An image of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza's first US project – an upscale residential tower in Manhattan – has been released, with construction slated to begin this May. More about Work to begin this May on New York condo tower by Álvaro Siza
Comments update: readers have been discussing Rafael Viñoly after the New-York based architect recently completed two high-profile projects, including a supertall skyscraper in New York and a circular road bridge in Uruguay. More about "People love to hate Viñoly but his recent work is incredible"
Adrian Smith, one of the architects behind the world's present and future tallest buildings, has dismissed claims that we are entering the era of the "megatall" skyscraper (+ slideshow). More about "Conflict and financial turmoil" will stall megatall skyscrapers says Burj Khalifa architect
Architecture firm Snøhetta has released images of a new library it has designed for a Philadelphia university, stating that it aims to challenge the "traditional typology of the research library" (+ slideshow). More about Snøhetta unveils design for Temple University library in Philadelphia
Sports brand Nike has updated its classic Air Force 1 high-top shoes, using its innovative Flyknit material to reduce the weight of the shoe by half (+ slideshow). More about Nike uses Flyknit material to create lightest-ever Air Force 1 trainers
Dezeen promotion: the Surface Design Show event is set to present materials for architecture and interior design at London's Business Design Centre from 9 to 11 February 2016. More about Surface Design Show 2016 to exhibit architectural materials in London
Knox Bhavan Architects designed this pair of sandstone residences to complete an Edwardian terrace in Dulwich, south London (+ slideshow). More about Knox Bhavan Architects completes pair of brownstone terraces in south London
This Tokyo piano shop is designed by local architecture studio Salt to reflect the craftsmanship of the instruments on sale inside (+ slideshow). More about Salt completes Tokyo music showroom for Steinway & Sons based on piano components
It's Australia Day today, so we're celebrating with some bonzer architecture on Instagram and revisiting the best Aussie projects on Dezeen.
Highlights include a hotel in the middle of Australia's deepest lake (pictured), a cliff-top house inspired by a Picasso painting, and an equestrian centre with a curving rammed-earth wall. See more Australian architecture and design »
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Tables and desks by a member of Turner Prize-winning studio Assemble are paired with vintage furniture and contemporary artworks in the new office of architecture-led estate agent The Modern House (+ slideshow). More about Assemble's Louis Schulz creates furniture for The Modern House's new London office
If an astronaut were to die on their way to the red planet, German designer Franziska Steingen's Soot Home Grieving Set is intended to help their family mourn the loss. More about Bereaved families remember Mars astronauts with Franziska Steingen's Soot Home Grieving Set
Architecture studio Ambrosi Etchegaray has slotted four new homes behind a historic facade in Mexico City, but left enough space for three secluded patios (+ slideshow). More about Ambrosi Etchegaray inserts four homes and three courtyards behind an old Mexico City facade
US design studio Grzywinski + Pons has completed a Manhattan residential building with a facade made up of multi-tonal brickwork, zinc panels and metal louvres (+ slideshow). More about New York apartment block by Grzywinski + Pons references neighbourhood's "gritty" past
Architecture firm SOM has created a 3D-printed structure that generates its own power and shares energy with a companion vehicle, providing a model for off-grid living (+ slideshow). More about SOM debuts "world's largest 3D-printed polymer building" designed for off-grid living
Irish studio Heneghan Peng Architects has unveiled its competition-winning design for the Canadian Canoe Museum in Ontario – a wavy waterside structure with glass walls and a grass roof (+ slideshow). More about Heneghan Peng unveils winning design for canoe museum in Canada
Artist Ai Weiwei has used traditional Chinese kite-making techniques to create mythological characters and creatures for windows, atriums and the gallery at Paris department store Le Bon Marché (+ slideshow). More about Ai Weiwei installs monstrous sculptures at Le Bon Marché to "speak to our inner child"
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has revealed his own vision for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium, which he was not permitted to enter into the design competition (+ movie). More about Tokujin Yoshioka reveals alternative vision for Tokyo Olympic stadium
Bands of timber alternate with slices of glazing across the facade of this Tokyo house by Swedish studio Elding Oscarson, offering a degree of privacy while also exploiting views of the garden (+ slideshow). More about Swedish studio Elding Oscarson completes Tokyo residence with a striped facade
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Fantoni has collaborated with Matteo Ragni Studio to design these modular desk units that can be reconfigured depending on the working scenario (+ movie). More about Fantoni's Hub modular desk unit acts like a "wall-less box"
Maison&Objet 2016: Swedish studio Front has drawn patterns created by cut-out paper shapes to produce wallpaper designs with subtle three-dimensional effects. More about Front sketches paper patterns for Eco Wallpaper collection