Dutch designer Rik van Veen has created a bench made from leftover plastic pipes that are fused together and carved to create a textural pattern reminiscent of a leopard's fur. More about Rik van Veen transforms old gas pipes into spotted Leopard bench
Chicago-based studio Wheeler Kearns Architects has created a wood-wrapped lake house with three separate structures whose design was informed "by the natural beauty and tranquillity" of Lake Michigan. More about Wheeler Kearns wraps Michigan lake house with two tones of wood
British studio David Chipperfield Architects has completed the Hertogensite residential complex in Leuven, Belgium, with a series of interconnected brick-clad forms. More about David Chipperfield combines three housing typologies at Hertogensite in Belgium
French architecture studios Pratique and Fanum took cues from Roman architecture when creating the Forum des Vestiges plywood pavilion, which is located in the gardens of Rome's historic Villa Medici. More about Pratique and Fanum add "imposing" plywood pavilion to Villa Medici gardens in Rome
Japanese studio Nikken Sekkei's skyscraper in Dubai with a 230-metre-long skybridge has pipped BIG's first supertall to be named Dezeen readers' favourite new skyscraper. More about One Za'abeel voted best skyscraper of the past year by Dezeen readers
Spanish architect Joan J Fortuny and studio Alventosa Morell Arquitectes have created 54 social housing units in Inca, Mallorca, wrapped in larch shutters and perforated bricks. More about "Common sense and local culture" inform social housing block in Mallorca
South Korean design studio SWNA has created a set of rubbish bins for use in Seoul's public spaces, featuring friendly rounded forms and animal ears on the lids. More about SWNA designs "cute" rubbish bins for Seoul Metropolitan Government
Architecture studio Goettsch Partners has unveiled the design of the Paramount skyscraper , which is set to be the tallest skyscraper in Nashville, Tennessee. More about Goettsch Partners designs Nashville's tallest skyscraper with "subtle" facets
South Korean designer Jeonghwa Seo has used purpose-cast aluminium tubes to create a collection of tables and benches, with their structure obscured behind frosted acrylic. More about Metal tubes poke through slabs of acrylic in furniture by Jeonghwa Seo
Bright yellow accents stand out against concrete and metal surfaces within this "creative laboratory" that architect Jean Verville has created for himself inside a residential tower in Quebec City. More about Studio Jean Verville Architectes adds "graphic dimension" to brutalist apartment
Local architecture studio Cubeinside has completed a red-brick mosque in Bangladesh, eschewing traditional ornamentation in favour of "timeless" geometric forms. More about Cubeinside creates red-brick Bait Ur Raiyan Mosque in Bangladesh
Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed Observation Tower Kärven, which is constructed from a network of timber beams resembling "a bundle of twisted straws". More about White Arkitekter adds hyperboloid observation tower to Swedish nature reserve
A revamped ruin in rural Girona and a 12-storey block on a compact plot in Mumbai are among the top five houses to turn Dezeen readers' heads this month. More about Dezeen's top five houses of August 2024
Swedish furniture brand IKEA has recreated its recognisable Frakta carrier bag as a "huggable" padded shopper called Resten, which can be used as a pillow while on the go. More about IKEA turns classic blue shopping bag into portable pillow
Metals "mined" by plants feature in a first-of-its-kind ring, made by materials researcher and designer Karoline Healy under her jewellery brand H2ERǴ. More about H2ERǴ ring made with metals "mined" by plants
Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has cantilevered a glass and red-painted wood house off a forested cliffside near the sea in Chile with layers that create "increasing levels of intimacy". More about Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados creates bird cage-like house on Chilean coast
Construction has begun on a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan by local firm C3D Architecture that was designed with a bulbous facade that have a "striking visual effect". More about C3D Architecture breaks ground on "striking" Manhattan skyscraper
Architecture studio Hello Wood has completed a sunken house near Budapest, Hungary, which is crowned by a green roof and features an outdoor living area overlooking a pond. More about Hello Wood designs grass-topped CLT House as "part of the landscape"
Ahead of World Skyscraper Day next week, Dezeen is inviting readers to vote for their favourite skyscraper completed in the last 12 months. More about Vote for your favourite skyscraper from the past year!
A decades-old letter has been found at the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing, in which donor John Sainsbury calls its false columns "a mistake" of architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. More about Critical letter found hidden inside Sainsbury Wing false column