Thinking of using natural materials in your project? Our latest Dezeen guide includes 12 types of biomaterials commonly used in architecture, design and interiors. More about The Dezeen guide to bio-based materials in architecture, design and interiors
House on the Hill in Gloucestershire by Alison Brooks Architects has won this year's RIBA House of the Year award. More about Alison Brooks' "intriguing and distinguished" farmhouse extension named UK's best new home
French studio Java Architecture has renovated and extended a ruined stone house in Paris with a wooden tower that is clad in polycarbonate panels. More about Java Architecture extends Parisian home with polycarbonate-clad tower
For the fifth instalment in our review of 2021, Dezeen rounds up the top 10 home interiors featured this year, including a house with undulating walls and a townhouse that underwent a 1970s-style makeover. More about Dezeen's top 10 home interiors of 2021
A fragmented form finished in white lime render and contrasting terracotta-coloured tiles creates a variety of transitions between interior and exterior at the DM House in Valencia, Spain, designed by local architect Horma Studio. More about Horma Studio designs DM House in Valencia as a "composition of forms and geometries"
We continue our review of 2021 with a roundup highlighting the top 10 staircases featured on Dezeen this year, including a stair informed by skate bowls and one designed by Kengo Kuma. More about Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2021
Multidisciplinary studio Dar Al-Handasah has completed the 60,000-seat Al Bayt Stadium in the Qatari city of Al Khor for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. More about Stadium in giant tent completes ahead of World Cup in Qatar
American artist Liliane Lijn has designed an abstract glowing Christmas tree installation in King's Cross that is comprised of multicoloured, neon light poles. More about Liliane Lijn creates neon Christmas tree in London
British designer Yinka Ilori has applied his trademark colourful style to a demountable skatepark at the Faena District in Miami Beach during Miami art week. More about Yinka Ilori unveils brightly coloured temporary skatepark in Miami Beach
Following the unveiling of a stadium in Qatar made from 974 containers, we have rounded up 12 diverse projects that make use of the shipping containers including buildings by BIG and Kengo Kuma. More about Twelve buildings that demonstrate the breadth of shipping-container architecture
Local architect Germane Barnes has worked with students at the University of Miami to create a wireframe sculpture of a conceptual electric car for Lexus at Design Miami. More about Germane Barnes works with University of Miami students to create wireframe Lexus installation at Design Miami
Malaysian gynaecologist John Tang has created a condom made from polyurethane that can be worn by both males and females during sex. More about "World's first" unisex condom created by Wondaleaf
The futuristic exterior of the much-anticipated Taipei Performing Arts Center, designed by OMA, has been photographed in Taiwan ahead of its official opening in 2022. More about Long-awaited Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA captured ahead of opening
German car brand Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a solar-cell-powered electric car designed with fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who passed away last weekend. More about Virgil Abloh and Mercedes-Benz create solar-powered car with transparent front hood
Kicking off our review of 2021, we round up 10 of the most striking and interesting houses featured on Dezeen this year, including a concrete villa in Indonesia and a mid-century Californian home given a new lease of life. More about Dezeen's top 10 houses of 2021
Architecture practice BIG has revealed its designs for a 12-building AI and cybersecurity campus in Bratislava, Slovakia, that will be visually connected by undulating solar roofs. More about BIG designs cybersecurity hub in Slovakia to mimic nearby rolling hills
Scottish practice Loader Monteith Architects has used two volumes clad in locally-sourced black timber to extend this stone cottage in the Highlands. More about Loader Monteith extends a remote stone cottage in the Scottish Highlands
Discarded plastic medical equipment from hospitals across Europe was melted into a filament and 3D-printed to create the mobile toilet cubicle The Throne, designed by Spanish studio Nagami for the To.org foundation. More about Nagami 3D prints "aesthetically pleasing" portable toilet using plastic waste
Our latest lookbook features eight bathrooms from Dezeen's archive where green paint, tiles and wallpaper have been used to create a stylish retro look. More about Eight stylish green bathrooms with a retro feel
Architectural studio Al Borde used blackened wood and a cement-coated canopy to form an observation deck and classroom in a protected natural area in southwestern Ecuador. More about Learning Viewpoint by Al Borde overlooks an Ecuadorian forest preserve