The five objects making up this Emotional First Aid Kit by graduate designer Rui Sun are intended to provide comfort in times of mental distress. More about Emotional First Aid Kit is designed to help those in stressful situations
Richard Meier's first UK building and a cork-covered holiday home in Essex marshland are among the 20 contenders for this year's RIBA House of the Year Award. More about RIBA names top 20 homes for 2017 in House of the Year award longlist
New York architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has released new images of its spiralling US Olympic Museum in Colorado Springs, as construction on the project officially starts. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro's US Olympic Museum breaks ground
Three stacked cuboids covered in strips of dark-stained wood form this extension to a 1930s house in Ljubljana by Slovenian firm OFIS Arhitekti. More about OFIS Architects extends Slovenian house with trio of stacked wooden boxes
Dezeen promotion: networking platform Archiboo is seeking entries for its annual awards, which recognise innovative digital platforms specialising in architecture. More about Call for entries to the Archiboo Web Awards 2017
Swiss-Mexican designer Nicole Pérez has designed a series of misbehaving robots that mimic the annoying aspects of intimate relationships. More about Central Saint Martins graduate creates misbehaving robots designed purely to annoy you
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a teaching fellow in architectural design at The Bartlett School of Architecture, where students recently devised a method of turning felt into load-bearing structures. More ›
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The Royal Institute of British Architects has named 49 winners of its national awards, ranging from a cluster of luxury townhouses, to a new wing for the Tate Modern museum and workshops for the National Arboretum. More about RIBA reveals the best of British architecture for 2017
American studio ODA has taken cues from New York's historic character while designing this apartment block, which aims to "combat the cold modernism of so much contemporary construction". More about ODA creates thick gridded facade for Manhattan condo building
Black and white tiles, brick arches and wooden furniture all help to create a welcoming ambience at this social space in Monterrey by Mexican studios Communal and OTRA Arquitectura. More about Salón Sociedad bar brings together corporate employees in dark, cosy interior
Central Saint Martins graduate Marta Dunjó has developed a sex toy-cum-virtual reality kit that she believes could help rehabilitate those with "extreme sexual fantasies". More about Visual X kit allows users to live out sexual fantasies through virtual reality
To mark International Yoga Day, a worldwide celebration of the popular physical, mental and spiritual practice, here are eight spaces designed to offer the ideal setting for a meditative workout. More about Eight exercise studios that are perfectly suited for yoga
Dezeen promotion: two shades slot together to make up these pendant lights, recently launched by Canadian lighting brand ANDlight. More about ANDlight launches modular pendant lighting by Lukas Peet
Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire are to be given permanent homes in luxury apartment blocks by London practice Squire and Partners that are nearing completion at High Street Kensington. More about Grenfell Tower residents to be rehomed in luxury Kensington blocks by Squire and Partners
Two of the most influential brands on the planet, Apple and IKEA have revealed that they are working together on a new AR-based shopping app that is slated to launch in autumn 2017. More about IKEA teams with Apple to create a "game-changing" AR-based shopping app
The advent of 3D-modelling software may not spell the end for architectural drawing after all, says Owen Hopkins. More about "A golden age of architectural drawing awaits"
In an exclusive Dezeen movie, Berlin-based architect Diébédo Francis Kéré explains how the colour of his Serpentine Pavilion and the way it lights up at night reference his childhood in Burkina Faso. More about Serpentine Pavilion glows at night to "attract people to come and celebrate" says Diébédo Francis Kéré
Colourful playgrounds, undulating pathways and a spot for kayaking are among the proposals made by seven architecture firms to revitalise areas along the Los Angeles river. More about Architects propose seven ways to reinvigorate the Los Angeles river
Dezeen promotion: co-working company WeWork is running a year-long awards programme, the Creator Awards, to support talented individuals and organisations in the creative industries. More about WeWork pledges million to support emerging designers and entrepreneurs
A courtyard with undulating glass walls descends from the base of the stilted wooden structure of this Maggie's Centre for cancer care in Oldham, England, which has been designed by London studio dRMM. More about dRMM builds Oldham Maggie's Centre around a courtyard with rippling glass walls