Every staircase designed by Geoffrey Bawa is unique says David Robson, the leading expert on Sri Lanka's best-known architect. In a Dezeen exclusive, he picks out the 10 that are most worth knowing. More about Ten staircases designed by Sri Lankan modernist Geoffrey Bawa
Sun-bleached pinks, sandy-beiges and gold decor details appear inside this hotel, which Richards and Spence has designed to reference to Brisbane's balmy climate. More about Richards and Spence creates resort-like atmosphere for The Calile Hotel in Brisbane
Building Information Modelling continues to be a highly sought-after skill for architecture firms. Here are four BIM-related opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs, including roles at architecture practices Herzog & de Meuron and Grimshaw. More about Four BIM jobs including vacancies at Herzog & de Meuron and Grimshaw
Dutch designer Simone Post has created a series of graphic rugs from old trainers – one of the hardest fashion products to recycle – for sportswear giant Adidas. More about Simone Post makes rugs from old Adidas trainers
Shanghai-based architecture studio Wutopia Lab has revamped a tourism company's entrance office into the Striped House visitor centre in Qinhuangdao, China. More about Wutopia Lab wraps visitor centre with striped wall inspired by nautical shirts
The SpaceX port that Elon Musk is building in Boca Chica, Texas, for launching commercial rockets to Mars, is at risk of being cut in two by Donald Trump's US-Mexico border wall. More about Trump's border wall could sever Elon Musk's SpaceX Texas launchpad
The five Mies van der Rohe Award 2019 finalists have been announced, with a public space created inside an abandoned psychiatric centre and a revamped 1960s housing block making the list. More about Mies van der Rohe Award 2019 finalists revealed
American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson opts for a lighter design as it aims to expand its audience with the release of two new all-electric bike concepts suited to the city. More about Harley-Davidson's latest electric bikes are designed for commuters
American studio David Baker Architects has completed a housing block in San Francisco that comprises a pair of buildings covered in contrasting white cement and black tiles, and micro apartments inside. More about Tiny apartments fill David Baker's 388 Fulton block in San Francisco
Critics, architects and Dezeen columnists including Oliver Wainwright, Ruth Reed, Owen Hatherley and Vicky Richardson are sharing photos of their guilty pleasures on Twitter. More about Architects and critics reveal their architectural guilty pleasures
Cork cladding is a renewable, resistant and insulating material that is harvested from the bark of the cork oak tree. Here are seven buildings clad in the increasingly popular building material. More about Seven buildings wrapped in cork
American pop star Katy Perry has removed two designs from her Katy Perry Collections shoe line after complaints that they resembled blackface. More about Katy Perry removes shoes from sale following blackface accusations
Design Indaba has asked 10 South African creatives to each select an object that challenges our perception of what defines beauty for a public competition. More about Design Indaba explores the idea of beauty through 10 objects
Residents of the Neo Bankside housing have had their claim that Tate Modern's Herzog & de Meuron-designed extension invades their privacy dismissed by the high court. More about Neo Bankside residents lose battle to stop Tate Modern visitors looking into their flats
Amy Rauner started her career at a local art studio in Detroit but now works as a senior footwear designer at Converse. She explains how she got there for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. More about Careers guide: Amy Rauner reveals how she became a footwear designer for Converse
David Chipperfield Architects has completed the London branch of art gallery Bastian, finishing its all-white interiors with grey stone detailing. More about David Chipperfield Architects completes London outpost of Bastian gallery
The residents of Thessaloniki, Greece, can now recycle their plastic waste into 3D printed furniture for the city, using a new laboratory set up by Rotterdam studio The New Raw. More about Print Your City turns recycled food containers into street furniture
Espen Surnevik's replacement for a 19th-century church lost to a fire in the Norwegian village of Våler has pyramidal timber roofs that funnel daylight into its worship spaces. More about Våler Kirke church has angular wooden roofs designed to evoke its historic predecessor
London-based practice Studio Micat has built an outdoor bakery in a forest in New England, which uses a bicycle to grind up flour for making loaves of sourdough. More about "Human-powered bakery" by Studio Micat requires workout to make bread
Iranian-born British architect Farshid Moussavi has been selected ahead of Rem Koolhaas, Jeanne Gang and David Chipperfield to design an Ismaili cultural centre in Houston, Texas. More about Farshid Moussavi to design first Ismaili Center in the USA