Kicking off our review of 2017, editorial assistant Natasha Levy picks the best staircase design from the past year, including a huge spiral stair lined with copper and set of steps made from 2,000 pieces of plywood. More about Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2017
This award-winning prototype house developed for a Chinese village destroyed by earthquake could protect millions of people around the world, claims architecture professor Edward Ng in this movie Dezeen filmed at World Architecture Festival 2017. More about World Building of the Year 2017 could help 100 million people, says Edward Ng
Dezeen has teamed up with Swedish brand Void Watches to give readers the chance to win one of five limited-edition V03W-365 timepieces. More about Competition: win a limited-edition V03W-365 timepiece by Void Watches
Rural Office for Architecture used locally available materials and a single russet hue to ensure this cluster of service buildings and a rear extension to a smallholding in mid Wales fit in with their agrarian setting. More about Rural Office for Architecture adds row of red gabled sheds to rural Welsh property
Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk has built a concrete residence on the outskirts Buenos Aires, with an overhanging slab and a reflection pool along its front. More about Reflecting pool fronts linear concrete house in Argentina by Luciano Kruk
Dezeen is giving away two copies of Bittersweet: Noma Bar – a limited-edition set of books by Israeli illustrator Noma Bar, which also includes a signed print. More about Competition: win a limited-edition book set by Noma Bar and a signed print
The dramatic mountains and vast plains of Montana are the next stop in our series rounding up residential architecture across the US. More about Five of the best houses in Montana on Dezeen
An exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is tracing 16 years of work by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola, from lamps shaped like whisks to chairs covered in felt flowers. More about Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrates Patricia Urquiola with retrospective exhibition
These new renderings reveal more details of the plant-covered residential complex that Chinese architecture studio MAD is building in Beverly Hills. More about New images released of MAD's design for hilltop village in Beverly Hills
This week's edition of our newsletter includes the Kentish home crowned RIBA House of the Year, a set of therapeutic objects for frequent smartphone users and Renzo Piano's tiered tower in Paris. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
More about Latest Dezeen Mail features UK House of the Year and a device for smartphone addicts
Architects welcome the UK government's plans to build one million new houses between Oxford and Cambridge, but are demanding a comprehensive design strategy to deliver it. More about Oxford and Cambridge need good design to become "UK's Silicon Valley" say architects
Dezeen promotion: ageing Italian dwellings provided the inspiration for this ceramic slab range, designed by Studio Zanellato/Bortotto to make walls appear old and worn. More about Studio Zanellato/Bortotto design wall panels that create the illusion of age for CEDIT
Montreal architecture firm Atelier General has created a two-storey black residence on a hillside in Quebec, with a main living room supported by slender columns to form a car port underneath. More about Pilotis support black house on Canadian hillside by Atelier General
Formula One's branding has been overhauled for the first time in over two decades, in a bid to widen the sport's fanbase. More about Formula One reveals new visual identity by Wieden+Kennedy
Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to add a glazed terminal building to Marseille Provence Airport, which will link the 1990s extension designed by Richard Rogers with the original 1960s building. More about Foster + Partners to add "missing piece" to Rogers' Marseille airport extension
Seoul-based studio Orijeen has designed a collection of colourful furniture, which appears to change shades depending on the viewing angle. More about Orijeen's rainbow-hued furniture uses lenticular surfaces to change colour
With social media now a hugely important tool across the design industry, there are numerous companies looking for experts in the field. Here are six roles available via Dezeen Jobs, at companies including Established & Sons, Hawkins\Brown and Woods Bagot. More about Six exciting opportunities for social-media experts on Dezeen Jobs this week
AvroKO has transformed an art-deco building in London into a members-only work and leisure destination, aiming to combine the perks of a private club with those of a co-working office. More about AvroKO creates art-deco-inspired interiors for new London members' club Mortimer House
Designer Stella McCartney and ex-sailor Ellen MacArthur are calling for the fashion industry to rethink textile production methods to radically reduce the amount of waste it produces. More about Stella McCartney calls for overhaul of "incredibly wasteful" fashion industry
Architecture firms Elkus Manfredi and Sasaki have unveiled a masterplan to transform a parcel of land south of Boston into a smart city, the latest in a string to be announced for North America. More about Smart city planned for former US Navy airfield near Boston