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
Dezeen and Haworth hosted a panel discussion in New York, which exploring the furniture brand's latest research that looked at how workplaces can be designed to encourage creativity and innovation. More about Watch Dezeen and Haworth discuss how to create workplaces that foster innovation
The American Institute of Architects has announced James Stewart Polshek as the recipient of its highest accolade, to be awarded next year. More about James Stewart Polshek to receive 2018 AIA Gold Medal
Dezeen hosted a panel discussion with Sonos on the impact of the Memphis movement, and its lasting influence on art and design. More about Watch our talk with Deyan Sudjic and Adam Nathaniel Furman about the impact of Memphis
Amsterdam-based Studio Drift has choreographed 300 drones to mimic a flock of birds over the beach during this year's art week in Miami. More about Studio Drift's swarm of drones illuminates Miami Beach
The most recent edition of Dezeen Mail contains Vector Architects' transformation of a disused sugar mill into a resort hotel in China and Archisutra, a humorous take on the Karma Sutra that references architecture and design. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
More about This week's Dezeen Mail features a sugar mill converted into a hotel and an architecture-inspired sex manual
Colour company Pantone has chosen a vibrant purple shade, named Ultra Violet, as its colour of the year for 2018. More about Pantone names Ultra Violet as colour of the year for 2018
Studies of how the brain works show that offices can only facilitate creative thinking if they offer spaces for both focused work and restorative activities, says furniture brand Haworth. More about Workplaces must include spaces for work and rest to foster innovation, finds Haworth
Modified shipping containers are being used to construct Fenwick Iribarren Architects' Ras Abu Aboud stadium in Doha for the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. More about Qatar's shipping-container football stadium can be taken apart and reassembled after the match
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Dorota Gazy has created a range of conceptual furniture and clothing designed for people whose bodies have been deformed by their sedentary lifestyles. More about Dorota Gazy creates clothing and furniture for a lazy lifestyle
Granite is used throughout the exterior and interior of this house in Melbourne, where local studio B.E Architecture even had a bespoke bath and basin for the master ensuite carved out of the grey stone. More about B.E Architecture combines different textures of granite at monolithic Melbourne house