The world's biggest architecture firm has proposed moving the UK's Lords and MPs into a bubble-like building on London's River Thames to reduce the cost of refurbishing the crumbling Houses of Parliament. More about Temporary floating parliament on the Thames could save the UK millions, claims Gensler
Designers raided the SCP warehouse for discarded furniture to make the pieces in the The Thing With MaltaSingh exhibition, set to be auctioned next week. More about Design brand SCP auctions off furniture made from its scraps
Architecture firm FXFOWLE has unveiled plans for a new museum beside the Statue of Liberty, featuring a green roof and viewing platform overlooking New York harbour. More about FXFOWLE reveals Statue of Liberty Museum for New York's iconic landmark
Designers have been tickled pink recently. We're counting down the most-pinned examples of pink interiors on Dezeen, including a Japanese nail salon inspired by a French manicure and an Antwerp fashion boutique with a cabinet full of barbie dolls. More about 10 of the most popular pink-hued interiors on Dezeen's Pinterest boards
Colossal public artworks like Thomas Heatherwick's interlinking staircases for New York are the architectural monuments of our time, says Aaron Betsky in this Opinion column. More about "Installation art has finally taken over the last bastion of architecture"
Sue Architekten has converted a 1930s outhouse near Vienna into a writing studio, guest room and playhouse, accessed via a trapdoor. More about Derelict shed converted by Sue Architekten into writer's studio and playroom
Dezeen has teamed up with publisher Owl & Dog Playbooks to give away five copies of a children's book filled with pre-scored sheets for making folded paper models of fish. More about Competition: five copies of a children's origami book to be won
A grand window offers views of the woodland and sea in this house in Hanko, Finland, designed by Mer Architects as a contemporary update of the town's historic villas. More about Timber-clad Gamla Villan by Mer Architects offers views of Finnish meadow and sea
London design studio JamesPlumb has revisited an antique textile that is created using medieval techniques, and has this time used it to create a limited-edition bench. More about JamesPlumb reworks antique indigo-dyed fabric for limited-edition bench
American firm ZGF Architects has completed a cancer centre in downtown Phoenix with a faceted, copper-coloured screen that evokes the scaly skin of a desert reptile. More about ZGF wraps Arizona medical facility in layer of creased metal panels
Toyo Ito's sculptural opera house in Taiwan features in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with Zaha Hadid's final furniture collection for David Gill Gallery and Renault's new electric concept car.
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Caruso St John Architects has won the RIBA Stirling Prize 2016 with the "highly accomplished and expertly detailed" London gallery it designed for British artist Damien Hirst. More about Caruso St John wins Stirling Prize 2016 for Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery
With the demand for minimalist homes increasing, architects are coming up with innovative ways to hide bulky appliances and storage units. We've rounded up 10 of the most stripped-back kitchens on Dezeen, including one concealed behind perforated metal screens and another crafted from raw materials. More about 10 of the most pristine minimalist kitchens
International font company Monotype has worked with Google to create one typeface that can be used by everyone in the world, writing in any language. More about Google and Monotype collaborate on font that spans all written language
Dezeen has teamed up with Biennale Interieur to give away five travel packs to this year's event, including transport, accommodation and dinner. More about Competition: win a trip to Biennale Interieur 2016
EU students are deferring or cancelling their offers from UK design schools over Brexit with major implications for the future of the sector, according to London Design Festival co-founder and UAL governor Ben Evans. More about Brexit's impact on education is a disaster for design says Ben Evans
Architect Bing Thom, designer of several major buildings in Vancouver, has died aged 75 following a brain aneurysm. More about Vancouver architect Bing Thom dies aged 75
A house with a climbing wall up one side and a home wrapped around a giant boulder both feature in this Wyoming-focused edition of our series about residential architecture from different US states. More about Five of the best houses in Wyoming on Dezeen
Dezeen promotion: this year's Global Futures Forum will feature workshops, debates and presentations lead by creative industry professionals, including London Design Festival director Ben Evans and Wired UK editor David Rowan. More about LDF director and Wired UK editor to speak at Global Futures Forum 2016
Wilkinson Eyre created a dramatic lightwell and a rooftop reading room for its revamp of a Giles Gilbert Scott-designed library at the University of Oxford – one of the six projects vying for the Stirling Prize later today. More about Wilkinson Eyre inserts contemporary details into Giles Gilbert Scott's Oxford University library