Foster + Partners has won a competition for a complex of stepped towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, providing accommodation for pilgrims en route to the world's largest mosque. More about Foster + Partners reveals cascading tower complex for Mecca pilgrims
This unit containing sleeping, eating and working areas was designed by Nils Holger Moormann for those living in micro apartments. More about Nils Holger Moormann creates space-saving living cube for micro apartments
London-based studio Black & Milk has used a neutral colour scheme with rich textures to upgrade the interior of a property completed last year in London's Hampstead. More about Contemporary furniture and richly textured fabrics update "vanilla" home in Hampstead
A small concrete stalk supports the bulbous form of this unconventional home by Czech practice Šépka Architekti, which stands in a steeply sloping orchard on the outskirts of Prague. More about Sprayed polyurethane lends rocky appearance to orchard house by Šépka Architekti
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a project manager at the London Design Biennale, which last year showcased projects by Konstantin Grcic, Fernando Romero, and Barber and Osgerby (pictured) at Somerset House. More ›
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These plates by Constance Guisset have the illusion of being soft and malleable, but they are actually solid ceramic. More about Constance Guisset designs puffed-up plates for Moustache
A warm palette of wood and concrete lends a domestic feel to these offices for a law firm in the Argentinian town of Monte Buey. More about BAMO creates homely interiors with courtyard views for Argentinian law firm
Alain Carle Architecte has completed a home in rural Quebec made up of a cluster of blackened-wood volumes that step down the sloping site. More about Four volumes join at the centre of black Quebec home by Alain Carle
A+Awards: vertical fins clad this Architizer A+Award-winning car park in Oklahoma City to disguise its function by day but reveal the vehicles inside at night. More about Elliott + Associates wraps Chesapeake car park in white fins
The company behind the Vespa scooter has made its first move into autonomous transportation with a robotic personal helper that carries your belongings for you. More about Piaggio introduces Gita personal cargo droid that follows you around
Clive Wilkinson Architects has converted the upper floors of a downtown Vancouver store into an open-plan office for US tech company Microsoft to house its growing Canadian workforce. More about Clive Wilkinson transforms Vancouver department store into headquarters for Microsoft
Finland's first high-rise wooden apartment building and OMA's Fondazione Prada art centre are among 40 projects shortlisted for the European Union's 2017 architecture prize, the Mies van der Rohe Award. More about 40 European architecture projects shortlisted for Mies van der Rohe Award 2017
Almost half of all architects working in London come from overseas, according to a survey of practices conducted for Dezeen. More about Overseas architects "frantically trying to apply for UK citizenship" as Brexit looms
Adjustable furniture and sliding walls maximise the limited space inside this Hong Kong apartment, which has been overhauled for a photographer and his pet cat. More about Design Eight Five Two updates Hong Kong flat with sliding walls and space-saving furniture
Apple, Amazon, Google and Airbnb are among many US tech companies to have denounced President Donald Trump's so-called Muslim ban, which prevents citizens of seven Middle Eastern and African countries from entering the US. More about US tech companies unite against Trump's travel ban
Copyright protection lasts too long and should be shortened, according to musician David Byrne, speaking at a design festival at the new A/D/O space in New York this weekend. More about Copyright has "gone too far" and ideas should belong to everyone, says David Byrne
Selencky Parsons has designed its own London studio, using a cork pod with pegboard walls for storing stationery, displaying models and hanging plants. More about Selencky Parsons adds cork-lined pod with pegboard walls to its own office
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a UK-based product developer for Michael Anastassiades, whose designs include illuminated globes balanced on delicate metal supports (pictured). More ›
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British studio Weston Williamson has revealed a housing concept that aims to resolve the lack of affordable housing in Palestine by allowing residents to expand as their finances grow. More about Weston Williamson proposes incremental building to combat Palestinian housing shortage
Basque studio Iratzoki Lizaso has designed modular tables with leather details that hark back to traditional office furnishings. More about Iratzoki Lizaso brings "warmth and richness" to the office with Heldu tables