A team of scientists from universities in the United States have developed a silicon-based coating that can help stop the spread of fires by preventing materials coming in contact with flame. More about US scientists develop "nanoscale" coating to combat spread of fires
Casa Soleto, a 17th-century house in Puglia, Italy, has been carefully renovated using lime plaster, terrazzo and furniture salvaged from a monastery. More about Andrew Trotter and Marcelo Martínez refresh 17th-century home where time "stood still"
Jonathan Tuckey Design has renovated a former farmstead in northern Italy, restoring and extending a cluster of 19th-century stone buildings to create Cascina, a new home and studio. More about Jonathan Tuckey Design restores and extends traditional stone farmstead in Italy
Architecture studio WXCA has extended the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw, adding a low-lying wing with coloured-concrete walls that are imprinted with chevrons. More about Pink concrete forms "geometric and disciplined" wing of Polish Army Museum
Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, the co-founder of Moriyama Teshima Architects and the architect responsible for some of Canada's most iconic buildings, has died aged 93. More about "Visionary architect" Raymond Moriyama dies aged 93
Over the last month, Dezeen's Pinterest followers have been searching for "house cladding" 70 per cent more than usual. We round up 10 popular projects from our Pinterest that feature homes with distinctive types of cladding.
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Sapid Studio aimed to keep as much of the original fit-out as possible during this renovation project, which saw the Swiss design firm turn one burger restaurant in Geneva, Switzerland, into the home of another. More about Japanese patchwork technique informs interior of Sando burger bar in Geneva
Promotion: lighting company MASQ has orchestrated a lighting concept that aims to enhance the "complex and curvature architecture" of the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Al Janoub Stadium. More about MASQ designs light up Zaha Hadid Architects' Al Janoub Stadium
Architecture studios Esja Architecture and Arkibygg Arkitektar have designed a ring-shaped viewpoint that will sit 650 metres up the slopes of Mount Bjólfur and overlook a fjord in the east of Iceland. More about Cantilevered Ring of Bjólfur viewpoint to overlook Icelandic fjord
New York studio GRT Architects has designed a light and airy Italian restaurant and adjacent cocktail bar at the base of Thomas Heatherwick's Lantern House in Manhattan. More about GRT Architects references "vacation Italian" at New York bar and restaurant
Dezeen School Shows: a project that transforms textile waste from fast fashion into luxury products is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at London South Bank University. More about London South Bank University showcases 10 design student projects
An undulating skin of concrete weaves around the exterior of Ribbon House, a home in India designed by architecture practice Studio Ardete. More about Studio Ardete wraps sculptural concrete ribbon around Indian home
To mark World Skyscraper Day today, Dezeen readers have voted the Brooklyn Tower by SHoP Architects as the best skyscraper from the past year. More about Dezeen readers name Brooklyn Tower world's best skyscraper
Australian firm PW Architecture Office has revived the fortunes of this mid-century house with a sensitive renovation that respects the original building while taking design cues from its material palette. More about PW Architecture Office brings "a little excitement" back into mid-century Australian home
California studio Electric Bowery has arrayed a series of wood or Corten steel-clad cabins in Upstate New York that are nestled among meadows and woodland. More about Electric Bowery arranges steel and wood cabins for Hudson Valley hotel
A circular volume formed of concrete steps and planting wraps up and around The Pomelo Amphawa Cafe, completed by Bangkok studio Looklen Architects in Thailand. More about Looklen Architects sinks glass cafe into stepped circular landscape
For this lookbook, we've collected eight kitchen interiors that marry the natural textures of wood and stone to create visual interest while remaining practical. More about Eight textural kitchens that combine stone and wood surfaces
This week on Dezeen, we revealed that after a decade of driving innovation at IKEA, design studio Space10 has closed its doors as it had "achieved what we initially set out to accomplish". More about This week Space10 closed down after 10 years
Local studio Roth Architecture has built an organically shaped creative lab in Tulum made of concrete and palm fibre with a form driven by "nature's artistic wills". More about Roth Architecture creates office in Tulum with "insect wing" forms
Black brick and lye-washed wood are among the materials used to build a family home in a coastal Washington forest for a founding partner at architectural studio GO'C. More about GO'C creates Washington house that "grounds itself to the earth"