Writers Sam Jacob and Tom Dyckhoff have clashed over the way architects speak about their work, with Dyckhoff claiming obscure language is to blame for lack of public interest in the discipline and Jacob saying he is "sick" of people making this claim. More about "Poor communication skills" to blame for architecture's problems, says Tom Dyckhoff
This 360-degree video created by Dezeen offers a look inside all 10 chapels commissioned by the Vatican City for its inaugural Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition, including designs by Terunobu Fujimoro, Smiljan Radić and Sean Godsell. More about 360-degree video offers a look inside all 10 chapels built by the Vatican City in Venice
Kanye West's first foray into architecture is expected to be a prefabricated concrete affordable-housing project, which has emerged a month after he announced a new arm of his Yeezy fashion label. More about Kanye West expected to begin Yeezy Home architecture venture with social-housing project
Eindhoven University of Technology has announced plans to 3D print a series of concrete houses that will be made available to rent. More about Eindhoven to build "world's first" 3D-printed houses that people will live inside
To mark 150 years since the birth of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, we're looking back at five influential projects that defined his career. First up is Hill House in Helensburgh, widely recognised as the Scottish architect's most important residential work. More about Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House was designed from the inside out
American studio Feldman Architecture has renovated and expanded a cottage just outside of San Francisco, adding a two-storey extension, a pool terrace and a garage blanketed with a green roof. More about Feldman Architecture completes The Shack nature retreat for creative couple in California
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has completed his first building – a fortress-like office in the Vejle Fjord in Denmark, called Fjordenhus. More about Olafur Eliasson's first building is a castle-like office in a Danish fjord
Researchers at US university Carnegie Mellon have created a new electrically conductive material that can repair itself, presenting new opportunities for soft robotics and wearable technology. More about Self-healing material could be a breakthrough for humanoid robots
A new architecture triennial launching in the United Arab Emirates next year will challenge "pernicious" western views of Asian, African and Middle Eastern architecture, according to curator Adrian Lahoud. More about Sharjah Architecture Triennial will seek to overturn "orientalist cliches"
Architect Ryuji Kajino converted an 80-year-old barn in Kurashiki, Japan, to create Tiny Atelier, a studio for a designer who makes accessories from dried flowers. More about Ryuji Kajino converts simple shed into studio for flower craft
This concrete extension to a traditional cottage in Ireland's County Kerry was treated with iron oxide to give it a russet hue that complements colours found in the surrounding landscape. More about Urban Agency completes pigmented-concrete extension alongside Irish cottage
Los Angeles-based Studio Unltd has used influences from Morocco to Turkey for the interiors of this Middle Eastern restaurant in the city's Arts District. More about Studio Unltd turns light-filled warehouse into Bavel restaurant in LA
Curved board-marked concrete walls wrap around the front of this residence in Quito, Ecuador, which local firm Estudio Felipe Escudero modelled on "the physical form of a hug". More about Casa Roca's curved concrete walls are designed to give an architectural "hug"
The living spaces in this house designed by Suppose Design Office in Higashihiroshima, Japan, are arranged around a dirt floor, which is a modern interpretation of a traditional doma. More about Suppose Design Office creates 21st-century take on traditional Japanese doma
This year's Romanian Design Week featured a wide range of projects, from colourful book design to carefully crafted ceramics. Angel Trinidad picks eight of the best projects on show from local designers. More about Eight eye-catching projects by Bucharest-based designers on show at Romanian Design Week
We've created a new Pinterest board full of the best design related to skateboarding, featuring a ramp floating on a lake, IKEA's first skateboard and the recently installed bowl inside the Supreme store in Brooklyn. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Carter Williamson Architects has combined textured black surfaces with large panels of glazing to bring light into the previously dark interiors of this family home in Sydney, Australia. More about Carter Williamson Architects expand and brighten Sydney home
Architect and hotelier Matthew Goodwin has aimed to capture the spirit of California at this coastal hotel, which was transformed from a run-down motor lodge into a beach house. More about The Surfrider hotel in Malibu receives refresh from Matthew Goodwin
Colourful steel windows punctuate the brick facade of this home in São Paulo, recently completed by local firm Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos. More about Green steel accents define MMS House in São Paulo by Pascali Semerdjian
Inglis Badrashi Loddo Architects has completed a single-storey extension to a Victorian house in north London, featuring a glazed wall and skylights that allow daylight to flood into a new kitchen and dining space. More about Glazed extension connects refurbished Highbury house with new patio garden