Designer Patricia Urquiola has overhauled Cassina's 1940s headquarters in Meda, northern Italy, to include a wall of plants and a cylindrical meeting space encased in metal panelling. More about Patricia Urquiola updates Cassina headquarters to commemorate brand's 90th anniversary
Dutch design studio OS & OOS has created a range of furniture based on the structure of a rack used to support wood cutting, with each piece made from aluminium pipes. More about OS & OOS creates sawhorse-inspired furniture using aluminium pipes
Tehran studio Zav Architects designed this boxy house in northern Iran as a series of enclosed living units surrounded by open-air platforms and social spaces with views across the rural landscape. More about Zav Architects designs Iranian house as a belvedere featuring open-air viewing platforms
A robot patrolling a street in San Francisco to ward off homeless people has been removed after complaints from locals, who also knocked it over and smeared it with feces. More about Security robot bullied and forced off the street in San Francisco
Working for Muji is like "spinning circus plates" according to Kenya Hara, who discusses the hugely popular Japanese retailer's aesthetic and approach to products in this exclusive interview. More about Muji is not just about minimalism and simplicity, says art director Kenya Hara
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have installed a modular sun shade and seating system made from steel and coloured glass in Miami Design District. More about Bouroullec brothers insert cloud-like canopy into Miami Design District
Melbourne interior design studio The Stella Collective has paired lush green foliage with stark white walls for this cafe in Brighton, UK, which is designed to feel like a jungle. More about Stella Collective "brings the outside in" for seaside cafe interior
In our final movie filmed for the AHEAD MEA awards, Anne-Cecile de Chaumont of Rove Hotels explains how the mid-market Rove Downtown hotel in Dubai succeeded in a city dominated by luxury properties. More about The Rove Downtown hotel is "a new concept for Dubai" says Anne-Cecile de Chaumont
A brick bank building in Alabama dating to the early 1900s has been transformed into a community library by Rural Studio, a student design-build programme dedicated to social projects. More about Alabama architecture students convert historic bank into library for rural town
US start-up Lia has developed a flushable pregnancy test that is made from sustainable, biodegradable materials, which they claim to be the first of its kind. More about Lia launches "world's first" flushable pregnancy test
Athens-based architect Natalia Kokosalaki combined timber and stone with less traditional materials like perforated steel to give the interior of this chalet in the Greek town of Livadeia a contemporary edge. More about Greek mountain home by Natalia Kokosalaki blends ideas from chalets and urban lofts
This exclusive video footage shot by Dezeen shows a huge section of the brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate being torn apart by a demolition claw. More about Footage reveals demolition of Robin Hood Gardens
A photography book featuring movie theatres in South India and a satirical exploration of the Eiffel Tower are among the top 10 books about architecture published in 2017 as voted by the organisers of Frankfurt Book Fair. More about 10 best architecture books at Frankfurt Book Fair 2017 revealed
PearsonLloyd has designed a new business class cabin environment for German airline Lufthansa, which will launch alongside the new Boeing 777-9 aircraft in 2020. More about PearsonLloyd designs new business class cabins for Lufthansa
Dezeen's digital director Olivia Mull picks the quotes that sum up the year in architecture and design, covering topics from the industry's gender imbalance to the political power of costume design. More about Dezeen's top 10 architecture and design quotes of 2017
Columns adorned with golden eggs, intricate mosaic walls and giant bell-shaped lights are some of the eccentric features that Marcel Wanders has designed for the interiors of Doha's Mondrian hotel. More about Marcel Wanders uses mismatched patterns and oversized furnishings for Doha hotel
A cluster of hollow reflective pipes forms this installation by Brooklyn architecture and design firm Future Expansion, which is on display in front of the Flatiron Building in New York City. More about Future Expansion installs "choir-like" mirrored tubes outside New York's Flatiron Building
A series of geometric frames are installed through this Miami fashion store by design firm OHLAB, creating spaces for stepped shelves along the walls in between. More about White cut-out panels create displays at Miami boutique by OHLAB
If sprawling desert metropolises like Phoenix, Arizona, are going to survive an increasingly scorching climate, they will require a different kind of sustainable urbanism than typical cities, says Aaron Betsky. More about "Is Phoenix doomed to fall back into the ashes?"
In this week's comments update, readers debate our pick of the top 10 skyscrapers of 2017, and what it says about the future of tall-building design. More about "What a bad year for skyscrapers"