Czech studio Mar.s Architects drew on traditional mountain architecture when designing this house in the village of Malá Úpa, creating steep gables to help deal with heavy snowfall. More about Traditional Czech dwellings inform mountain home by Mar.s Architects
Shoe brand Vivobarefoot and material science company Balena have created a prototype trainer that is 3D-printed from compostable materials. More about Vivobarefoot unveils "scan-to-print-to-soil" compostable trainers
Mega-project Neom has unveiled Aquellum, which was designed by architecture studios LAVA and Name Architecture inside a mountain and will be centred around an "underwater open square". More about Neom reveals "upside-down skyscraper" inside Gulf of Aqaba mountain
Dutch studios MVRDV, Orange Architects and LOLA Landscape Architects have designed a masterplan for a neighbourhood in Zwolle, the Netherlands, which will include a converted warehouse topped with wooden apartments. More about WärtZ district designed as "second city centre" for Zwolle
Health tech company Withings has used the Consumer Electronics Show to unveil its BeamO "multiscope" – a device that allows people to conduct four routine medical checks at home, designed together with Elium Studio. More about Withings' "thermometer of the future" measures more than just temperature
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British studio Will Gamble Architects has completed an extension and refurbishment to a family home in Croydon, London, defined by a contemporary colonnade spanning across the rear facade. More about Deep-finned colonnade frames London home extension by Will Gamble Architects
Materials companies Circular Matters and StoneCycling have used corn cobs – one of the world's most plentiful agricultural waste materials – to make interior cladding that is biodegradable and almost entirely bio-based. More about CornWall gives discarded corn cobs new life as tiles
Chilean architecture studio Croxatto and Opazo Architects has created a holiday home outside of Santiago with a rotated, wedge-shaped terrace at its front. More about Croxatto and Opazo Architects front Chilean holiday home with rotated terrace
US firm Morris Adjmi Architects has designed a 43-storey residential skyscraper in Chicago with a "deeply expressive" facade that takes cues from the city's industrial past and the work of architect Mies van der Rohe. More about The Row skyscraper by Morris Adjmi pays homage to Chicago's heritage
Art Basel Miami and Design Miami should step up to help address the infuriating congestion that blights Miami art week, writes Ian Volner. More about "Miami's slow-motion infrastructure meltdown is already apparent"
Japanese studio Kooo Architects has completed a collection of hotel cottages in China that draw on the local vernacular to integrate into the surrounding village. More about Kooo Architects designs rural hotel to blend with village in China
Architecture studio Snøhetta has shared construction photos of Čoarvemátta, an angular educational facility nearing completion in Norway's Sápmi region. More about Snøhetta's antler-shaped Reindeer Husbandry School takes form in Norway
Architecture contest Antepavilion will return to London this year in a new location, following a two-year hiatus caused by a dispute with Hackney Council. More about Antepavilion competition returns for 2024 in new location
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that Saudi mega-development Neom has unveiled plans for a coastal town on the Gulf of Aqaba. More about "Gibberish – no one has 'designed' anything here" says commenter
Design festivals Stockholm Design Week, NYCxDesign and Design Doha are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide for 2024. More about Twenty of the best design events in 2024 from Dezeen Events Guide
London studio dMFK Architects has renovated a 1970s office in Fitzrovia with an interior designed to match the building's original character and heritage. More about London office renovation by dMFK Architects features 1970s-style interior
Electronics brand LG has unveiled the Signature OLED T, a television with a transparent screen that was on display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. More about LG reveals "world's first" wireless transparent OLED TV
Peruvian architects Roman Bauer Arquitectos and ESArquitectura teamed up to design a cultural institution in Lima that includes a renovation and a new building with vernacular methods and pink accents. More about Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a supertall skyscraper in Dubai designed by Mercedes-Benz. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Mercedes-Benz's first residential skyscraper