The Design Museum's new home inside the former Commonwealth Institute in London is an oak-heavy, hotel-like interior that is impressive, but could have been so much more exhilarating, according to critics. More about Critics underwhelmed by "clumsy" new Design Museum
Nordic Office of Architecture has completed a concrete and glass house on the outskirts of Trondheim, Norway, that offers its occupants impressive views. More about Nordic's Villa Vatnan is a hilltop house with a view over a Norwegian city
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has completed a "new kind of showroom" for bathroom brand Laufen that also includes a workspace for architects and designers. More about Patricia Urquiola creates workspace for designers inside Laufen's new Madrid showroom
Austrian architecture studio Raumhochrosen designed this compact timber cabin as a wilderness retreat for a life coach and songwriter. More about Raumhochrosen's woodland cabin in Austria provides respite for a life coach
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is a junior design position at Tom Dixon's London studio, which recently launched its first range of office furniture, based on archetypical Victorian school desks (pictured). Read more stories about Tom Dixon or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Architecture firm Michaelis Boyd's latest apartment building only exists in a virtual-reality news app. More about Wall Street Journal launches architect-designed virtual-reality app for reading the news
Light filters gently through the perforated terracotta facade of this showroom for electronics company Panasonic, designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects for the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. More about Vo Trong Nghia uses perforated blocks to create decorative facade for Panasonic showroom
Providing unobstructed views of Lake Michigan was a guiding factor in the renovation of this condominium unit by Vladimir Radutny Architects inside a seminal modernist building by Mies van der Rohe. More about Apartment in Mies-designed Chicago tower gets an overhaul by Vladimir Radutny
This terraced family home in southeast London has been brightened up with a colourful open-plan living space and a loft extension offering rooftop views. More about R2 Studio enlivens Victorian London home with bold colour palette
A flat-packed cabin that can be assembled like a piece of IKEA furniture features in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with highlights from World Architecture Festival 2016, including Patrik Schumacher's controversial comments about housing. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
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Death urgently needs a redesign, says Phineas Harper in his latest Opinion column. More about "Something is rotten when my trainers are more customised than my funeral"
Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate we've rounded up six quirky cutlery designs that make eating a celebratory feast more memorable, including a hybrid spork, knives that look like tools and utensils too big to fit into your mouth. More about Six unusual cutlery sets to liven up Thanksgiving dinner
Dezeen has teamed up with Void to give away five of its limited-edition V03D-Stockholm watches. More about Competition: win a limited-edition V03D-Sthlm watch by Void
Music producer Will.i.am has made another foray into the design world, with a pair of wireless headphones inspired by the shape of vinyl records. More about Will.i.am's latest design is a pair of Bluetooth headphones
Studio Octopi has overhauled a terraced house in north London, adding an extension that features a three-storey-high window and a two-storey-high pivoting door. More about Extra-tall windows connect Studio Octopi's Slot House with its patio garden
Shanghai studio Neri&Hu has converted a former missile factory in Beijing into a car repair garage and offices with an industrial-style metal staircase, mesh cages and painted brickwork. More about Neri&Hu transforms Beijing missile factory into car workshop and office
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a part-III architect at Alison Brooks Architects, which created a giant smile from cross-laminated tulipwood for this year's London Design Festival (pictured). Read more stories about Alison Brooks Architects or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Design studio Linjer has launched a minimalist range of timepieces, which is now available to pre-order from Dezeen Watch Store. More about Linjer's first watch collection is inspired by Snøhetta's Oslo Opera House
RIBA International Prize: a vertical, concrete university campus in Peru by Grafton Architects has been named world's best new building by the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about Grafton Architects wins inaugural RIBA International Prize for university campus in Peru
American studio MW Works has knocked down walls and added glazing in a 1960s Seattle home, to create a more open layout and strengthen the connection between inside and out. More about MW Works updates mid-century modern home in Seattle lakeside neighbourhood