Studio Jos van Dijk has transformed a canalside shop in Amsterdam into a multi-brand store for footwear label ETQ, adding a sneaker-lined wall, white metal display cages and heavy concrete furniture (+ slideshow). More about Studio Jos van Dijk creates minimal concrete interior for ETQ Amsterdam store
Music: American director Kris Merc has created an animated tale of a hooded outlaw on a mission for English rock band James' To My Surprise music video. More about Pink-haired fugitive detonates a "love bomb" in Kris Merc's music video for James
Here's a look at the 9 biggest skyscrapers due to complete in the next 12 months, including the world's tallest office tower, a building topped by a huge diamond and a structure designed to resemble ship sails. More about Top 9 tallest skyscrapers completing in 2016
Australian designer Matt Woods has transformed an industrial space in Sydney into The Rabbit Hole organic tea bar, pairing the building's original features with whimsical elements (+ slideshow). More about Matt Woods adds teabag chandelier and balancing bowls to Australian cafe
A pair of Swedish designers have created a set of multi-faceted wooden building blocks that are coloured with fruit and vegetable dyes (+ slideshow). More about Snego building blocks are made using salvaged wood and natural dyes
This art museum by Chinese firm Praxis d'Architecture features textured tiled walls, protruding windows and stepping roof terraces that overlook a lake near Beijing (+ slideshow). More about Staggered terraces cover roof of Beijing art museum by Praxis d'Architecture
Happy New Year from the Dezeen team and best wishes for 2016! Thank you to everyone who helped us achieve a record-breaking, award-winning year. Catch up with our review of 2015 »
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Puzzles Architecture designed this weathering-steel extension for a barn in Belgium, converting it into an annex for the adjacent 18th-century farmhouse (+ slideshow). More about Puzzles Architecture adds rusty steel extension to an old Belgian barn
Architecture firm SOM incorporated principles from Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese design philosophy, while conceiving the new Chinatown Branch Library in Chicago (+ slideshow). More about SOM creates a rounded library wrapped in aluminium fins for Chicago’s Chinatown
Pitsou Kedem has completed a sales office at the foot of the Arlozorov 17 apartment building in Tel Aviv, adding perforated aluminium screens, concrete panels and a glossy ceiling (+ slideshow). More about Pitsou Kedem adds reflective surfaces and metal screens to Tel Aviv apartment sales office
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has designed the first US flagship store for Italian watch brand Panerai in Miami's Design District, featuring a chandelier with shapes based on watch parts (+ slideshow). More about Patricia Urquiola's Miami store design for Panerai references watch mechanisms
A fire has engulfed The Address Downtown Dubai hotel tower near the Burj Khalifa, ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations. More about Huge fire breaks out at Atkins-designed Dubai skyscraper
Full-scale copies of a 2,000-year-old Syrian architectural landmark believed to have been destroyed by ISIS will be on view in London and New York this April. More about Giant 3D-printed replica of Palmyra Arch will be installed in London and New York
Architects Bob Allies and Graham Morrison are among the figures from the architecture and design world awarded in the UK's 2016 New Year Honours. More about Allies and Morrison among architects awarded in 2016 New Year Honours
It's New Year's Eve and we're seeing out 2015 by looking back at the most popular and controversial stories of the year. Read on for Dezeen's year in review...
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In the final instalment from our review of the year, we've collected together our most-read stories of 2015 – including self-lacing trainers, the "end of fashion", driverless cars and a drip-free umbrella (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen's 10 biggest architecture and design stories of 2015
Swedish designer Richard Lindvall has created monochromatic interiors for a refurbished Stockholm factory that now houses a restaurant and conference space. More about Richard Lindvall renovates former Stockholm sausage factory for Usine Restaurant
This bikini is made from a sponge-like material that repels water but absorbs oils, designed to help filter impurities from water and turn swimming to an "eco-friendly activity". More about Sponge bikini is designed to absorb pollution from the sea
Dezeen's design editor Dan Howarth picks 10 of the best upcoming architecture and design exhibitions for 2016, including shows that explore architecture's regenerative power and fashion's place in an age of technology. More about 10 architecture and design exhibitions we're looking forward to in 2016