Fashion house Balenciaga has shown its 52nd couture collection, which featured a 3D-printed Joan of Arc-style armour dress and hand-painted trompe l'oeil denim, fur and leather. More about Balenciaga presents 3D-printed armour and hand-painted suiting at couture show
Design studio The Miller Hull Partnership has drawn upon Maya architecture and the "openness and optimism" of American democracy for the US embassy in Guatemala's capital. More about Democracy and Maya architecture inform Miller Hull's US embassy in Guatemala City
Berlin-based architect Riccardo Mariano has designed an arch topped in photovoltaics, which will act as a sundial for Houston, Texas, as a part of the city's ongoing expansion of the Bayou Greenways. More about "World's largest sundial" set to be created in Houston
UK studio Corstorphine & Wright has converted a world war two bunker in Dorset, UK, into a holiday home with a blast-shaped window cut in its front. More about "Bomb blast" window cut into world war two bunker holiday home
The MSG Sphere in Las Vegas drew global attention when it was unveiled last week. Here are 10 recent examples of spherical architecture from around the world. More about Ten spherical buildings from around the globe
Jan Kattein Architects has created Angel Yard, a community of 35 affordable workspaces in outer north London, by adapting a group of derelict garages. More about Jan Kattein Architects converts garages into studios for young entrepreneurs
Bands of local stone wrap the Youngmeyer Field Station, which was designed and built by Kansas studio Hutton to integrate with the natural topography and operate off the grid. More about Hutton embeds off-grid research station into hills of rural Kansas
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed Orionis, a planetarium in Douai, France, that features two domes surrounded by sweeping wooden walls. More about Snøhetta designs elliptical planetarium informed by "movement of the stars"
Ukrainian design studio YOD Group has taken ammunition shells used by anti-aircraft tanks to defend Kyiv from drones and turned them into Downed Drone, a series of limited-edition lamps. More about YOD Group turns Ukraine air-raid shells into lamps to symbolise that "light always wins"
Following the news that Airbnb has created a life-sized Dreamhouse in Malibu, we've rounded up 10 buildings that prove pink facades aren't just for dollhouses – from a Chinese church to a garden pavilion in Somaliland. More about Ten all-pink buildings to rival Barbie's Dreamhouse
Rammed-earth walls and earth bricks define 32° East Arts Centre, a community arts space in Uganda by London architecture practice New Makers Bureau in collaboration with Ugandan design firm Localworks. More about New Makers Bureau completes rammed-earth arts centre in Kampala
Danish architecture studio BIG has revealed images of its own offices nearing completion in Copenhagen harbour. More about BIG HQ nears completion in Copenhagen
As summer has come around in the northern hemisphere, searches for sheds have soared on Pinterest. We round up 10 projects from our Pinterest board that feature sheds designed for a variety of uses. More about Ten multifunctional sheds from Dezeen's Pinterest
The shift from printed media to digital has led to the death of editorial expression in graphic design, according to British designer Neville Brody. More about Digital content is all "fed through the same sausage machine" says Neville Brody
Former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive and his studio LoveFrom have given audio brand Linn's Sondek LP12 turntable a "respectful and gentle" update in time for its 50th anniversary. More about Jony Ive redesigns 50-year-old Linn Sondek LP12 turntable
The layout and materials of traditional Turkish buildings informed the US Embassy in Ankara, designed by New York studio Ennead Architects to "balance openness and security". More about Ennead Architects references traditional Turkish architecture for US Embassy in Ankara
Designer Alice Potts has created a collection of baseball caps covered in crystals grown from the sweat of the people who have worn them. More about Alice Potts creates baseball caps with crystals made from human sweat
Visuals of fireworks and the moon were among those to illuminate the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas as it was lit up to celebrate the Fourth of July. More about World's largest spherical structure unveiled in Las Vegas
US cities must push for more mid-rise buildings and better public spaces to become more equitable, 2023 AIA Gold Medal winner Carol Ross Barney tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Skyscrapers "just not that valuable" says Carol Ross Barney
Japanese architect Toyo Ito has completed Gaia, a six-storey business school at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore that is built almost entirely from mass timber. More about Toyo Ito completes "largest wooden building in Asia"