US studio Robert Gurney Architect has completed a beachfront house in Delaware consisting of "simple and pure forms" wrapped in white cedar, salvaged barn wood and fibre-cement panels. More about Robert Gurney clads gabled Delaware house with cedar shingles
German car brand Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its first branded skyscraper in North America created in collaboration with SHoP Architects and informed by a philosophy of "sensual purity". More about SHoP Architects designs Mercedes-Benz' first US residential skyscraper
Making a built environment that works for everyone will require the end of profit- and ownership-obsession in the industry, argues New York-based architect and researcher Emanuel Admassu in this interview. More about Dismantle developer-led "value system" dictating architecture says Emanuel Admassu
Promotion: the Florence Institute of Design International has launched two new bachelor's degree programmes for 2024 in interior design and graphic design at its campus in Florence, Italy. More about Florence Institute of Design International unveils new degree programmes with Goldsmiths
Vienna-based studio Steiner Architecture has completed a private clinic in Salzburg, Austria, made from wood-textured red concrete and topped with a serrated roof. More about Steiner Architecture finishes sculptural Clinic in Anif with wood-textured red concrete
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed 50 Electric Boulevard, an 18,580-square-metre workplace within London's Battersea Power Station development. More about Foster + Partners unveils curving office building at Battersea Power Station
A disaster-proof chandelier from Lebanon and a towering sand dune-style stone installation feature in Arab Design Now, the main exhibition at the inaugural Design Doha biennial. More about Ten highlights from Design Doha exhibition Arab Design Now
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, electronics brand Lenovo has unveiled a laptop concept with a transparent screen that allows users to see through the device. More about Lenovo reveals "industry's first" laptop with transparent display
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a trio of incomplete skyscrapers in downtown Los Angeles that have been covered in graffiti. More about "The graffiti rather improves the aesthetics" says commenter
First-time data on Australia's gender pay gaps has revealed the country's 22 biggest architecture firms pay men between five and 27 per cent more than women, failing to meet the government's target pay gap range. More about Australia's largest architecture firms fail to meet gender pay gap
London-based designer Lee Broom has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge. Here, he selects five projects that best reflect his work. More about "There is often a sense of drama in my work" says Lee Broom
Three villages will make up Omani Mountain Destination, a mixed-use district for 8,000 people being developed for Oman by the country's Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning. More about Oman announces plans for mixed-use district in Jabal al Akhdar mountains
On the heels of a two-year research process, Dutch studio Raw Color has released an IKEA collection in which no item features less than two colours to explore how our perception of a hue can change based on its context. More about "Surprising colour combinations" define Raw Color's IKEA collection
British company Tate & Lyle Sugars has unveiled a rebrand of its Lyle's Golden Syrup for the first time since the inception of the sugar syrup brand in the late 19th century. More about Lyle's Golden Syrup changes dead lion logo after 150 years
Promotion: Industrial Facility has created several furniture designs for Herman Miller that aim to transform underutilised spaces into agile workspaces. More about Industrial Facility designs Herman Miller furniture to be relevant and lasting
An angular black volume sits atop a cork-clad ground floor to form Casa 9, a home that Italian studio LCA Architetti has added to a valley on the border between Italy and Switzerland. More about LCA Architetti nestles angular cork-clad home into Italian valley
Mexican architecture studio RED Arquitectos has completed a cement-covered residence with screens made of stones used for preparing food on the coastline of Cerritos, Mexico. More about RED Arquitectos integrates corn millstone into facade of Mexican house
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the opening of Google's headquarters in New York. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Google's New York headquarters
American design studio Sized has arranged black cars around furniture for an exhibition in Los Angeles that aims to embody the city's "intrinsic" relationship with automobiles. More about Black cars surround furniture by Willo Perron and USM in Sized Selects exhibition
Large wooden beams frame the interiors of L'échappée, a multimedia library in France designed by local practice Atelier WOA as an alternative to "institutional and cold" public buildings. More about Atelier WOA creates long timber-framed library in France