Danish architecture firm COBE has completed the wedge-shaped Tingbjerg Library and Culture House for a school in Copenhagen that narrows to a width of just 1.5 metres at either end. More about COBE's wedge-shaped library references its modernist surroundings
Argentinian architecture studios Nomada and Eypaa have created a row of five low-cost apartments blocks for school teachers in Córdoba, Argentina. More about Affordable brick housing built for Argentinian teachers
This black and white space in Toronto by local firm StudioAC offers coffee in the front and haircuts in the back. More about Corrugated metal bar runs through Juice cafe-cum-barbershop in Toronto
US studio Allied Works has created a building to honour military veterans in downtown Columbus, which appears as a circular form crisscrossed by large concrete arches. More about Allied Works completes National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Ohio
Chairs made from seaweed and recycled tea lights are among those crowned winners of the first ever competition dedicated to sustainable Nordic chair design. More about Five most sustainable Nordic chairs named
We've updated our Pinterest board showcasing the best holiday homes, including a tree-house-inspired Chinese home with an undulating roof and John Pawson's Welsh country-side retreat. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Stockholm-based clothing brand Eytys's first London store has an interior that references Swedish brutalism and postmodernism. More about Eytys's London store pays homage to Swedish brutalism
An opening cuts through this Hamptons residence by Marvel Architects, revealing an infinity pool and Peconic Bay beyond when viewed from the driveway. More about Marvel Architects completes cedar-clad retreat on Long Island's Peconic Bay
Canadian studio Sarah Ward Interiors looked to China's art-deco era for the colours and motifs at this dim sum restaurant and basement cocktail bar in Calgary. More about Sarah Ward references 1920s Shanghai at Two Penny Chinese
A concrete structure that was built as a bomb-proof fuel pumping station during world war two in Dungeness, England, has been transformed into a holiday home by UK-based interior architecture studio Johnson Naylor. More about Johnson Naylor converts world war two pumping station into holiday home on Dungeness beach
Thomas Heatherwick's Coal Drops Yard shopping centre in London's King's Cross contains more than 60 retail spaces under its sinuous roof. Interiors reporter Natasha Levy has selected seven stores with the most striking fit-outs. More about Seven shops to explore at the Coal Drops Yard in London
This week on Dezeen a prototype smartphone that unfolds into a tablet was revealed by Samsung, and researchers debuted bio-bricks made with urine. More about This week a folding smartphone and bricks made from urine were unveiled
Reiko Kaneko's plates for appliance manufacturer Neff explore how the colour, shape, texture and weight of crockery can intensify perceptions of flavour. More about Ceramicist Reiko Kaneko creates flavour-boosting plate collection
New York designers Agency-Agency and Chris Woebken have created a series of bright blue plumbing fixtures that could turn the city's fire hydrants into public drinking fountains or showers. More about New Public Hydrant would let New Yorkers drink from city water mains
Interior designer Kelly Hoppen is launching an awards programme to help talented young Chinese designers establish their careers. More about Kelly Hoppen announces initiative to help "insanely brilliant" Chinese designers
Montreal firm Appareil Architecture has designed a stark extension for a home in the city, featuring facades and interiors that match the snowy landscape come winter. More about Appareil Architecture adds white dining annex to Waterloo Residence in Montreal
Saudi Arabia is modernising, with a succession of huge projects including Jeddah Tower, which will be the world's tallest building, either complete or underway. Following Dezeen's visit during the recent design week we take a look at eight huge projects in the desert kingdom. More about Eight mega-scale architecture projects underway in Saudi Arabia as the desert kingdom modernises
Bjarke Ingels' architecture studio BIG has completed a modular apartment block called 79 & Park in Stockholm that looks like a verdant wooden hillside. More about BIG's prefabricated timber housing in Stockholm is designed to be "manmade hillside"
Brian Eno's approach to producing music, through simple, open systems, should be adopted for the design of our towns and cities, says Finn Williams. More about "Brian Eno's ideas have unexpected resonance for architecture"
As part of our Bauhaus 100 series celebrating the school's centenary, the latest Dezeen competition offers five readers the chance to win a night stay for two people at the Bauhaus school building in Dessau. More about Competition: win an overnight stay at Bauhaus Dessau