Design Work Group has completed a family home in the Indian port city of Surat, which features a gently undulating brick facade that offers shade from the sun. More about Rippling red brick facade shades house in Surat by Design Work Group
The Wilshire Grand Center, America's tallest building west of the Mississippi River, has officially opened in Los Angeles. More about LA's tallest skyscraper opens
Royal College of Art graduates Katrine Hesseldahl and Victor Strimfors have designed a modular sofa made from three distinct layers in an attempt to combat furniture waste. More about RCA graduates propose new Strata system as a way to extend the lifecycle of furniture
American design-build firm Go Logic has created a range of factory-made dwellings that were designed using passive house standards and can be constructed onsite in less than two weeks. More about Go Logic launches line of prefab homes with New England aesthetic
Plans to cut a "wound" into a Norwegian peninsula in memory of the victims of terrorist Anders Breivik have been abandoned following years of opposition from locals. More about Norway scraps plans for controversial memorial near site of 2011 Utøya terrorist attack
The number of towers that have failed fire safety checks in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire has risen to 60, as the government urges councils to submit cladding samples for testing. More about 60 UK towers fail fire safety checks following Grenfell tragedy
South London studio Jailmake has redesigned this once "ill-functioning" 1960s house in Peckham by opening up the kitchen and dining area to a spacious garden. More about Jailmake overhauls south London home to make kitchen garden the focal point
After a crisis that saw rubbish pile up in the streets of Beirut, local designers were inspired to use the waste around them as a resource. Here are eight recycled projects that showcase their ingenuity. More about Eight recycled design projects driven by Beirut's trash crisis
A crisis that saw mountains of garbage fill the streets of Lebanon led to heightened interest in recycled materials, say designers and architects at Beirut Design Week. More about Lebanese designers embrace rubbish following Beirut trash crisis
A timber-clad garage rests on top of partly submerged living spaces at this house in Poznań, Poland, which opens up towards the landscape on its lower level. More about Studio De Materia submerges private rooms of House JRv2 into sloping terrain
Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel has created a water-filled seat made of dozens of pipes that store and circulate raindrops. More about Rain collects and circulates around Jólan van der Wiel's Tropic City bench
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-II architectural assistant at O'Donnell + Tuomey, which last year unveiled designs for the new cultural quarter at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. More ›
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An oval stone wall encloses brick and timber volumes that offer varying levels of privacy and connection with the gardens at the centre of this courthouse in Pátzcuaro, Mexico, by Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. More about Gardens separate rooms wrapped in brick, stone and wood at Mexican courthouse
Stained white walls, black-framed windows and roof gardens surround a courtyard overflowing with greenery in this house in Mexico City, which architect Andres Stebelski has overhauled for an artist. More about Andres Stebelski opens up artist's Mexico City house to its courtyard during renovation
Casey Hughes Architects has renovated and extended a 1950s house in Los Angeles, adding a tall metal-clad volume featuring a pair of high windows. More about Casey Hughes Architects adds twin-peaked extension to refurbished LA home
GamFratesi's Yuh lamps for Danish brand Louis Poulsen feature a conical shade that slides and rotates to adjust light. More about GamFratesi designs collection of sliding lamps for Louis Poulsen
London studio MWAI has used a soft-grey palette to update an apartment on the upper floors of a Victorian terrace in Little Venice, applying the tone to chevron-patterened tiling and oak floors.
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Buildings with irregular profiles and juxtaposing cladding materials help to break up the volumes and reduce the visual mass of this sewage treatment facility in the Spanish town of San Claudio. More about Sewage plant by Padilla Nicás Arquitectos features asymmetric pitched roofs
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto's Bookchair slots in and out of its surrounding shelving to double as both storage and seating. More about Sou Fujimoto designs hybrid bookshelf and chair for Alias
This week, the RIBA named 49 winners of its national awards and revealed the 20 residences competing to be named UK house of the year. We've pinned the best projects to our Pinterest board dedicated to British architecture. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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