Our pick of the best Christmas card designs we've received from architects, designers and brands this year includes an upside-down snowy scene by Alma-nac, exploding Christmas baubles by MVRDV and an idyllic winter scene by Ström Architects. More about Christmas cards by architects and designers for 2018
The temple for the next Burning Man event in the Nevada desert will be a linear structure influenced by Japanese torii gates. More about Burning Man reveals temple design for 2019 event
Dualchas Architects has completed a compact holiday home on the Scottish island of Skye, featuring living spaces flanked by large openings that are designed to immerse guests in the dramatic landscape. More about Dualchas Architects creates minimalist blackened-oak hideaway on Scotland's Isle of Skye
To complete our review of 2018, editor Amy Frearson recaps the most-read stories for every month this year, including Zaha Hadid's only completed house, Virgil Abloh's IKEA furniture and a hugely popular Canadian lake house. More about Dezeen's biggest stories of 2018
A large, plywood box filled with mushrooms and other low plants sits in the middle of the Olderbrother clothing store in California, designed by the brand's founders. More about Mushroom planter forms focal point at Olderbrother store in Venice Beach
A neglected barn made from plaster-coated river pebbles on the outskirts of Verona has been transformed into a new country home by Milan-based Studio Wok. More about Studio Wok inserts home into stone barn in the Italian countryside
This chair raised on blocks aims to tackle the "stupidity of the unawareness of the upcoming disaster" of climate change for countries where water levels could threaten everyday life. More about The Urge To Sit Dry is a chair by Boris Maas that rises with the sea level
Dutch architect René van Zuuk has completed an apartment building in the town of Hilversum featuring a cross-shaped plan that expands as it rises to accommodate more living units on the upper storeys. More about Belvedere Tower is a top-heavy cross-shaped Dutch apartment block
Our new Pinterest board is dedicated to cosy havens around the world, including a black angular holiday home for two brothers and a conceptual cabin designed to withstand extreme weather conditions. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Argentinian architect Pablo Gagliardo has designed a family dwelling around its rear garden and topped with a slab of concrete, which juts out to form a double-height patio. More about Pablo Gagliardo builds long concrete Casa CA in Argentina
Large concrete boxes filled with edible plants form the facade of this house in Kuala Lumpur by locally based studio Formzero. More about Planter Box House by Formzero is a concrete home covered in edible plants
Mexican architecture firm Paola Calzada Arquitectos produces its line of robust flat-pack furniture using recycled plastic bottles and wood-fibre material valchromat. More about Luken flat-pack furniture is made from recycled plastic bottles in Mexico
This week on Dezeen, the UK government launched a network of homelessness hubs, we spoke to London's rough sleepers, and Berlin's nightclubs opened their doors to rough sleepers. More about This week, Europe's homelessness crisis came into focus
UAE-based studio Roar has completed a nursery school in Dubai that features integrated technologies to encourage active play and introduce children to computer coding. More about Roar's Nursery of the Future is a high-tech learning space for children in Dubai
Japanese studio Puddle has designed a coffee shop inside a ferry terminal building in Hong Kong's Kowloon area, with white, concrete and light wood surfaces to match the existing structure. More about Puddle completes concrete coffee shop at Hong Kong's Star Ferry terminal
Christian Louboutin and design firm 212box have used materials "straight out of nature's library" for the luxury shoe brand's new flagship store in the Miami Design District. More about Tree bark covers Christian Louboutin boutique in Miami Design District
Uber-owned bike rental company Jump has unveiled the design for its latest electric bicycles, which have a phone dock for easy navigation and a retractable lock to discourage vandalism. More about Uber reveals redesigned Jump electric share bikes
Zaha Hadid Architects' Vauxhall Cross Island towers, which caused controversy at the planning stage, have received planning approval in south London. More about Zaha Hadid Architects wins approval for pair of London skyscrapers
Form Hotel founder Tarek Daouk explains how the new boutique hotel in Dubai allows guests to customise their stay, in this movie Dezeen filmed for AHEAD. More about Form Hotel in Dubai invites guests to "curate their own experience"
From allegations of sexual harassment against Richard Meier to the homelessness crises, 2018 has been a depressing year, says Archiboo founder Amanda Baillieu. More about "If you think 2018 was the year that women architects emerged from the shadows, think again"