A plywood volume that contains sleep, study and bathing spaces adds structure to this unusually-shaped Shanghai apartment, which architecture studio Atelier Tao+C has recently overhauled. More about Atelier Tao + C uses wooden structure to divide U-shape Room in Shanghai
Architecture studio Anarchitect has turned a couple of stone buildings in the UAE into Al Faya Lodge, a hotel and saltwater spa in the Sharjah desert. More about Al Faya Lodge by Anarchitect is a desert spa and hotel made from stone and steel
Architect Alejandro Soffia pieced together a series of modules and covered them in bright yellow corrugated panels to form this prefabricated woodland residence in Pucón, Chile. More about Prefab Yellow House by Alejandro Soffia contrasts Chilean landscape
New photos of British architect David Adjaye's contemporary art centre in San Antonio, Texas, show that construction on the angular crimson building has completed. More about David Adjaye completes Ruby City art centre in Texas
In this week's comments update, readers are split over unpaid internships, with some labelling them as detrimental to the industry and others defending them as a vital part of young architects' training. More about "No interns should work unpaid"
New York designer Karim Rashid has defended the use of unpaid internships, saying young designers can learn more working at a studio than studying at a fee-paying university. More about Karim Rashid says unpaid internships are better value than "exploiting" university courses
Heading to Milan next week? Tag your Instagram posts with Dezeen’s #milanogram2019 hashtag for a chance to be reposted on our Instagram account, which has almost two million followers. More about Follow Milan design week with Dezeen’s #milanogram2019 hashtag
Norman Foster says the The Tulip will become a "symbol in it's own right" as the controversial 305.3-metre-high tourist attraction is approved by City of London. More about The Tulip is "inevitably controversial" says Norman Foster as tower approved
Norwegian design studio Ment has created handcrafted tableware for Snøhetta's recently completed underwater restaurant in Norway using sand and minerals taken from the surrounding coast. More about Ment designs tableware for Snøhetta's Under restaurant using local sand
Tiered gardens, a plunge pool and a triangular loft are among the features that US studio Feldman Architecture has included in the overhaul of a 1960s house in San Francisco. More about Stepped gardens wrap Feldman Architecture's renovated Twin Peaks Residence
British architect David Chipperfield has offered his take on the classic Italian coffee maker invented by Alfonso Bialetti in the 1930s. More about David Chipperfield redesigns the classic Moka espresso maker for Alessi
Artist JR has created a giant 3D optical illusion from paper that imagines the iconic pyramid at the Musée du Louvre in Paris continuing underground, but it has already been destroyed. More about Optical illusion added to IM Pei's Louvre pyramid then immediately destroyed
To continue our quarterly guide to the best architecture and design exhibitions around the world, we've chosen 10 of the best to visit. To find out about industry events taking place in April, May and June, such as Milan design week, look at our comprehensive month-by-month guide. More about Top 10 architecture and design exhibitions: spring 2019
Bioplastic buckets in the shape of mountains will be distributed across 25 UK beaches this summer as part of a participatory art project by artist Katie Paterson. More about Katie Paterson invites UK public to build sand mountains
Italian designer Paola Navone has rolled out a new visual identity for seven McDonald's stores in France, adding clashing prints and pops of colour to their interiors. More about Paola Navone rolls out "imperfect" aesthetic in McDonald's stores across France
Japanese conceptual design studio Open Meals has announced a restaurant concept that will use a customer's saliva, faeces and urine to create 3D-printed sushi tailored to their nutritional needs. More about Sushi Singularity makes a bespoke dinner based on your bodily fluids
Nimtim Architects has added a extension clad in cork with contrasting pink windows to a Victorian terrace house in south London. More about Cork walls and pink window frames characterise London house extension by Nimtim Architects
WeWork's parent The We Company has announced Mexican architect Michel Rojkind of Rojkind Arquitectos as its new senior vice president of architecture. More about Michel Rojkind joins Bjarke Ingels as architect at The We Company
Did we fool you with our spoof story? Here are eight of this year's best architecture and design April fools including plans for a gondola in Edinburgh, a dog-walking drone and Swiss Army sunglasses. More about Eight of the best April Fools' Day pranks from architecture and design
Spring is here, and with it a slew of architecture and design events around the world. Check out the highlights for April, May and June in our comprehensive guide to 2019 events include the big Milan design week next week, Copenhagen Architecture Festival, Design Miami/Basel plus design weeks in Bucharest and San Francisco. More ›
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