" version of Bodoni typeface
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architecture assistant at Rodić Davidson Architects in London, which recently built a black-stained house on Dungeness beach (pictured). See more stories about Rodić Daividson Architects, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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This apartment block and art gallery in Beirut combines traditional timber and stone cladding with a vertical garden and a bright-red balcony that cantilevers from one of its facades. More about Jean-Marc Bonfils reinterprets traditional Lebanese architecture with East Village apartment tower