The Helsinki Central Library Oodi, designed by ALA Architects, is topped with large open-plan reading room under an undulating roof punctured by circular skylights. More about Helsinki Central Library Oodi topped with translucent "book heaven"
To start a new quarterly guide to the best architecture and design exhibitions around the world, we've picked out the top 10 to visit between now and March, including a retrospective of fashion legend Christian Dior and a show of future transport design. More about Top 10 architecture and design exhibitions: winter 2019
Eighteen new supertall skyscrapers were completed in 2018, the highest number ever in a single year, with China continuing to dominate the tall building charts. More about Record number of supertall skyscrapers completed in 2018
Dezeen promotion: Sliding and pivoting glazed doors and windows by Vitrocsa create an unbroken connection between architecture and landscape in this house in Israel. More about Sliding glass doors open on to a green stone pool in Israeli house
Antwerp is celebrating the work of Léon Stynen, one of Belgium's greatest 20th-century architects, in a series of exhibitions and events. Here's a look at five of his most important buildings. More about Five buildings by Belgian architect Léon Stynen that are worth visiting
Pentagram has removed Mastercard's name from its logo, meaning the credit card company will now use only the red and yellow intersecting circles as its brand mark on cards and at physical and digital retail payment points. More about Mastercard drops name from logo in subtle brand refresh by Pentagram
Universal Design Studio has introduced shiny metal surfaces throughout Rimowa's inaugural Berlin store reflecting the premium luggage brand's material palette. More about Aluminium defines interiors of Rimowa's Berlin boutique by Universal Design Studio
Turato Architects has built an angular white house, informed by the work of a four artists including David Hockey and Richard Serra, on the island of Krk, Croatia. More about Turato Architects embeds angular Bedrock House into hillside of Croatian island
Starbucks has unveiled a sprawling outpost "inspired by the history of manufacturing" in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, with copper pipes overhead that move coffee beans around the site. More about Starbucks Reserve Roastery cafe opens in New York's Meatpacking
Dezeen promotion: a day of architecture talks will take place Saturday 19 January 2019 at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, with Forensic Architecture's Eyal Weizman and OMA's Ellen van Loon on the roster of speakers. More about The Met's A Year of Architecture in a Day symposium returns with MAD, OMA and more
London fashion designer Samuel Ross looked to the global migrant crisis when designing this utilitarian collection for his brand A Cold Wall. More about A Cold Wall reflects on global migrant crisis in Autumn Winter 2019 collection
Female-led sex toy startup Lora DiCarlo is accusing the Consumer Electronics Show of sexism, after organisers revoked an innovation award from its hands-free robotic massager, then banned the product for being "immoral". More about Lora DiCarlo's robotic sex toy Osé sparks gender bias claims at CES
Wyoming studio Carney Logan Burke Architects has completed a spacious ski resort in the American West, intended to offer a "chic but casual" atmosphere with a rustic yet modern appearance. More about Carney Logan Burke creates Caldera House for Wyoming ski village
Two matching elevated cabins have been nestled into a woodland by Snøhetta, to improve the treatment of patients at two of Norway's largest hospitals by immersing them in nature. More about Snøhetta completes wooden Outdoor Care Retreats at two Norwegian hospitals
Humble mortar walls and clay floors are paired with original arched ceilings and decorative doorways inside this family-run guesthouse in Spain, which has been revamped by Lucas y Hernández-Gil. More about Lucas y Hernández-Gil retains period details in revamp of rural Spanish guesthouse
Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a 400-metre-high supertall skyscraper as the headquarters of the China Resources export company in Shenzhen, China. More about Bullet-shaped China Resources Headquarters skyscraper completes in Shenzhen
LG Electronics has revealed a rollable TV, which can be rolled away to be stored out of sight at the click of a button to "liberate users from the limitations of the wall". More about LG unveils world's first rollable television
The inaugural Tbilisi Architecture Biennial saw architects create installations across the city suburb of Gldani. Here are 10 of the best, from a group of "migrating" sheds to a series of colourful self-made structures. More about Ten installations from the first Tbilisi Architecture Biennial
Tbilisi is at a crossroads, with its architectural heritage being eroded and uncontrolled development underway. But there are reasons to be optimistic, according to architects at the Georgian capital's inaugural architecture biennial. More about "Hopeful moment" is emerging from Tbilisi's architectural chaos
Exposed computer hardware and toy construction models informed the aesthetic of this innovation lab in Madrid, which architecture studio Nacho Martin has created for the Istituto Europeo di Design. More about Nacho Martin creates colourful test lab for creatives in Madrid