An environmental research centre in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, designed by Taller de Arquitectura de Alto Rendimiento, produces all of the resources it needs onsite. More about Mexican research facility El Humedal designed by TAAR to be completely self-sustaining
Ford has developed a "new haptic visual language" that allows blind people to experience the view through a car window. More about Ford's Feel the View smart window lets blind passengers enjoy the landscape
Our new Pinterest board showcases the versatility of polycarbonate plastic in architecture, with projects including a translucent house in Slovakia and a Brooklyn clothing store designed for "Instagram moments". Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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South Korean studio CoRe Architects has transformed a former military bunker in Seoul into the Peace and the Culture Bunker, a creative hub for the local community. More about CoRe Architects converts Korean tank bunker into community arts centre
Metal arches and rough wooden columns form an illuminated colonnade through design retailer Avenue Road's new showroom in Vancouver. More about Avenue Road's Vancouver showroom pairs industrial details with contemporary furniture
US studio Cutler Anderson Architects has wrapped this house in Connecticut around a large pond so its residents can watch birds, fish and insects at play. More about Connecticut Residence by Cutler Anderson straddles a woodland pond
Graduate Lilach Borenstein has proposed creating a multi-storey tower with varied topographies as a monument to tranquility and antidote to hectic urban living. More about Multi-storey park concept aims to give inhabitants a break from urban stress
Danish designer Thomas Bentzen combines traditional Scandinavian design with industrial references in his Enfold sideboard, created for Muuto. More about Thomas Bentzen designs factory-inspired sideboard for Muuto
A secluded garden courtyard surrounded by brick buildings forms The Ada and Tamar De Shalit House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence near Tel-Aviv. More about Amos Goldreich and Jacobs Yaniv Architects complete refuge for victims of domestic abuse
Dezeen is celebrating the Mexican and American holiday Cinco de Mayo today by highlighting some of the top hotels in Mexico, just in time for the summer vacation season. They include Pablo Escobar's converted residence in Tulum and an all-white resort in Baja. More about Seven of the best boutique hotels in Mexico
Transport dominated the headlines this week as Foster + Partners revealed plans for a freight-carrying hyperloop and NASA started building aircraft that will fly faster than the speed of sound. More about This week, Foster + Partners' hyperloop and NASA's supersonic plane made the news
Industrial designer Lauren Lee has designed a heated wall for public toilets, which provides women with a communal place to alleviate their menstrual cramps. More about Lauren Lee's Warm Wall is designed to alleviate women's menstrual cramps
Chilean firm Felipe Assadi Arquitectos has created a long concrete house for a sloping site overlooking the Pacific Ocean, with extended portions forming covered balconies and a perpendicular swimming pool. More about Felipe Assadi's linear H House stretches along the Chilean coast
The golden cupola of Snøhetta's planetarium will be orbited by seven "interstellar cabins" as part of Norway's largest astronomical facility. More about Snøhetta to design Norwegian planetarium surrounded by a constellation of cabins
Architects in New York are returning to stone and other solid-looking materials to cover their towers, after years of glass dominating skyscraper construction in the city. More about New York architects ditch "default" glass facades for brick, stone and copper
Artist Anish Kapoor, set designer Es Devlin and illustrator Jean Jullien are among the long list of names who have created anonymous, one-of-a-kind record sleeves for charity exhibition Secret 7". More about Anish Kapoor and Es Devlin create secret designs for charity vinyl sleeves
In this competition, five Dezeen readers can win a signed copy of a book featuring major built works by Belgian architect Julien De Smedt, as well as ideas that "fell by the wayside". More about Competition: win a signed copy of Julien De Smedt's Built Unbuilt book
Ahead of new V&A exhibition The Future Starts Here, the curators pick 10 objects in the show that can help us predict what's in store in years to come. More about 10 designs that predict the future, selected by curators of the V&A's The Future Starts Here
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to purchase the Stirling Prize-winning pier on England's south coast, which was redesigned by architecture studio dRMM. More about Community bid launched to buy Stirling Prize-winning Hastings Pier
Humberto & Fernando Campana, Atelier Oï, Patricia Urquiola and Marcel Wanders have all contributed to Louis Vuitton's first collection of decorative leather objects for the home. More about Louis Vuitton launches collection of travel-inspired home accessories