American firm Blaze Makoid Architecture has used blackened wood, glass and stone to create a rectilinear, multi-level holiday home near Lake Tahoe that looks toward a mountain range. More about Californian home by Blaze Makoid steps down a forested hillside
US firm Studio Gang has unveiled plans for a glass tower that is "sculpted by the angles of the sun", adjacent to the High Line in New York's Meatpacking district. More about Studio Gang reveals High Line-hugging Solar Carve Tower for New York
US president Donald Trump is speeding ahead with his plans to build the controversial wall along the country's border with Mexico, with a deadline for prototype proposals set for early next month. More about Architects will have five days to submit proposals for Trump's border wall
A+Awards: this community centre and mosque in Tehran by Kalout Architecture Studio, which won a 2016 Architizer A+Award, is designed to look like linking hands. More about Cultural and religious complex in Iran features roof shaped like interlocking fingers
Seven new skyscrapers by architects including French architect Jean Nouvel and British designer Norman Foster have been proposed for the La Défense district of Paris, as part of an attempt to woo businesses from post-Brexit London. More about Paris announces seven skyscrapers to boost post-Brexit business
A driverless electric race car that could "open a new dimension" in motorsport has been revealed at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. More about World's first driverless race car unveiled at MWC 2017
We're thrilled to announce we now have over 750,000 likes on our Facebook page, where we post all the latest news from Dezeen, exclusive video content and the best reader comments. More about Dezeen has reached 750,000 likes on Facebook!
UK collective Assemble has built a temporary factory at the A/D/O creative space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and clad its front with tiles made inside. More about Assemble sets up clay-extruding factory at Brooklyn's A/D/O
The rumours are true: the bestselling phone of the early 00s, the Nokia 3310, is making a comeback, complete with the game Snake. More about New-look Nokia 3310 mobile phone revealed
Last autumn, Tomas Koolhaas released a film about his father, architect Rem Koolhaas. He spoke to Dezeen about the movie, their relationship and taking narrative tips from Kanye West. More about Rem Koolhaas "doesn’t respond well to having a lens shoved in his face" says his movie-maker son
To coincide with this year's Design Indaba, Dezeen is giving away five copies of Africa Rising, a book documenting work by the continent's architects, designers and photographers. More about Competition: win a book documenting the work of Africa's designers
How do you design a passport? How do you prevent forgeries? And why do they all look the same? Following the launch of our Brexit passport design competition we spoke to Julian Payne, creative director at the world's biggest producer of passports and banknotes. More about New UK passport "likely to become a defining symbol of Britain's new identity"
An abundance of gridded glazing aims to make the most of the spectacular views over Italy's Adige Valley from this secluded mountain cabin by Modostudio. More about Glass walls frame vineyard views from Modostudio's mountain retreat
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-II/Part-III architect or 3D designer for Wolfgang Buttress, whose beehive-inspired Expo pavilion relocated to London's Kew Gardens last year (pictured). More ›
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A group of researchers at MIT has created a new material that expands and contracts when exposed to different temperatures. More about MIT researchers develop material that tightens in cold weather to keep in warmth
Sydney architecture studio CO-AP has renovated and extended a typical suburban home in the Australian city, adding a two-storey concrete structure that opens onto a garden at the rear. More about CO-AP adds contemporary concrete and glass extension to Sydney home
Canadian photographer Matt Van der Velde has toured the deserted and decaying hospitals once used to house and treat patients suffering from psychiatric disorders. More about Matt Van der Velde photographs abandoned insane asylums
A steep wooden roof covers the staggered levels of this family house in the Japanese city of Fujieda by architect Yoshiyasu Mizuno, concealing its full scale from certain angles. More about Yoshiyasu Mizuno uses sharply angled roof to disguise scale of Terada House
Slovakian designer Šimon Kern's Beleaf chair is made from a mixture of recycled leaves and bio-resin. More about Šimon Kern makes chair from recycled fallen leaves
Arquitectura-G has renovated a skylit apartment in Barcelona for a young couple, creating a sunken lounge and instating a pale colour palette throughout to create a minimalist aesthetic. More about Arquitectura-G uses only light tones for Barcelona apartment renovation