This apartment in Alicante has had its interior walls removed to create a bright and spacious living space punctuated by brightly coloured niches inspired by the palette used by Danish design brand Hay. More about Alicante apartment renovated by Diego López Fuster Arquitectura references Hay products
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet has harnessed a method of transforming wastewater into bioplastic, and used it to create a sustainable cremation urn. More about Studio Nienke Hoogvliet designs cremation urn using plastic derived from wastewater
Peter Barber Architects has completed a terrace of mews houses in north London, which are arranged along a cobbled lane and feature oriel windows that cantilever out from their reclaimed-brick facades. More about Peter Barber Architects uses oriel windows to animate the facades of Moray Mews houses
Continuing our review of 2017, social-media assistant Danil Boparai reveals the 10 most popular posts on Dezeen's Instagram account from the past 12 months, including a vibrant yellow kitchen, a hybrid bookshelf and chair and a bright blue mountain shelter. More about Dezeen's top 10 Instagram posts of 2017
Following the opening of a women's only co-working club in New York, we've created a new board full of striking shared workspaces, including WeWork's offices in a former Shanghai opium factory and a derelict Mexico City house transformed into a mixed-use venue. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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South American architecture firm 2DM has built a house in rural Chile, which is fully covered in timber inside and out, and passively designed to keep cool during summer. More about Outdoor hallway divides summer residence in Chile by 2DM
This family home near Gyeongju, South Korea, is surrounded by thick bands of fluted concrete, which offer a play of light and shadow. More about Ridged ribbons of concrete wrap house in South Korea by ODE Architects
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