Ahead of the launch of our Good Design for a Bad World initiative, Dezeen editor-in chief Marcus Fairs asks, can designers make a difference when it comes to global challenges like climate change, terrorism and political shocks? More about "Can designers save the world?"
The UK's Design Council has weighed in to the debate about the declining number of students taking creative subjects, describing the situation as "not sustainable for design businesses or the UK economy". More about Falling number of students studying design "not sustainable" for UK economy, Design Council warns
A concrete-framed gymnasium in China, a seemingly endless atrium in South Africa and a flag-covered facade in Singapore all feature among the images vying to be named architecture photograph of the year. More about Shortlist unveiled for best architecture photograph of 2017
For this year's edition of the MPavilion, OMA's Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten have installed an amphitheatre in Melbourne's Queen Victoria Gardens, featuring a moveable grandstand spanned by a "floating" roof. More about OMA reveals amphitheatre-like MPavilion complete with rotating grandstand
Visitors to London's Design Museum have increased 500 per cent since the institution moved to its new home, although the number buying tickets has grown by a more modest 50 per cent. More about Design Museum beats annual visitor target after just 10 months, but only one fifth pay to visit exhibitions
Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with Zaha Hadid Architects in London and Schmidt Hammer Lassen in Copenhagen. More about Top five architecture and design jobs this week include Zaha Hadid Architects and Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Pritzker Prize-winning studio RCR Arquitectes has completed a luxury apartment complex on an artificial island in Dubai, featuring glazed balconies on every floor and facades lined with textured glass louvres. More about RCR Arquitectes completes "serene and restrained" Dubai apartment building with sea views
Dezeen is teaming up with Dutch Design Week to launch a new platform exploring the ways designers are addressing the big problems facing the world. More about Dezeen and Dutch Design Week launch Good Design for a Bad World initiative
The oval-shaped roof deck of this playful Tokyo kindergarten allows children to play and run endless laps around it – a feature that has just won it the 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize. More about Tokyo kindergarten by Tezuka Architects lets children run free on the roof
IKEA employees can "go bananas writing on every wall" inside its Creative Hub in Malmö, Sweden, which features interiors designed by Nanna Lagerman. More about IKEA's Creative Hub in Malmö features moody library and walls for scribbling
French firm Odile Guzy Architectes has completed a social housing project in the city of Chalon-sur-Saône, comprising a row of terraced houses and an adjacent apartment block with timber facades that extend to form slatted solar screens. More about Odile Guzy Architectes covers social housing scheme with wooden slats and diamond patterned roofs
Soft hues and dark framework decorate this compact hair salon in Osaka by Japanese studio Hidenori Tsuboi Architects. More about Pastel colours and subtle grids break up open-plan hair salon in Osaka
This holiday home in the Valverde region of northern Italy features deep square windows, bare concrete interiors and a roof that rises up towards steeply pointed corners. More about Italian holiday home by 35a Studio features pointed roof and bare concrete interior
For this year's Beijing Design Week, architecture studio MAD has created an inflatable pavilion with two big floppy ears. More about MAD creates inflatable pavilion shaped like a rabbit's head
As today is International Coffee Day, our newest Pinterest board is full of designs relating to the popular hot drink, from a Tokyo warehouse converted into a roastery to a coffee set made from copper and ceramics. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Seattle firms Stettler Design and Paul Michael Davis Architects have used bright pops of colour to frame glazing at this pointy home. More about Red window frames accent angular Seattle house by Stettler Design
British graphic designers Jimmy Turrell and Steve Stacey have created a customisable record sleeve for Beck's new album Colors, which buyers can assemble into whatever pattern they choose. More about Cover for new Beck album Colors is designed to be customised
A kitchen decked out with forest-green plywood cabinets and a shelving unit filled with plants add colour to this otherwise simple apartment in Ukrainian city Lviv, by interior designer Roman Shpelyk. More about Green kitchen and wall of plants add character to low-budget apartment in Ukraine
Working within a limited budget, Israeli interior designer Eliat Dar has renovated and extended a small 60-year-old Jaffa apartment using affordable materials and built-in furniture. More about Glass wall separates kitchen and bathroom in renovated Jaffa apartment
Dutch studio FillieVerhoeven Architects has completed a house near Rotterdam featuring an asymmetric gabled form clad entirely in blackened timber and incorporating large glazed openings on all sides. More about Villa SG21 is a monolithic blackened-wood house topped with a turfed roof