American architecture firm Johnston Marklee has completed a cultural building in Texas, with a white linear form punctured by courtyards. More about Johnston Marklee's Menil Drawing Institute opens in Houston
New York design studio Breakfast has combined elements of the brick with the pixel to make Brixels, a building block for moving architectural art. More about Brixels are modular blocks that can be combined to create moving walls
Japanese brand Muji has revealed designs for an autonomous shuttle bus built for all weather conditions, set to hit the roads in three Finnish cities by 2020. More about Muji designs "friendly" autonomous shuttle bus for Finland
Japanese designers presented lights that showcased traditional craft, were created from delicate materials, and are made for small homes, at Designart Tokyo. Dezeen's design editor Augusta Pownall picks five of the most interesting. More about Five lights created by Japanese designers revealed at Designart Tokyo
London's V&A has released details of its plans for V&A East, a new outpost at the Olympic Park featuring a five-storey museum designed by O'Donnell + Tuomey and a research centre created by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. More about Designs revealed for V&A East buildings by O'Donnell + Tuomey and Diller Scofidio + Renfro
German architect Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus in 1919. As we continue our Bauhaus 100 series exploring the school's centenary, we profile the man who had a vision to make art accessible to the masses, not just a luxury of the few. More about Walter Gropius: the ideas man who founded the Bauhaus
Architecture firm WilkinsonEyre has revealed visuals showing its plan to install a glass lift inside one of the chimneys of Battersea Power Station in London. More about Glass elevator for Battersea Power Station revealed in new visuals
Dezeen's Gunseli Yalcinkaya became the first overseas design journalist to attend Saudi Design Week in Riyadh earlier this month – a visit that coincided with the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. With world attention focused on the Saudi regime, she writes about her experience of visiting the desert kingdom. More about "Things aren't what they seem" at Saudi Design Week says first overseas journalist to visit
Pratt Institute graduate Jae-Hyun An has created a prosthetic leg that allows amputees to perform ballet like never before. More about Prosthetic leg for amputees designed by Jae-Hyun An to encourage new genre of ballet
A double-curved concrete shelled pavilion, constructed using a 3D-knitted formwork developed by Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich, has gone on display in Mexico City. More about Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich debut concrete pavilion with 3D-knitted formwork
Designer Yves Behar has launched a range of prefabricated accessory dwelling units that aim to tackle rising house costs and increase urban density in California. More about Yves Behar debuts fully customisable tiny homes
The result of the public vote to scrap Foster + Partners' partially built airport for Mexico City has not gone down well among local architects, who have described the referendum as an example of the country's "political issues and corruption". More about Mexico City architects protest "fake, unlawful" referendum on Foster-designed airport
Workers in open-plan offices have less face-to-face interaction with colleagues than those who work separately, according to research by Harvard students. More about Open-plan offices discourage face-to-face communication, says research
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More about Latest Dezeen Weekly features a villa by Peter Zumthor and a windscreen-less Ferrari
With the holiday season on the horizon, brands are opening temporary stores across Manhattan to entice design-savvy shoppers. Here are five worth a visit ahead of the annual retail rush. More about Five New York City pop-ups offering design-focused gifts
Luca Guadagnino's rendition of horror movie classic Suspiria takes its design cues from the modernist architecture of masters such as Le Corbusier and Adolf Loos, says production designer Inbal Weinberg. More about Luca Guadagnino looked to "forefathers of modernism" for Suspiria sets, says designer
Dezeen promotion: Otis' Sky Build lifts, which climb up a building as it is built, are enabling the efficient construction of the 278-metre-tall Twentytwo skyscraper in London's financial district. More about Otis' self-climbing lifts used in construction of Twentytwo skyscraper in London
German firm Behnisch Architekten has renovated a 1970s urban academic building in Oregon, and created an addition that consists of "shifting" wood-clad boxes and a glazed atrium. More about Behnisch Architekten overhauls business school at Portland State University
A 182-metre-high monument created by Michael Graves Architecture and Design, which is four times the size of the Statue of Liberty, has been officially inaugurated in Gujarat state, India. More about India unveils world's tallest statue
Norway has put new 50 and 500 kroner banknotes into circulation, featuring pixelated images of Norwegian coastlines designed by architecture studio Snøhetta. More about Norwegian banknotes featuring Snøhetta's pixelated designs now in circulation