Dezeen promotion: a touch-responsive clock that tells the time with shadows is among a series of furniture and home accessories to be auctioned off by Auctionata on 6 December 2016. More about Auctionata's online design auction includes limited-edition Shadowplay Clock by Breaded Escalope
Controversial plans for a new outpost of the Guggenheim museum in Helsinki have been rejected by city councillors following a five-hour debate. More about Guggenheim Helsinki scrapped by Finnish government
Kicking off our review of 2016, architecture editor Jessica Mairs looks back at 10 skyscrapers that have bent the rules in the past year, ranging from a triangular tower in New York to a Lego-like Singapore tower and the world's second-tallest building. More about Dezeen's top 10 skyscrapers of 2016
Future Makers: in this movie, Thomas Granier explains why his organisation La Voûte Nubienne believes the future of housing in sub-Saharan Africa can be transformed by reviving a 3,500-year-old building technique. More about La Voûte Nubienne revives ancient building technique to "transform housing" in Africa
Michael Anastassiades has moved away from his typically colourless palette to create a series of pale green looping lamps. More about Michael Anastassiades ventures into colour with new minimalist lighting collection
Architects Ran Ankory and Maya Carni of Scenario Architecture have opened up the interior of their Victorian terraced house in north London and added a glazed extension at the rear. More about Scenario Architecture founders add glass-roofed extension to their own London home
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Acme in London, which recently completed a shopping centre with a white latticed concrete facade (pictured). See more projects by Acme, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Swiss studio Big-Game has designed a table-friendly version of a classic folding knife by French manufacturer Opinel. More about Opinel's classic wooden folding knife gets a contemporary update
MVSA Architects were inspired by superyachts when creating the European headquarters for fashion brands Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger on the banks of Amsterdam's IJ river. More about Ship-like headquarters for Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger overlooks Amsterdam's IJ river
New York firm CAZA has unveiled design for a hospital and trauma centre in a popular beach town in the Philippines, which will feature stone cladding, verdant courtyards and light-filled interior spaces. More about Philippines hospital designed by CAZA to serve as model for rural healthcare
Swedish fashion brand Acne Studios has stopped sales of a pair of its sandals following allegations they were copied from a shoe designed for children in developing countries. More about Acne Studios stops sales of "African-inspired" sandal after comparisons to charity design
Angry protesters picketed the Zaha Hadid Architects office in London today, following director Patrik Schumacher's call for the city's social housing to be scrapped. More about Activists protest at Zaha Hadid Architects' office over Patrik Schumacher speech
Calm modernism is out and anarchic forms are in at this year's Design Miami collectors' fair, as designers respond to tumultuous political times. More about "Apocalyptic times call for extreme furniture" say Design Miami designers and gallerists
Kamvari Architects has won a contest to design pit stops along the world's longest railway line, by proposing a series of wooden cabins that look like elephants' trunks. More about Elongated cabins by Kamvari Architects to be built along Trans-Siberian Railway
Dezeen promotion: electronics and accessories brand Moshi has added an onyx-black version to its collection of Avanti headphones, which are designed to be used for long periods of time. More about Moshi updates Avanti headphone collection with onyx-black version
Visitors to OMA's new Faena Forum in Miami are greeted by an eight-metre-tall tree depicting an array of memories and thoughts by Studio Job. More about Studio Job installs Tree of Life outside OMA-designed Faena Forum
Bjarke Ingels Group and Barcode Architects have revealed their competition-winning design for an Amsterdam tower, which will terrace down to touch the surface of the IJ lake. More about BIG and Barcode Architects unveil terraced block for IJburg waterfront
Zaha Hadid Architects has written an open letter separating itself from the housing vision set out by director Patrik Schumacher. More about Zaha Hadid Architects distances itself from Patrik Schumacher's manifesto
Dezeen has teamed up with online network Holidayarchitecture to give away five copies of a book featuring architect-designed holiday properties, including a series of glass and timber cabins and a symmetrical concrete house. More about Competition: win a book documenting architect-designed holiday homes
The studios of 32 Japanese architects, designers and artists from Tadao Ando to Kenya Hara, Toyo Ito and Nendo feature in this photo series by Paul Barbera. More about Paul Barbera photographs the studios of Tadao Ando, Kenya Hara and more