This week on our Pinterest account, we're showcasing the best spaces to unwind in, including salons, spas and beachfront properties. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More about Relax in salons, spas and beachfront properties this weekend on our Pinterest boards
A former horse stables on the grounds of Tuscan art retreat Villa Lena has been renovated by architecture studio Hesselbrand to accommodate a series of rustic guest suites. More about Hesselbrand transforms stables into additional rooms at Tuscany's Villa Lena
Californian architect Ryan Leidner has slotted a garden in between a renovated 19th-century residence in San Francisco's Mission district and its minimal extension to the rear. More about Ryan Leidner adds minimal extension to San Francisco saloon building
A colourful geometric wall provides a strong contrast to this otherwise stark sake bar and brewery in Brooklyn's Industry City, designed by local studio Carpenter + Mason. More about Carpenter + Mason fuses Japanese and industrial elements for Brooklyn Kura sake bar
Chinese architecture studio Geedesign has completed a library in Hefei, China, with arcing stone-clad walls, planted courtyards and roof terraces. More about Curving stone walls surround the Hefei River Central Smart Garden Library in China
With the proliferation of drone photography more houses are being photographed from the air. Here are 12 homes that look impressive in bird's-eye view. More about Twelve houses photographed directly from above
This week on Dezeen, we published the longlists for the 2019 Dezeen Awards, revealing the best architecture and interior projects, studios, and products. More about This week, we revealed our awards longlists
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur brings together his most emblematic pieces for a cosmology-inspired exhibition, set within the modernist walls of Villa Noailles in southeastern France. More about Mathieu Lehanneur looks to the cosmos for Particle Horizon exhibition
Brooklyn firm Studio Tack has used white oak panelling, antiqued glass mirrors and alabaster lights to create a classy yet cosy atmosphere in this small Japanese restaurant in New York City. More about Lunar festival informed Studio Tack's design of Tsukimi restaurant in New York
Visitors to a former church in the Italian city of Spoleto will encounter a mirror that uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition to build an otherworldly image of themselves. More about Ultravioletto's Neural Mirror shows audiences an AI reflection of themselves
Architecture firm Barkow Leibinger has covered this experimental arts hub at Harvard University in polycarbonate panels to make it illuminate like a "lightbox at night". More about Five polycarbonate volumes form Harvard University's ArtLab by Barkow Leibinger
Sam Jacob Studio has turned the two dimensional graphics of cartoon strips into three dimensional architecture to create the colourful interiors of the Cartoon Museum in London. More about The 2D becomes 3D at London's Cartoon Museum
Olafur Eliasson explains how his recently opened exhibition at London's Tate Modern prompts visitors to look at the world from a new perspective, in this exclusive video interview filmed by Dezeen. More about Olafur Eliasson's Tate Modern retrospective shows reality in "higher granularity"
Design collective Disarming Design from Palestine has set up a design school in the West Bank offering courses for Palestinian designers, and residencies for international students to learn about craft from the region. More about Disarming Design from Palestine is first design school for the West Bank
Les Arcs, a 1960s ski resort in France designed by a collective of architects led by Charlotte Perriand, is celebrating its half centenary. Here are the architecture highlights of the modernist resort. More about Charlotte Perriand's Les Arcs ski resort celebrates 50 years
White-painted walls and pastel furnishings help create a "sun-drenched" aesthetic inside this beachside pavilion just outside of Brisbane, which Alexander & Co has converted into two eateries. More about Alexander & Co creates sunny interiors for Brisbane's Burleigh Heads Pavilion
Italian fashion brand Prada has launched six bags made from regenerated nylon, as the first stage in its plan to phase out virgin nylon in the next two years called the ReNylon project. More about Prada to phase out virgin nylon in its "emblematic" bags by 2021
Architecture studio Geza has wrapped a skin of sun-shading angled larch slats around this large gabled house on a steep Alpine slope in Italy. More about Geza designs gabled home to frame views of Alpine village
A rippled table and a crackled mirror feature in this new series of work by Brooklyn designer Fernando Mastrangelo. More about Fernando Mastrangelo designs Ridge Collection to evoke mountain ranges
American firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has been selected to design a pair of concourse terminals as part of the major Chicago O'Hare Airport expansion. More about SOM designs concourse terminals for Studio ORD's Chicago O'Hare airport