Antwerp-based studio Bovenbouw has combined three 19th-century buildings on the city's main shopping street, creating a new residential development boasting sculptural openings and coloured marble details. More about Bovenbouw transforms trio of historic buildings into apartments on Antwerp's busiest shopping street
A trio of designers propose a new design identity for Kuwait with this series of 46 chairs, made using a hybrid of traditional foam cutting and sand casting processes. More about Desert Cast chairs bring together two traditional Kuwaiti design techniques
This week on Dezeen, Foster + Partners revealed its plans for a 305-metre-tall tower in London, while photos emerged showing Frank Gehry's Luma Arles taking shape in the French city. More about This week, images emerged of new towers by Gehry and Foster
An archive of the UK's nuclear legacy is housed inside this angular structure by Reiach and Hall Architects, which has been named Scotland's best new building by the RIAS. More about Reiach and Hall's archive of British civil nuclear industry named Scotland's best building
Dutch startup Plasticiet aims to create "something of value" from recycled plastic for use in interior and furniture design. More about Plasticiet produces terrazzo-like material from recycled plastic
Shanghai-based architecture and design curator Aric Chen is set to become the first curatorial director of the Design Miami events in Florida and Basel. More about Design Miami names Aric Chen as first curatorial director
Yellow material shaped to resemble smiley faces is draped from this installation by Studio Cadena, erected outside New York City's Flatiron Building for the holiday season. More about Studio Cadena's Happy installation brightens Flatiron plaza in New York
Danish bicycle brand Biomega's first ever electric vehicle concept features an uncluttered form that adheres to Scandinavian design principles. More about Biomega debuts low-cost, low-weight electric car for city dwellers
Montreal studio Thellend Fortin Architectes has paired greyscale materials with woodwork both inside and out of this rural holiday home in Quebec. More about Monochrome ski chalet by Thellend Fortin overlooks Quebec's Saint Lawrence River
Archi-Union Architects has completed a conference centre on Shanghai's West Bund in just 100 days, using robot-assisted design and construction. More about Archi-Union uses "cyborg fabrication" to build Venue B conference centre in 100 days
With four days to go until the Dezeen Awards ceremony, Dutch design studio Atelier NL have completed the hand-made trophies that will be handed to winners on the night.
More about Atelier NL's brick-inspired Dezeen Awards trophies reference the architecture of London
Flores & Prats stood out at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, showing a full-scale mockup of its Sala Beckett theatre and a tiny woodland chapel. As the event comes to a close, the studio founders speak to Dezeen about how they treat every project as an experiment. More about "We treat every project as research" say Ricardo Flores and Eva Prats
Engineers at the Massachusetts University of Technology have built an ion-powered plane that flies without propellers or turbines, and requires no fossil fuel. More about MIT engineers complete world's first flight of plane with no moving parts
Lithuanian designer Agne Kucerenkaite reveals the value of industrial metal waste in her project Ignorance is Bliss, which sees the material used to make colourful ceramics. More about Agne Kucerenkaite repurposes "valueless" metal waste to create colourful ceramic glazes
Studio Weave has unveiled a pavilion in the form of a "typical terraced house", offering views over the construction site of a new design district on the Greenwich Peninsula in London. More about Studio Weave builds viewing tower that looks like a terraced house in London's Greenwich
Marcus Lyall and Adam Smith have designed live shows for electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers for over 25 years. They tell Dezeen how they turn audio tracks into immersive visual experiences. More about "The visuals become the lead singer" say show designers for The Chemical Brothers
The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features a London tower proposed by Foster + Partners and an all-diamond ring designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
More about Latest Dezeen Weekly features a diamond ring and a tower called The Tulip
The new Range Rover Evoque is an example of "reductive design", claims Land Rover chief design officer Gerry McGovern in this exclusive movie Dezeen produced for the British car brand. More about Land Rover launches "more sophisticated and refined" new Range Rover Evoque
Friends of the late Zaha Hadid have written an open letter denouncing Patrik Schumacher for his attempt to legally change who controls her estate. More about Patrik Schumacher is "attempting to thwart Zaha's last wishes" say Hadid's friends
Alain Carle Architecte has completed a black home in Quebec, with a split-level organisation that creates "interior landscapes" for its owners to inhabit. More about Intersecting gabled sheds form "abstract and intriguing" house by Alain Carle Architecte