Dezeen promotion: designers are invited to come up with innovative solutions to revamp public spaces in the City of London, in the first of three competitions as part of the A Smarter City initiative. More about A Smarter City competition calls for innovative designs for London's green spaces
A mesh for climbing plants wraps the angular balconies of this apartment block in Alpine Switzerland, completed by Buchner Bründler Architekten. More about Climbing plants and asymmetric balconies surround Buchner Bründler's Garden Tower
A team of researchers at Portland State University has developed a coffee cup that gives astronauts in space an earth-like drinking experience by driving liquid towards the mouth. More about Space Cup lets astronauts drink coffee in low gravity
Jonathan Hendry Architects has built a beach hut clad in red-stained timber on top of an old toilet block in the English seaside town of Sandilands. More about Red beach hut by Jonathan Hendry Architects stands atop former toilet block
The V&A museum has released a movie and photographs showing how far construction has progressed on its new Kengo Kuma-designed outpost in Dundee. More about Kengo Kuma's V&A museum takes shape in Dundee
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an intermediate architect at Formwerkz Architects in Singapore, which took references from traditional Islamic design to create the intricately patterned and moulded surfaces of this mosque (pictured). More ›
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Australian studio CplusC Architectural Workshop has envisioned a Tetris-like extension to the demolition-threatened Sirius building in Sydney, which bears a resemblance to Moshe Safdie's iconic Habitat 67 housing. More about Safdie-esque extension proposed for Sydney's brutalist Sirius building
This country retreat by American firm Hariri & Hariri Architecture consists of interlocking volumes clad in ipe and stone and an infinity pool overlooking the verdant, rolling terrain. More about Slanted wooden walls form holiday home in upstate New York by Hariri & Hariri
To coincide with Palm Springs Modernism Week, we've picked out the Californian desert city's best examples of mid-century residential architecture, which have hosted celebrities including Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. More about Eight mid-century houses that prove Palm Springs is a modernist mecca
The giant ring-shaped office complex designed by British firm Foster + Partners for Apple is due to welcome the tech company's employees this spring. More about Foster + Partners' Apple Park set for April 2017 opening
This drone, designed for hard-to-reach disaster areas, will soon be getting an upgrade that allows it to be consumed along with its cargo. More about Edible Pouncer drone will deliver aid to victims of natural disasters and conflict
Richard Meier's City Hall in The Hague has been painted in the style of Piet Mondrian, to mark the 100th anniversary of the De Stijl movement. More about Mondrian-style paintwork covers Richard Meier's City Hall in The Hague
This week's Dezeen Mail includes a 13-metre-square London micro home filled with sliding plywood furniture and Diébédo Francis Kéré's tree-inspired design for the Serpentine Pavilion. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
More about Latest Dezeen Mail features the Serpentine Pavilion and a contender for London's smallest house
NASA has celebrated the discovery of seven planets orbiting a single star, some of which could potentially support life, by adding to its collection of posters advertising other worlds as vacation spots. More about NASA marks discovery of multiple Earth-sized planets with retro travel poster
Last week we launched an ideas competition calling for a redesign of the UK passport after Brexit. It offers the chance to radically rethink the contemporary idea of nation, says Sam Jacob in this Opinion column. More about "The design of a passport might create new kinds of identity and citizenship"
Feeling the urge to downsize? Take lessons from 10 of the best micro homes – including a cloud-shaped holiday home and a 3D-printed urban cabin. More about 10 micro houses that make the best of their minuscule proportions
Tel Aviv architect Asaf Lerman has renovated a library building designed by Oscar Niemeyer for Israel's Haifa University, and added a new wing to complement its brutalist concrete and glass construction. More about Asaf Lerman updates Oscar Niemeyer's Haifa University library building in Israel
It takes concentration to spot the sole woman in the crowds of workers on these posters, created by illustrators IC4Design and marketing agency DDB for UN Women in Egypt. More about Where's Wally-style ad campaign highlights lack of women in the Egyptian workforce
The flight path of a tennis ball informed the curving interior of this clubhouse in Strasbourg, which features dome-like skylights, a serpentine bar and brightly coloured floors. More about Scooped rooflights and sinuous forms define Strasbourg tennis clubhouse by Paul Le Quernec
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-I architectural assistant at Gort Scott in London, which is working on plans to replace an out-of-use office block in the city with 45 "pocket" apartments. More ›
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