The Dezeen Awards 2019 architecture shortlist has been announced. It includes a cultural centre that doubles as public seating in Iran, a house in England made from recycled cork, and a thatched restaurant overlooking Peru's Sacred Valley. More about Dezeen Awards 2019 architecture shortlist reveals world's best buildings
Imperial graduate Nicole Stjernswärd has invented Kaiku, a system that turns plants into powdered paint pigments using vaporisation technology. More about Kaiku turns fruit and vegetable waste into natural pigments
A "breached monolith" hides a giant light-filled atrium at the heart of this Indian house, which Anagram Architects has completed on a busy street in New Delhi. More about Cleft House in India is split in two by full-height atrium
British designer John Pawson has applied his signature minimalist aesthetic to a Barbican flat, which is simply arranged around a timber volume. More about John Pawson pares back Barbican apartment to "a state of emptiness"
Footwear brand Allbirds uses merino wool to manufacture the textile uppers of its Wool Runners shoes, which also feature laces made from recycled plastic bottles and insoles produced using castor bean oil. More about Allbirds crafts shoes from renewable materials including wool and castor beans
Our selection of the most promising architecture and design roles on Dezeen Jobs this week includes positions at MAD and WilkinsonEyre. More about Top roles on Dezeen Jobs this week include MAD and WilkinsonEyre
Morris + Company has completed a retirement living scheme with a bevelled brick facade for developer Pegasus Life in Hampstead, London. More about Morris + Company clads Hampstead retirement home in modulated brick
Playground swings, carousels and rolling logs informed this furniture collection designed by Cranbrook Academy of Art graduate Joe Parr.
More about Joe Parr's PlaySetting furniture is influenced by playground equipment
Quebec studio Atelier Pierre Thibault's portfolio is filled with remote getaways around Canada. Here are five houses the firm has designed that make the most of their wooded settings. More about Five woodland retreats in Canada by Atelier Pierre Thibault
Perforated metal screens and plants cover the facade of a factory and office complex in Hanoi, Vietnam, designed by Studio VDGA for electronics manufacturer Star Engineers. More about Colourful metal screens and plants cover factory and offices in Hanoi
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Water rather than air carries sound in designer Rocco Giovannoni's Inmergo headphones, which promise rich audio even for people who are hard of hearing. More about Water-filled Inmergo headphones by Rocco Giovannoni allow immersive listening
To help you travel in style, we’re showcasing the best of modern transport with this week's new Pinterest boards. Ride along with first-class trains, extraordinary Hyperloop systems and car designs to inspire your own Bat-mobile. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More about Get behind the wheel and take our new Pinterest boards for a spin
Architects Luigi Valente and Mauro Di Bona have renovated the former church of Saint Rocco in southern Italy into a theatre with a black and white interior. More about Stark monochromatic interior of Saint Rocco church brings stone ruins into focus
Chunky black steelwork frame the sparsely furnished spaces inside this house in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil designed by architecture firm Estúdio BG. More about Minimal black and white Brazilian home by Estúdio BG draws on Bauhaus concepts
New York's Studio Robert McKinley aimed to avoid the typical aesthetic of "antlers or plaid and reclaimed wood" when creating this boutique hotel from four buildings in Hudson Valley. More about Robert McKinley creates Hotel Kinsley from four historic buildings in Upstate New York
Herbst Architects has raised a house in Piha, New Zealand, on a concrete plinth and steel stilts to give views through the dense woodland to the beach. More about House in New Zealand sits on a concrete plinth surrounded by trees
Plant-covered rooms surround private swimming pools at Wyndham Garden Phú Quốc, a holiday resort that MIA Design Studio is building on Vietnam's largest island. More about Tropical plants cover villas at Wyndham Garden Phú Quốc resort in Vietnam
This week on Dezeen, Pornhub launched its Dirtiest Porn Ever campaign to remove plastic from the oceans, and BMW released a Vantablack version of its X6 coupe. More about This week, Pornhub launched a dirty campaign to clean up beaches
Textile brand Kirkby Design has collaborated with Transport for London to recreate seven heritage moquette designs featured on the city's Underground tube seats. More about Kirkby Design creates fabric collection based on London Underground seats