A green rock counter curves in front of bulbous plaster walls inside this bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, designed by local architecture studio Isaac-Rae for a space tucked behind a cafe. More about Isaac-Rae hides cave-like cocktail bar behind Williamsburg coffee shop
Justice Stephen Breyer has been appointed to lead the jury for architecture's most prestigious award. More about US Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer becomes Pritzker Prize chair
A visitor to the Serralves museum in Porto, Portugal, has been hospitalised after falling in an art installation designed by Anish Kapoor. More about Man injured in Anish Kapoor art accident at Serralves museum
Metal, wood and concrete were used to revamp a 1960s mixed-use building near Facebook's main campus and Stanford University, which houses a cafe at ground level and leasable office space up above. More about Walker Warner Architects overhauls Silicon Valley building using industrial materials
An irregular undulating roof tops this tree-house-inspired holiday home on stilts, built in a remote Chinese village by architecture studio Monoarchi. More about Treewow Retreat is a Chinese village house featuring a round freeform roof
Budapest is to introduce a ban on all buildings over 90 metres, but this will not impact Foster + Partners' plan to build a 120-metre-tall tower, which has already won planning permission. More about Foster + Partners' Budapest tower will be built despite city's new skyscraper ban
Dezeen promotion: a virtual architectural extension, a window to other parts of the world and an interactive ninja feature on the longlist in the Dezeen x Samsung TV Ambient Mode Design Competition, revealed today. More about Top 15 designs revealed in Dezeen and Samsung's TV Ambient Mode competition
Kiev-based interior designer Lera Brumina has used contrasting textures and colours to unite the light and dark rooms of this 99-square-metre apartment in Minsk, Belarus. More about Lera Brumina renovates Minsk apartment to unite light and dark spaces
Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with the Royal Academy of Arts in London and 5468796 Architecture in Winnipeg, Canada. More about Top five architecture and design jobs this week include Royal Academy and 5468796 Architecture
Royal College of Art graduate Amy Shao has proposed converting a central London hospital into a hotel, which would naturally treat guests with herbs that sprout from the roof, ceiling and walls. More about Amy Shao imagines Herbalist Hotel where stressed Londoners can rest
Architecture office Al-Jawad Pike used pigmented concrete blockwork for the exterior and interior of this two-storey extension to a Victorian house in south London. More about Al-Jawad Pike combines robust and affordable materials for extension to Peckham house
Shiny tiles gently curve across the ceiling of this bar that Mexican studio Esrawe Studio has completed at one of the country's largest entertainment venues. More about Esrawe Studio completes glossy bar at Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional
The roof of this concrete house, by Felipe Assadi Arquitectos, doubles as a lookout point for residents to take in views of Chile's coastline. More about Viewing platform tops Felipe Assadi's Casa Cipolla on Chilean coast
A quilted washbag and a transparent oil burner are just some of the products conceived by ÉCAL graduate students in response to a brief set by Aesop. More about ÉCAL students create imaginative oil diffusers and wash bags for Aesop
Namibian studio Nina Maritz Architects was inspired by the hundreds of shipwrecks strewn along the country's Skeleton Coast when designing this group of remote lodges. More about Shipwreck Lodge's wooden cabins evoke ships washed up on Namibia's Skeleton Coast
A whimsical park-like exhibition curated by Japanese designer Mikiya Kobayashi featured five fabric-covered playground pieces. More about Adults and children encouraged to play in Mikiya Kobayashi's whimsical park
We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to balconies, including an apartment complex on L'Ile-Saint-Denis in Paris featuring wavy platforms enclosed by perforated metal and Moshe Safdie's pair of balcony-covered towers linked by aerial walkways. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Dutch designer Maria Tyakina has reimagined the traditional cremation urn as a futuristic domed vessel, in a bid to better suit the modern-day home. More about Maria Tyakina designs cremation urns to suit the contemporary home
Sheffield-based studio From Works has created a bespoke kitchen using materials and colours based on a moss-covered rock found in northern England's Peak District. More about From Works creates kitchen that references Peak District landscape
Design studio Davidpompa has revamped its showroom in Mexico City to include a rich collage of the local materials featured in its products, like big chunks of volcanic rock, weathered brass and copper rings, and decorative black clay. More about Davidpompa creates "vivid tour" of materials at its Mexico City showroom