The success of the award-winning Four Seasons Hotel DIFC in Dubai lies in its surprisingly small scale, says general manager Carlo Stragiotto in this movie Dezeen filmed for the AHEAD MEA awards in Dubai. More about Four Seasons Hotel DIFC in Dubai designed by Adam Tihany as "a home away from home"
Dezeen livestreamed a series of architecture talks and discussions at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which featured presentations by architects including Wang Shu, David Adjaye, Amanda Levete and Elizabeth Diller. More about Watch The Met's A Year of Architecture in a Day symposium in New York
Seoul-based design studio SWNA has created a clock that incorporates an emergency kit filled with tools, which can be used in the event of a natural disaster. More about SWNA designs clock that doubles as an emergency kit
London-based practice Yellow Cloud Studio has designed a triangular-planned glass and plywood extension for a Victorian house in Hackney that makes a virtue of its awkward space. More about Yellow Cloud Studio adds distinctive triangular extension to east London house
This week on Dezeen, The American Institute of Architects awarded James Stewart Polshek its highest accolade of the year, while RIBA picked seven students to receive the 2017 President's Medals. More about This week, AIA Gold Medal and RIBA President's Medals winners were announced
This year saw mid-century buildings across North America undergo impressive revamps. For our 2017 review, US reporter Eleanor Gibson has selected 10 of the best, including a refreshed Eichler house, a 1950s motel transformed into a Japanese-style retreat and a retro lodge. More about Dezeen's top 10 mid-century renovations of 2017
Phoenix architecture firm The Construction Zone has completed a house in Arizona's Sonoran desert, taking full advantage of the arid climate with living spaces both inside and out. More about Living spaces extend into the desert at Arizona home by The Construction Zone
US architecture firm Ruhl Walker co-founder Will Ruhl has completed a home renovation for his family in Massachusetts, lifting an existing residence on concrete supports to create an extra living space underneath. More about Will Ruhl lifts house on concrete stilts to create larger family retreat
At Design Miami this week, Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen have created an exact replica of the living room at their home in Ghent. More about Muller Van Severen duo transplant their living room to Design Miami
The Architectural Association has sought to alleviate concerns that staff cuts will mean the loss of its exhibitions and publications departments, as members including David Adjaye and Richard Rogers demand a meeting to reverse the plans. More about Architectural Association promises to maintain cultural offering as members protest redundancies
This week's selection of popular homes from our Pinterest boards frame views across water – from a gabled house in Malaysia overlooking a koi pond to an Oregon home that can only be accessed by a bridge. More about 10 homes organised around scenic ponds or lakes
Dezeen promotion: the Mayan-inspired tiles that clad one of Frank Lloyd Wright's celebrated Textile Houses have been recreated by Offecct as acoustic wall panels. More about Offecct recreates the tiles of Frank Lloyd Wright's historic Ennis House
London designer Paul Cocksedge has unveiled plans to build a structure in one of the world's largest botanic gardens in Oman, which is based on the sun's path across the sky. More about Paul Cocksedge designs 33-metre-long garden canopy that mimics the path of the sun
There are a variety of different jobs for interior designers on Dezeen Jobs right now. Here are five of the best, including roles working with Dutch designer Marcel Wanders, French architect India Mahdavi and New York-based interior designer Kelly Behun. More about Five of the most appealing interior design roles on Dezeen Jobs this week
Carmody Groarke has unveiled plans to erect a see-through hood over Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland, to help protect it from the elements during conservation works. More about Carmody Groarke unveils plans to build transparent "shield" around Mackintosh's Hill House
Bompas & Parr and John Booth are among the designers and artists commissioned to create a totemic sculpture for International Peace Day, which will then be auctioned off for charity Amnesty International. More about London designers create totemic sculptures for International Peace Day
Designers could revolutionise the health sector by helping patients take greater control of treatments, according to the curator of an exhibition at this year's Dutch Design Week. More about Open-source healthcare design "could make the world a better place"
We featured more than 500 weird and wonderful houses on Dezeen in 2017. For our review of the year, editor Amy Frearson recalls her top 10, including a bunker-like home in Poland, a glass house in Spain and a self-sufficient community in China. More about Dezeen's top 10 houses of 2017
Dezeen is giving away five copies of Design for Good – a book filled with architecture projects that aim to alleviate some of the world's most pressing problems, including accessibility to medicine and mitigating homelessness. More about Competition: win a book celebrating architecture that tackles global problems
One of Sydney's finest examples of brutalist architecture has been put on sale for £75 million by the New South Wales government, despite new evidence that shows the building may already be heritage listed. More about Sydney's Sirius building goes on sale for £75 million amid heritage register controversy