New York studio Rockwell Group has mixed references to traditional Japanese crafts and the work of Catalan architect Antonio Gaudi in its interior design for this hotel in Barcelona by American hospitality brand Nobu. More about Rockwell Group blends Japanese and Spanish design in Nobu Hotel Barcelona
Dezeen School Shows: software that aims to help people with dyspraxia manage their time and an app designed to encourage sustainable fishing practices are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at L'École de design Nantes Atlantique. More about L’École de design Nantes Atlantique presents nine student design projects
Mass-market cars built to circular design principles could only be a generation of automobiles away, says Hyundai vice president Simon Loasby. More about Circularity is "closer than we think" says Hyundai design boss
Studio of Environmental Architecture has used massive sails to create a "land yacht" on the island of Bequia in the Caribbean that was built using reclaimed wood and has a complex rain collection system. More about Studio of Environmental Architecture drapes sails over mountainside home in Bequia
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the Royal Institute of British Architects' best British buildings for 2022. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Britain's best buildings
American architecture studio Thomas Phifer and Partners has built a concrete structure at the Glenstone Museum in Maryland to house an artwork by sculptor Richard Serra. More about Thomas Phifer creates monolithic concrete gallery as home for Richard Serra artwork
Dezeen School Shows: an exhibition design that educates children about viruses and an inflatable stretcher that helps first responders transport injured people safely are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at L'École de design Nantes Atlantique. More about L’École de design Nantes Atlantique spotlights 10 student design project
Promotion: an outdoor seating system made from woven cord and a sculptural ash wood lounge armchair both designed by French designer Patrick Jouin are among the twelve new collections launched by Italian furniture brand Pedrali in Milan this year. More about Pedrali presents indoor and outdoor seating collections designed by Patrick Jouin
Japanese architect Nao Iwanari has designed a house in Kanagawa Prefecture with split levels and an open-plan interior designed to emulate the free-flowing layout of a fish tank. More about Nao Iwanari models inward-facing Aquarium House in Kanagawa on a fish tank
Plants sprouting from sodden garments were combined with screens decorated across models' bodies for Spanish fashion brand Loewe's Spring Summer 2023 menswear show. More about Loewe sprouts grasses and plants from sodden clothes at Paris Fashion Week
The glass and metal "sepals" of the sculptural Glasshouse by British designer Thomas Heatherwick can be seen unfolding in this short video filmed at Woolbeding Estate in England. More about Video captures Heatherwick Studio's jewel-like Glasshouse unfolding
The second finalist in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival is Daniel Czyszczon, who has proposed a public transport network with small electric vehicles called Flowee. More about Daniel Czyszczon envisions a network of electric vehicles that intersect like moving cogwheels
UK studio Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has reportedly been hired to investigate turning its seminal Lloyd's building in London into a hotel for owners Ping An. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners drawing up plans to turn Lloyd's building into hotel
LA-based studio PlayLab Inc has created a magnified playground with a winding, yellow toy racetrack at the Musée de Louvre for Louis Vuitton's Spring Summer 2023 menswear show during Paris Fashion Week. More about Louis Vuitton inserts yellow racetrack into Louvre courtyard for Spring Summer 2023 show
US firm Studio Schicketanz has completed a low-lying, coastal house for a Silicon Valley family with facades that were kept "quiet and simple" in deference to natural terrain. More about Studio Schicketanz embeds weekend home into hillside in California’s Big Sur
Former US president Barack Obama has called on architects and policymakers to tackle urban sprawl and to "create livable density" in American cities. More about Sprawl in America "is not good for our climate" says Barack Obama
Dezeen School Shows: jewellery created to help with anxiety and Japanese-informed textiles are among the projects included as part of Dezeen's latest school show by New Designers. More about New Designers spotlights 10 award-winning student design projects
Jordan Barnes' proposal for a semi-amphibious bus that can quickly transform into an emergency response vehicle is the first of 10 visionary transportation projects to be selected as finalists in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival. More about Jordan Barnes designs semi-amphibious bus that can double as emergency vehicle during floods
Victorian terrariums informed the design of the Glasshouse, a sculptural and kinetic greenhouse that Thomas Heatherwick's studio has created on the historic Woolbeding Estate in England. More about Heatherwick Studio creates unfolding Glasshouse for National Trust
The Maldives has partnered with architecture studio Waterstudio to create a brain-shaped floating city that will house 20,000 people in a lagoon near the country's capital. More about Maldives reveals "world's first true floating island city" to cope with rising sea levels