Design studio Roar aimed to create a "world-class government building" for Ajman Ruler's Court in the UAE, which holds the office of Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi. More about Roar combines traditional Emirati elements with contemporary design for Ajman Ruler's Court
US studio Robert A M Stern Architects has completed a learning facility at the University of St Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, intended to foster collaboration between arts and engineering students. More about RAMSA combines disciplines at "technically complex" university building in Minnesota
Happy new year from Dezeen! We'll be back tomorrow, but in the meantime, you can read our review of the design, interiors and architecture highlights of 2024. More about Happy new year from Dezeen!
Soft lighting, rounded forms and neutral colours create a welcoming atmosphere inside this sex shop in Kyiv by Ukrainian designers Sofiia Hupalovska and Nataliya Stukonog, with playful details including a phallic pouf. More about "Subtle and sophisticated" interior distinguishes Kyiv sex shop Inside
Local studio Ménard Dworkind has outfitted an irregularly shaped Vietnamese restaurant interior with blue and white mosaic tile and yellow accents in Montreal. More about Ménard Dworkind combines bold yellows with muted tones in Montreal restaurant
Chinese studio One Plus Partnership used red bricks to create wave-like surfaces inside this cinema lobby in the city of Haikou, China, emerging from the floors and ceilings to form a reception counter, tables and chairs. More about Curved brick protrusions fill Hainan cinema by One Plus Partnership
Design studio Holloway Li has reimagined the interiors of the Puro hotel in Poznań, Poland, integrating natural materials, contemporary furnishings and locally sourced art to create "a layering of history". More about Holloway Li incorporates local craft heritage into Poznań hotel redesign
Living spaces are arranged around a central courtyard at this house in Valencia, Spain, which local studio Viruta Lab has designed to celebrate the legacy of influential feminist artist Ángela García Codoñer. More about Casa Gesso is a "habitable blank canvas" for reflecting on feminist art
Featuring a boutique retreat on the Mexican coast, a skinny building in Tokyo and an ex-sanatorium in the Greek mountains, here are 10 of the most memorable hotels published on Dezeen in 2024. More about The top 10 hotels of 2024
Wood panelling and glossy floor tiles bring a nostalgic feel to this chocolate shop in London's Covent Garden, which design practice Morrisstudio and architecture firm Built Works have designed to invoke a golden age of confectionery. More about Barnaby opens London chocolate shop with "peculiarly British" interior
Merry Christmas! We'll be back tomorrow – in the meantime read our review of 2024 and enjoy this Christmas tree designed by Anna Lomax. More about Merry Christmas from Dezeen!
Ambient lighting brings warmth to a pared-back interior scheme inside the Bar Ton listening bar in Bucharest, Romania, created by local designers Anda Zota and Muromuro Studio. More about Bucharest listening bar created in "landmark of Romanian modernism"
Promotion: lifestyle brand Cybex has opened a monochrome flagship store in Paris as part of its continuing retail expansion strategy – nearly 20 years after the brand was founded. More about Cybex unveils Paris flagship store with "unique monochromatic design DNA"
New York-based Morris Adjmi Architects has used pink leather, herringbone flooring and green hand-glazed tiles across the interiors of a residential complex the studio designed on the waterfront of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. More about Morris Adjmi Architects mixes soft and industrial materials inside Brooklyn towers
New York-based designer Billy Cotton has blended art deco, futurist and brutalist references inside this restaurant in Lower Manhattan. More about Billy Cotton adds "new-age twist" to Bridges restaurant in Manhattan
Custom stone furnituremaker Form(LA) has opened the doors of its first flagship store in Los Angeles – specifically a pivoting marble door punctuated by nine porthole windows. More about Form(LA) hides stone furniture showroom behind marble pivot door
A Bamboo Sanctuary has been named Dezeen Awards China 2024 interiors project of the year following the announcement of all seven interior winners at this evening's ceremony in Shanghai. More about Bamboo forest-informed home named Dezeen Awards China 2024 best interior
Dezeen Events Guide is creating its annual guide to Stockholm Design Week, which takes place from 3 to 9 February in 2025. The guide spotlights all the key events taking place during the festival. More about Get listed in Dezeen's digital guide for Stockholm Design Week 2025
Interior designer Tola Ojuolape demonstrates how to apply materials and finishes to a project using SketchUp in the second part of her Design Workshop, produced by Dezeen for the software brand. More about Watch part two of Tola Ojuolape's Design Workshop with SketchUp about materials and finishes in interior design
This compact eyewear store in New York's West Village has been divided into "on stage" and "backstage" areas, as part of a design studio Tutto Bene's "love letter to theatrical glamour". More about Cubitts West Village by Tutto Bene is a "stage for spectacles"