Renewable energy could reliably power the grid at peak times using an eco-friendly and cost-effective storage solution designed by Swiss start-up Energy Vault. More about Energy-storing concrete bricks could be key to proliferation of renewables
People are invited to climb the curved, plant-covered roof of the new train station in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, designed by Andrew Bromberg at Aedas. More about Arching rooftop walkway and garden tops West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong
New York interior designer Magdalena Keck has used brand-name furnishings and a monochrome palette to create a minimal apartment in Lower Manhattan. More about Magdalena Keck designs art-filled home at Manhattan's Four Seasons Residences
French designer Loïc Bard has crafted a set of wooden furniture and matching tableware, all with rounded edges "inspired by the sense of touch and the human body". More about Loïc Bard designs "sensual" burnt-wood Bone furniture and utensils
Dark hues are paired with decadent materials in this Sydney apartment, designed by local studio Amber Road to suit a sociable, well-travelled owner. More about Amber Road uses dark tones to furnish 1906 apartment in Sydney
Danish design studio Flensted Mouritzen has created a running mould machine that makes sculptural plaster objects with mottled surfaces. More about Flensted Mouritzen adapt heritage plaster technique to make sculptural Revolve objects
Our new Pinterest board is dedicated to houses built predominantly from glass, including the new Mecanoo house that is partially submerged in a lake and a house framed by a red steel structure. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Belgian studio Gijs Van Vaerenbergh has created a poured concrete reception pavilion for the German Military Cemetery in Hooglede featuring six vaults. More about Gijs Van Vaerenbergh creates Six Vaults Pavilion out of poured concrete
Argentinian firm Adamo-Faiden has built a concrete tower in Buenos Aires, flanked on two sides by metal-grated walls that conceal dozens of private gardens. More about Metal mesh covers garden tower in Buenos Aires by Adamo-Faiden
New York studio Champalimaud has renovated an English-style country house in the Hudson Valley, turning it into a cosy hotel with a mix of contemporary decor and vintage furniture. More about Troutbeck hotel in Upstate New York provides snug setting for rustic getaways
Architect and designer Knud Holscher has built a simple glazed house on Fanø, an island off the southwest coast of Denmark. More about Knud Holscher celebrates Danish craft with summer house on Fanø island
After being diagnosed with Crohn's disease, designer Teddy Schuyers decided to focus on redesigning the ostomy bag that many sufferers have to wear to improve both their performance and appearance. More about Teddy Schuyers' Guts proposes redesigning the ostomy bag for sex, sport and everyday life
This week on Dezeen, we revealed the giant robot that took centre stage at a Dior show in Tokyo and huge blocks of glacial ice were deposited on London's streets. More about This week, Dior's giant robot was revealed and melting ice blocks landed in London
Interior design firm Yiduan Shanghai has transformed a 1960s building in Shanghai into a "zen-like" HQ for Hemu, a local clothing brand. More about Yiduan Shanghai completes serene HQ in Shanghai for local clothing brand Hemu
Paw-shaped cutlery pieces appear to be attempting escape from their sculptural base, as part of this design that LA duo the Haas Brothers created for art collector George Lindemann Jr. More about Haas Brothers create animalistic silverware for George Lindemann Jr
In this Opinion column, Charles A Birnbaum looks back at the highs and lows of landscape architecture over the past year, and predicts that the discipline will continue to blur with other urban fields in 2019. More about "Landscape architecture in 2018 provided a bold vision for our shared built environment"
Thanks to the World Cup, the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl, 2018 was a great year for sports architecture. Deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft continues our review of 2018 by rounding up the 10 best stadiums and sports centres of the year. More about Dezeen's top 10 stadiums and sports centres of 2018
US architecture firm Michael Doty Associates has embedded this blackened-wood residence into its mountainous surroundings in rural Idaho. More about Michael Doty's charred-timber Shaw Mesa chalet overlooks Rocky Mountains in Idaho
Massimiliano Fuksas of Studio Fuksas has been awarded the Premio alla Carriera Architettura prize, triggereing protests from architects including Denise Scott Brown, Rem Koolhaas and Bjarke Ingels, who feel his equal partner Doriana Fuksas should have shared the prize. More about Backlash over prize given to Massimiliano Fuksas but not equal partner Doriana
Autonomous vehicles could flash messages signalling their next move to nearby humans, using a system patented by US transportation company Lyft. More about Lyft patents notification system for self-driving cars to communicate with pedestrians