Design Haus Liberty has built a lake house in Italy with a series of living spaces connected to rounded terraces that extend out like petals from a flower. More about Curving terraces surround Villa Mosca Bianca by Design Haus Liberty
This holiday home in Mexican beach town Zihuatanejo was designed by Zozaya Arquitectos to step down a steep slope towards the Pacific Ocean. More about Bamboo screen fronts minimal home on Mexico's west coast by Zozaya Arquitectos
A warm material palette is used to transport customers from the urban grit of New York City into this cosy bakery designed by local firm GRT Architects. More about Pink concrete, cherry wood and cork feature in Manhattan's Bourke Street Bakery
Architecture office AP Valletta has restored an old coach house in the town of Balzan, Malta, adding a contemporary extension featuring a weave-patterned stone facade. More about AP Valletta adds extension with "woven" stone facade to The Coach House in Malta
An eight-piece collection of furniture by designer Remko Verhaagen is part of an initiative to rehabilitate disused war bunkers along the Dutch coast to use as holiday homes and artist retreats. More about Bed and Bunker collection reinvents disused Dutch bunkers as retreats
Our new Pinterest board showcases the best and most innovative uses of tiles, including MVRDV's shopping centre that's covered in hand-glazed iridescent ceramic tiles and a greenery-boosting tile that can collect and manage water. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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British designer Ben Thompson has combined the grandeur of a Georgian manor with the informality of a modern farmhouse for the interiors of a new hotel in Hampshire, England. More about Ben Thompson brings the English country home into the 21st century at Heckfield Place
Mexico City firm Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos has stepped and staggered a series of buildings and terraces to form the sprawling Solaz resort in Los Cabos. More about Sordo Madaleno completes Solaz Resort in Cabo with stacked blocks and cascading terraces
This photoset by Australian photographer Tom Ross captures a geometric, concrete research laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, which was designed by architect IM Pei who passed away this week. More about IM Pei's Mesa Lab in Colorado captured in new photographs
A star-shaped arrangement of gables allows for sweeping views across the surrounding landscape from this house in the village of Radailiai, Lithuania. More about Implant Architecture designs Lithuanian house with star-shaped plan
Twenty-one designers have explored the rituals of the dinner table for an exhibition inside an Austrian castle. More about Schloss Hollenegg castle exhibition explores the design of dining table etiquette
This week on Dezeen, the world paid tribute to the "incredible life" of Chinese-American architect IM Pei, who passed away on Thursday aged 102. More about This week, the world reflected on the legacy of IM Pei
Tall, skinny houses designed to fit on small, restrictive plots, can be found all over south and east Asia. Here are nine of the best examples from the densely populated neighbourhoods of Seoul and Busan – South Korea's two largest cities. More about Nine South Korean houses that stand out in their crowded neighbourhoods
Architecture studio NADAAA has renovated a Neo-Gothic brick building and added a sculptural extension with a jagged roof to house the design school at the University of Toronto. More about NADAAA fuses old and new to create Daniels Building on circular Toronto site
An exhibition at the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands celebrates 100 years of universal voting rights in the country. Co-curator Egge Knol picks five objects that tell the story. More about Struggle! 100 Years of Women's Suffrage exhibition curator picks five highlights
Architects and critics have joined in an outpouring of praise for the work of Chinese-American architect IM Pei, who has died at the age of 102. More about Architects pays tribute to "true master" IM Pei
Celebrities attending the Met Gala not only misunderstood the concept of camp, but showed levels of waste that will lead to a backlash against displays of decadence, says Li Edelkoort. More about "The beheading of culture is irrevocable"
New York design studio Trueing has intended to put "an interesting spin on the familiar" with the bold hand-formed coloured glass chain links that feature in its latest collection of lighting. More about Trueing's Cerine lighting hangs from chunky coloured glass chains
Dezeen promotion: Italian architect Piero Lissoni has created a modular sofa system for B&B Italia, which can be reconfigured with 84 different components. More about Piero Lissoni designs modular Dock seating system for B&B Italia
Gauzy white curtains and subtly patterned floors help organise the layout of this events space, created by architect Mary Duggan for the Science Museum in London. More about Mary Duggan completes versatile events space inside London's Science Museum