The mid-century modern architecture in Columbus, Indiana, is a physical reminder of the post-war belief in design as a tool for progress, says critic Matt Shaw in this interview for Dezeen's mid-century modern series. More about Columbus was built as "an exemplary mid-century city"
Next up in our series about mid-century modern design is the Panton chair by Danish designer Verner Panton. Still produced today by Swiss furniture brand Vitra, the cantilevered plastic chair made design history. More about The Panton chair helped "provoke people into using their imagination"
From a Cornish home styled on traditional farmsteads to a residence in California with the air of a Bond villain's lair, here are Dezeen's houses of the month for October. More about Dezeen's top five houses of October 2024
Collector Rajan Bijlani has opened up his London residence for an exhibition featuring highlights from his 500-piece collection of furniture made for Le Corbusier's master plan of Chandigarh in the 1950s and 60s. More about Original mid-century Chandigarh furniture exhibited in collector's London townhouse
Dutch design duo Kiki & Joost has opened a public exhibition space attached to the pair's Eindhoven studio, allowing them to showcase their work in a more "open and free" way than in a traditional gallery. More about Kiki & Joost adds self-designed exhibition space to Eindhoven studio
This exclusive video series produced by Dezeen explores the work of the six designers featured in Dezeen and ASUS's Design You Can Feel exhibition, including Kim Colin, Giles Miller and Fernando Laposse. More about Design You Can Feel designers discuss their work in exclusive video interviews
A self-build project in London and a level-access home for retirees in Sussex are among the "breathtaking pieces of architecture" vying for the Royal Institute of British Architect's House of the Year 2024. More about RIBA reveals top six British homes of 2024
Brooklyn artist Michael Candy has created a pair of robotic chairs with mechanical legs that can "amble" through space and avoid obstacles using a computer program. More about Michael Candy creates robotic walking chairs that "amble" through space
Spanish architecture studios DataAE and Xavier Vendrell have balanced two rows of social housing on a hillside in Barcelona overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. More about DataAE and Xavier Vendrell balance Barcelona housing block on steep site
Promotion: Dubai-based tower offices ICD Brookfield Place has opened a dedicated level on its 50th floor featuring 11 private offices and a communal lounge designed by Los Angeles-based studio Marmol Radziner and Associates. More about ICD Brookfield Place opens Marmol Radziner-designed private offices in Dubai tower
A series of viewpoints clad in charred-timber shingles have been perched throughout the largest nature park in Copenhagen by Danish studios LYTT Architecture and ADEPT. More about ADEPT and LYTT Architecture elevate lookouts within Amager Nature Park
The Warren Technical Center in Michigan, the first solo project by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, showcased the unity of mid-century architecture, design and engineering in the United States. More about Mid-century designers and engineers "envisioned the future" at GM's Tech Center
Multiple human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have criticised a human rights assessment of Saudi Arabia's 2034 FIFA World Cup bid, claiming it fails to acknowledge documented abuses to workers in the country. More about Human rights assessment of Saudi World Cup bid "omitted glaring risks" says Amnesty
Zaha Hadid Architects' twisting Mercury Tower is a symbol of Malta's confused urban priorities and raises questions about how much influence individual buildings should have over a place, writes Ann Dingli. More about "Is Mercury Tower a saviour or symptom of Malta's urban fate?"
The Dezeen editorial team is up for seven awards at the prestigious International Building Press Awards 2024 – the most out of any of the publications nominated this year. More about Dezeen nominated for seven IBP Journalism Awards
Photographs shared exclusively with Dezeen show the twisting facade of Malta's tallest building, recently completed by British studio Zaha Hadid Architects. More about Photos reveal Zaha Hadid Architects' completed Mercury Tower in Malta
Shopping centres are a fascinating and under-appreciated aspect of urban architecture, according to British journalist Art Anthony, who films himself walking around malls that have fallen on hard times. More about Dead Mall Walking captures the "kenopsia" of fading shopping centres
Design studio Simplicity used a palette of natural materials including wood, stone and tatami to evoke the look and feel of a traditional Japanese inn when creating the ryokan floor of the Four Seasons Hotel in Osaka. More about Simplicity sets Osaka's "first modern ryokan" inside Nikken Sekkei high-rise
Chinese landscape architecture studio Turenscape has transformed a concrete sea wall on an abandoned fish farm into a public space in Haikou City, Hainan. More about Turenscape transforms concrete sea wall into "resilient public space"
An 88-storey supertall skyscraper by architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox that pays homage to New York City's beaux-arts architecture has topped out in Midtown Manhattan. More about "Beaux-arts" supertall skyscraper by KPF tops out in Manhattan