Dezeen promotion: building-centric activities will take place throughout October in New York City, as part of a celebration organised by the Center for Architecture. More about Archtober combines architecture events across New York City all month
Italian architect Vincenzo de Cotiis combines recycled fibreglass with precious materials to create his En Plein Air objects, which are currently on show in London. More about Vincenzo de Cotiis uses painterly approach to create high-detail furniture
Canadian design firm McLeod Bovell has created a two-storey dwelling for a sloped site with sea views, with a bright red facade and a rear volume that cantilevers over a swimming pool. More about McLeod Bovell's Container House perches on a West Vancouver hillside
The latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win one of three colourful desk tidies by German product designer Tino Seubert. More about Competition: win a Flute pencil tray by Tino Seubert
The University of Stuttgart's ICD Aggregate Pavilion 2018 is made from over 120,000 recycled plastic spiked stars that create a self-supporting structure bonded only by friction. More about ICD Aggregate Pavilion 2018 is made from 120,000 interlocking stars
The UK government is set to announce a ban on all combustible cladding, including the type used to refurbish Grenfell Tower before the fatal fire in 2017, on buildings over 18 metres high. More about UK government announces cladding ban following Grenfell Tower fire
Map enthusiast and researcher Kerim Bayer has drawn from his collection of 1,366 maps to create a graphic-design book containing 5,180 thumbnail images. More about Kerim Bayer deconstructs 1,366 maps to create "atlas of atlases"
There are four colourful new sculptures inside Sir John Soane's Museum in London, designed by architecture office Studio Mutt to represent a lawyer, an architect, a monk and a magician. More about Studio Mutt installs four architectural characters inside London's Soane Museum
Studio Puisto has designed a sauna complex in Tampere, Finland, to serve as a "communal living room" for the surrounding district. More about Studio Puisto creates "neighbourhood sauna" in former industrial building
This week our selection of the top five architecture and design opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs include Philippe Starck's Network Agency in Paris and Birmingham-based firm Glenn Howells Architects. More about Top five architecture and design opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs this week
Zaha Hadid Design has unveiled carpet designs inspired by the projects of its late founder, including MAXXI and the Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre. More about Zaha Hadid's architecture translated into 22 carpet designs
A steel and glass structure in the jungle forms the centrepiece of this nature retreat in Tulum, contrasting the thatched accommodation that faces the Caribbean sea. More about Habitas Tulum boutique hotel offers beachfront and hidden jungle rooms
New York studio Attn Attn Architecture and Design has gutted an apartment in the city, and used light-toned marble against dark colours for a "classic but unique aesthetic". More about Attn Attn renovates Lenox Hill Residence for graphic designer
This affordable housing development in China's Fuyang District, near Hangzhou, features sloping tiled roofs and a pared-back material palette inspired by the region's vernacular architecture. More about Gad Line+ Studio creates low-cost housing in rural Chinese village
New York studio Visibility has created a refillable deodorant system for Myro, which uses 50 per cent less plastic than a regular disposable toiletry. More about Myro's recyclable refill system offers alternative to disposable deodorants
We've created a Pinterest board showcasing new fashion boutiques with impressive designs, including John Pawson's limestone and cherrywood interiors for Jil Sander and Celine's Miami flagship store featuring sky-blue marble. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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A carpet designed to look like the ocean and an octopus-inspired artwork feature inside Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera, a restaurant atop Dubai's opera house, designed by Sydney studios Alexander & Co and Tribe Studio. More about Ocean-themed restaurant by Alexander & Co and Tribe Studio opens on rooftop of Dubai Opera
This waterfront property by US studio McCall Design and Planning is built into rugged granite boulders that face Idaho's Payette Lake. More about Cliff House in Idaho steps down a granite slope to a lake
Designs in Mexico City studio Vidivixi's debut furniture collection include a bed cradled by cotton-covered rolls, and a bronze glass table with a base of interlocking, blackened wood tubes. More about Japanese furniture and saddle bags influence Vidivixi's furniture collection
This extension to an Edwardian house in north London by Trewhela Williams features carefully detailed brick surfaces that extend from the exterior into a minimal kitchen and dining room. More about Trewhela Williams' Sinter House extension "celebrates the sculptural potential of brickwork"