Studio Fuksas has completed a convention centre and hotel complex in Rome, featuring an auditorium in a translucent fibreglass "cloud", suspended within a huge glass box. More about Studio Fuksas suspends cloud-like auditorium inside Rome convention centre
Today we launch a new collaboration with Swedish flooring company Bolon. In the first movie in our Bolon at Heart series, Annica and Marie Eklund explain how they transformed their grandfather's rug company into a glamorous design brand. More about Bolon at Heart: Annica and Marie Eklund transform Swedish flooring company into global design brand
Architecture for London has created a pair of contrasting extensions for adjoining houses in east London, using pale brick for one and dark slate for the other. More about Architecture for London builds one house extension in slate and another in brick
RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon have revealed plans for a monument commemorating the huge feat of engineering behind the Dutch Delta Works – a vast network of dams, sluices, locks and levees designed to prevent flooding in the Netherlands. More about Monument by RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon will commemorate "Dutch struggle against water"
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a director of design at Roll & Hill in New York, which launched seven new product lines during the city's design week in 2015. More ›
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Honda has revealed a prototype for a motorcycle that can move without being controlled by the rider, and that won't fall over. More about Honda unveils self-balancing motorcycle that can drive itself
Zinc panels form an undulating roof for this linear courtyard house by Gardiner Architects, which overlooks Melbourne from its hilltop site. More about Gardiner Architects shelters Melbourne house beneath folded zinc roof
A grand, open-air staircase cuts through the centre of this spacious dwelling by US firm Sagan Piechota Architecture, which was designed to blend with the natural terrain. More about Sagan Piechota creates hillside California home surrounded by oak trees
These mounds in the landscape of South Dakota are formed by hundreds of concrete military bunkers, which are being repurposed to create the world's "largest survival shelter community". More about South Dakota bunker field acts as apocalypse refuge for the rich
Work has started on a 310-metre-high Warsaw skyscraper by Foster + Partners, expected to become the tallest building in Poland. More about Construction begins on Poland's tallest tower by Foster + Partners
Maria Balshaw is set to succeed Nicholas Serota as director of the Tate galleries, making her the first woman to lead the organisation. More about Tate galleries to appoint Maria Balshaw as new director
The future of Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge has been thrown into question again, after it emerged that costs could rise well above the estimated £185 million, and that the charity behind the project is at threat of liquidation. More about Garden Bridge faces uncertain future after accounts reveal risk of "substantial" cost increase
New York designer Karim Rashid has teamed up with architect Alex Hughes to launch an architecture and development firm that offers comprehensive property design, from foundations to artwork. More about Karim Rashid launches design and development firm Kurv Architecture
Dezeen promotion: during this year's IMM Cologne, Czech furniture brand TON will present a range of furniture by Florence-based Eggs Designs Studio that is based on the forms of trees. More about Eggs Designs Studio unveils steam-bent wood furniture collection for TON
Yves Béhar's Fuseproject studio has designed an "emotionally intelligent robotic companion", which is intended to help the ageing population connect with technology and continue learning in later life. More about ElliQ robot by Yves Béhar helps older adults stay connected to the world
The house Kenzo Tange designed for himself, a U-shaped residence by Toyo Ito and Atelier Bow-Wow's house-cum-studio are all on show as part of an exhibition about Japan's post-war houses at the MAXXI museum in Rome. More about Japanese houses by Kenzo Tange, Toyo Ito and Atelier Bow-Wow showcased in MAXXI exhibition
The MAD-designed George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will be built in Los Angeles, not San Francisco, it has been announced. More about MAD's George Lucas Museum will be built in Los Angeles
Volkswagen has revealed a futuristic-looking, driverless version of its iconic VW Microbus – the vehicle most often associated with the 1960s hippie movement. More about Volkswagen unveils self-driving electric version of its 1960s VW Microbus
Nook Architects has converted a Barcelona block into a bed and breakfast, featuring vibrant blue tiles and cobalt-hued paintwork. More about Patterned tiles define rooms in Barcelona bed and breakfast by Nook Architects
This long-drop composting toilet by Invisible Studio provides facilities for the practice's self-built woodland workshop, and was built using offcuts from that project. More about Invisible Studio designs composting toilet for its own woodland workshop