French architect Jean Nouvel has carried out a subtle update of an old palazzo in Rome to form a series of guest rooms with dilapidated surfaces. More about Jean Nouvel renovates 17th-century palazzo for Rooms of Rome guest suites
Dezeen promotion: Hyundai's first hydrogen-powered SUV – featured in the brand campaign Because of You – is a "sublimely futuristic" vehicle that purifies air rather than pollutes it. More about Hyundai's NEXO campaign demonstrates new design-focused approach
Two Zurich-based graduates have created a low cost lower-limb prosthetic made of recycled plastic waste that is collected and processed in local factories in Kenya. More about Project Circleg uses recycled plastic to build low-cost prosthetics in Kenya
Franco-Brazilian architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc has completed a museum of Roman history in the French city of Nîmes featuring glazed facades intended to recall the draped fabric of a toga. More about Elizabeth de Portzamparc completes Musée de la Romanité alongside Roman amphitheatre
Canadian firm Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes has rehabilitated a planetarium in Montreal into an incubator for entrepreneurship and technology, and retaining its viewing area. More about Dow Planetarium revitalised as Centech incubator in Montreal
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The northwestern state of Idaho, home to mountain chalets and remote retreats, is next in our series showcasing residential architecture across the US. More about Five of the best houses in Idaho on Dezeen
British graffiti artist Banksy has created a satirical Christmas mural on a garage in the Welsh industrial town of Port Talbot. More about Banksy paints Season's Greetings mural on Port Talbot garage
Can architects and designers help solve homelessness? Following Dezeen's report on the tent village on London's Tottenham Court Road, architect Kieren Majhail explores the background to the homeless crisis and discusses ways the profession can help. More about "Both housing and support are required to solve the problem of homelessness"
This year had its fair share of provocative stories, from a proposal for a gigantic space blanket to an installation that saw Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye sunk in a Danish fjord. For our review of the year, digital editor Karen Anderson looks at the 10 that were the most polarising. More about Dezeen's top 10 controversial stories of 2018
Architect Jorge Ramírez has preserved an old fruit tree, tired mud walls, and decorative archways in his family's 1930s home in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and then added a white yoga studio on top. More about White yoga studio "delicately shelters" Jorge Ramírez's weathered Ceiba House in Mexico
A device that turns street lights into floatation devices and a washing machine designed for long-haul truck drivers are among our pick of the best designs presented by graduates from the Middle East at this year's Global Grad Show in Dubai. More about Eight designs from Middle Eastern graduates at Dubai Design Week
Eight interlinking blocks will form the 250-metre-tall Vanke 3D City in Shenzhen, demonstrating what MVRDV are calling the next generation of skyscraper design. More about MVRDV's Vanke 3D City in Shenzhen will be a "new type of skyscraper"
Japanese artist Yuri Suzuki has released an acid house record and corresponding video protesting Brexit and the rise of anti-immigrant mentality. More about Yuri Suzuki and Pentagram drop anti-Brexit acid house album
The Cork Studio, a garden building made almost entirely out of cork, has been constructed by Studio Bark as a building prototype that can be completely recycled, reused or composted. More about Studio Bark builds "fully biodegradable and recyclable" cork building
The past 12 months saw the completion of Zaha Hadid's condos in New York, Amazon's plant-filled Spheres in Seattle, and a surprising McDonald's restaurant in Chicago. US editor Dan Howarth continues our review of 2018 with these and more of America's most interesting architecture from this year. More about Dezeen's top 10 US architecture projects of 2018
Eleven cities around the UK will get Somewhere Safe to Stay centres to help rough sleepers as part of a government scheme to support vulnerable people. More about UK government to launch network of homeless hubs
Patchy grey surfaces and concrete fixtures appear inside this bar in New South Wales, which Australian studio Pattern has designed to reflect the "raw beauty" of late-night eateries in Mexico. More about Pattern completes understated interiors for Locura bar in Byron Bay
Architectural visualisation and graphic design continue to be desirable skills for architecture and design practices. Here are five roles available on Dezeen Jobs for junior designers, including positions with Handel Architects and Conran and Partners. More about Five opportunities for junior designers including roles with Handel Architects and Conran and Partners
Design studio Swift Creatives has come up with a smart cooking system called Sous Swift, that uses a sous-vide water bath to prepare restaurant-quality food with minimal effort. More about Swift Creatives' cooking concept makes sous vide meals as easy as microwaving