In this week's comments update, readers are seriously considering a proposal from Miysis Studio for the rebuild of Notre-Dame Cathedral. More about "This is a very serious proposition for Notre-Dame"
Interior design studio Drake/Anderson has used muted tones, earthy materials and clean lines to create tranquil rooms with a strong connection to nature inside this 12-year-old home in the Hudson River Valley. More about Drake/Anderson updates rural New York house to fuse warmth and minimalism
Dutch architecture studio GG-loop has built a pair of prefabricated apartments in Amsterdam with timber louvres positioned to regulate the levels of light entering the building. More about GG-loop wraps Freebooter apartments with cedar louvres
Chinese architects must gain the confidence to develop China's rural areas sustainably, not just turn them into urban sprawl, says architect Li Xiaodong. More about Chinese architects must find a new way to "urbanise the countryside" says Li Xiaodong
An elephant, giraffe and crocodile are among the animals that Federico Babina has illustrated in these zoomorphic floor plans. More about Federico Babina merges animals with architecture for Planimals floor plans
In this movie, artist Matthew Mazzotta says the success of The Storefront Theater, which won him Architecture Project of the Year at the inaugural Dezeen Awards, comes down to the way the local community has made use of it. More about The Storefront Theater is successful because "the community takes it and makes it their own"
This architecture movie shows Atelier Chen Hung's compact Keperra House, located in a post-war suburb of Brisbane, Australia. More about Take a video tour of Atelier Chen Hung's tiny Keperra House
Our pick of the five best jobs in architecture, interiors and design on Dezeen Jobs this week include opportunities at OMA, Gensler and Tom Dixon. More about Positions at OMA, Gensler and Tom Dixon available on Dezeen Jobs this week
Tel Aviv designers Gilli Kuchik and Ran Amitai have used magnesium, one of the lightest metals, to create a stacking chair that weighs just 2.5 kilograms. More about Gilli Kuchik and Ran Amitai use magnesium to create extremely light Vela chair
Indian architecture office Nudes has developed a concept for a secondary school in Malawi, with a modular wooden structure and curved walls made from straw bales. More about Stacked straw bales form walls for conceptual school in Malawi by Nudes
Chunky columns covered in aggregate puncture through galleries in Sotheby's New York headquarters, which has just re-opened to the public following a major overhaul designed by OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu. More about OMA completes renovation of Sotheby's New York galleries
Co-working company WeWork has completed a light-filled headquarters in San Francisco's 61-storey Salesforce Tower, featuring mid-century furniture, vibrant rugs and bold artwork. More about WeWork opens San Francisco HQ in Pelli Clarke Pelli's Salesforce Tower
American firms Wade Design Architects and Geremia Design took cues from "modern farmhouse architecture" to create a wood-clad home in northern California's wine country for a retiring couple. More about Calistoga Residence in Napa Valley draws on local barns and farmhouses
A courtyard divides this house that Pitsou Kedem Architects has built in the Savyon district of Israel, but elevated walkways and ramps connect the two sides. More about Bridges link two sides of Split House in Israel by Pitsou Kedem Architects
A five-day festival of craft kicks off in London on Wednesday, with events across the capital dedicated to makers and artisans. Design editor Augusta Pownall picks out six of the best to take in. More about Six things to see and do at London Craft Week 2019
Architecture studio Fala Atelier has converted a former clothing factory in the town of Abragão, Portugal, into a block of six bare apartments. More about Fala Atelier strips back former factory to create "naked" apartments
This 10-bedroom hotel forms a secluded retreat in a little-known Mexican fishing village between the Pacific Ocean and the Sierra Madre mountains. More about Lo Sereno hotel combines "clean lines and barefoot luxury" in Mexican landscape
The rooftop swimming pool at Casa B, a concrete house in Malta, is visible from both the street and from inside the living space below. More about Glass-sided rooftop pool tops concrete Maltese house by Architrend Architecture
New York designer Anna Karlin has blended organic shapes with machine-cut forms to create a collection of furniture and objects. More about Anna Karlin combines natural and manmade forms in furniture collection
Our new Pinterest board is dedicated to buildings that are raised above the ground on stilts, including a house extension over a lake in England and a bulbous polyurethane home that stands in an orchard in the Czech Republic. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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