Is it possible to speak buildings into being? The exhibitors at annual property fair MIPIM may try, but they need to come up with far more extreme fictions, says Sam Jacob in his latest Opinion column. More about "MIPIM is one big performance with the purpose of speaking cities into existence"
In a bid to get around terrestrial height restrictions, Clouds Architecture Office has proposed suspending the world's tallest skyscraper from an asteroid, leaving residents to parachute to earth. More about Supertall skyscraper hangs from orbiting asteroid in Clouds Architecture Office concept
In the next movie in our Bolon at Heart video series, Stockholm design duo Emma Marga Blanche and Fredrick Färg explain how they combined material by flooring company Bolon with thermoplastic felt to create an armchair informed by Japanese armour. More about Färg & Blanche uses Bolon fabric to create samurai-inspired Long Neck armchair
A supertall skyscraper, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and developed by the family of Donald Trump's son-in-law, has been proposed for Midtown Manhattan. More about Zaha Hadid Architects unveils 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper for Kushner Companies
Dezeen promotion: 40 experts from the fields of graphic design, typography, user experience, art, curation and branding will present at the fourth edition of the Element Talks conference in Warsaw, Poland. More about Element Talks announces speakers for 2017 conference
Zigzagging parquet covers every surface of the swimming pools, spa buildings and patio designed by Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune for an 18th-century mansion in the south of Sweden. More about Chevron-patterned parquet covers swimming pools and spa house by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Melbourne Design Week has put the focus on Australia's legal replica furniture market with an exhibition of fake Jasper Morrison chairs that have been burned, cut, glitter-bombed and otherwise altered. More about 26 Australian designers "hack" Jasper Morrison's Hal chair to call attention to knock-off culture
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Herzog & de Meuron, to work on the firm's National Library of Israel project in Jerusalem. More ›
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The stacked volumes that make up this multipurpose building in Seoul's Gangnam district are clad in various materials and diminish in size like the components of a nested Russian doll. More about Layered cladding emphasises stacked arrangement of L'eau Design's mixed-use block in Seoul
Texas studio Tim Cuppett Architects has created a family dwelling with a "camp-like aesthetic", which features a pool terrace, a large screened porch and a material palette influenced by the natural landscape. More about Tim Cuppett designs Austin hillside home to be both modern and rustic
São Paulo firm AMZ Arquitetos has built a home in the city that expands onto a verdant lawn, while a series of planted spaces open to the sky continue the greenery through the property. More about Plant-filled courtyards create natural enclaves in Brazilian home by AMZ Arquitetos
Tel Aviv student Iftach Gazit has designed food bags that can be added to the laundry cycle to cook dinner at the same time. More about Iftach Gazit's Sous La Vie bags cook meals in the washing machine
London designer Moritz Waldemeyer based this headgear for the lead singer of Jamiroquai on pangolin scales, creating sections that individually move and light up. More about Moritz Waldemeyer creates 3D-printed light-up helmet for Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay
A cloud hanging over this shed-like pavilion in Missouri rains onto the roof whenever someone sits inside. More about Matthew Mazzotta's Cloud House receives a rain shower when occupied
This board-marked concrete holiday house by Luciano Kruk steps over a sand dune in a coastal town near Buenos Aires, offering its summer residents views of a pine and acacia forest beyond. More about Luciano Kruk staggers board-marked concrete holiday home across sandy dune
After being evicted from his studio to make way for a new property development, London designer Paul Cocksedge reacted by excavating material from the floor to produce a new series of furniture. More about Paul Cocksedge mines the floor of his studio for latest furniture collection
Balconies with bronze-toned frames break up the brick exterior of these three housing blocks in northwest London by Alison Brooks Architects – a finalist for this year's Mies van der Rohe Award. More about Bronze-coloured balconies project from trio of brick housing blocks by Alison Brooks Architects
Timber-clad rooms are stacked vertically and rotated around a spiral staircase to form this hotel in China's Anhui province, treating guests to 360-degree views of the surrounding tree-covered mountains. More about Stacked boxes form Bengo Studio's towering Tree House hotel in rural China
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for architects of various levels to join UNStudio's Amsterdam office, which completed its first building in Belgium last year (pictured). More ›
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British designer Tom Dixon will launch several new lighting collections at Milan design week, including the highly polished Cut, which casts a kaleidoscopic reflection when switched on. More about Tom Dixon explores "futuristic optics" with lighting launches in Milan