UK national newspaper The Guardian has scrapped its polythene packaging in favour of a compostable wrapping made from potato starch, in a bid to reduce its plastic waste. More about The Guardian newspaper switches from plastic to compostable wrapping
Cacti gardens, a yoga studio and a saltwater swimming pool with sunbathing platforms are among the features at a large housing complex in Los Angeles, designed by US firms Commune and VTBS Architects. More about Commune incorporates resort-style amenities into Hollywood apartment complex El Centro
The next instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a concept for a modular balcony system designed to encourage good relations between neighbours. More about Social Balconies connects existing balconies to encourage social interaction
The top positions in architecture, interiors and design on Dezeen Jobs this week include opportunities at Nike in Oregon and Bompas + Parr in London. More about This week's top architecture and design jobs include Nike and Bompas + Parr
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill has unveiled its design for the Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center, a 700-metre tall glass tower in Shenzhen, China. More about Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill reveals design for China's tallest skyscraper
Henning Larsen has completed The Wave, a residential project on the Vejle Fjord in Denmark, according to the original vision of the practice's late founder. More about Henning Larsen completes The Wave housing with rollercoaster-like roofs in Denmark
The total number of businesses operating in the UK design industry has grown dramatically over the past eight years, according to research collated by London's Design Museum. More about Number of UK Design businesses has increased by 70 per cent since 2010
A series of machines made of curtain rails and weights showcase this kinetic menswear collection shaped like tents and kites by British fashion designer Craig Green. More about Craig Green designs "wearable habitats" for Moncler Genius
Nendo's Oki Sato has designed a series of cast glass chairs for Venetian brand WonderGlass, which feature a U-shaped base formed by the effects of gravity on molten glass. More about Nendo lets gravity shape its Melt furniture collection for WonderGlass
Design studio Going East has overhauled Constantin Brodzki's distinctive concrete office block in Brussels to create the second location for Belgian co-working office company Fosbury & Sons. More about Modernist building in Brussels transformed into Fosbury & Sons co-working space
Gloucestershire-based Eastabrook Architects has completed an extension to a 19th century stone cottage in Upper Swell, a village in the Cotswolds, UK. More about Eastabrook Architects adds corrugated metal extension to Cotswolds cottage
Linear volumes featuring board-marked concrete, masonry and wood make up this angular house, designed by Mexican firm Di Frenna Arquitectos. More about Mayan legend informs Di Frenna Arquitectos' Casa Nicté-Ha in rural Mexico
A blackened-wood sauna is among the tiny wooden volumes that wrap around the open-plan living area of this apartment in Seattle, which was renovated by US studio Plum Design and designer Corey Kingston. More about Wooden boxes house bathroom facilities at Pioneer Square Loft in Seattle
A limited colour and material palette help the Cube Education and Self-Study Centre, designed by Kaan Architecten, to blend with existing buildings on the Tilburg University campus in The Netherlands. More about Kaan Architecten completes Cube study centre at Tilburg University
Italian designer Simone Bonanni has designed a series of terracotta coffee tables for Moooi, which are made to appear handmade, natural and "gently imperfect". More about Simone Bonanni creates "gently imperfect" terracotta Obon coffee tables for Moooi
Find the latest examples of 3D printing on our new Pinterest board, including Elzelinde van Doleweerd's 3D-printed snacks created from food waste and Wang & Söderström's vases featuring mottled patterns. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Local Studio has renovated a 1930s office building in the inner city suburb of Braamfontein to create the 99 Juta Street hub for creatives in Johannesburg, South Africa. More about Local Studio clads 1930s office building in pink and green tiles to create design hub in Johannesburg
A glass-bottomed pool forms a massive window to the concrete garage underneath this home in Brazil's Porto Alegre, designed by locally based Hype Studio, where over 40 antique cars can be stored. More about Brazilian house Jardim do Sol sits atop garage for owner's antique cars
New York firm New Practice Studio has designed a Chinese restaurant in Manhattan with natural hues and quirky illustrations on the walls by artist Qiu Anxiong. More about New Practice Studio uses desaturated palette and Chinese imagery at Atlas Kitchen
Atelier Masomi and Studio Chahar have converted a former mosque into a library and community centre that sits opposite a new mosque it designed for the rural village of Dandaji, Niger. More about Atelier Masomi and Studio Chahar transform derelict Niger mosque into library