Opaque concrete walls and wooden lattices enclose a family house on an island in Guayaquil designed by Ecuadorian practice Orense Arquitectos to feel tranquil and secluded. More about Orense Arquitectos creates closed facade for Mocoli House in Ecuador
Austrian office Firm Architekten used timber from the client's own forest and materials sourced within 50km to build this cuboid house in an alpine village. More about Haus im Obstgarten is a geometric timber house in a traditional Austrian village
As spring approaches in the northern hemisphere, it's time to start preparing for sunnier days and warmer evenings. For this lookbook, we've rounded up ten inviting spaces featuring outdoor furniture for relaxed al-fresco dining and socialising. More about Ten inspiring outdoor living spaces for dining and socialising this summer
This week on Dezeen, we rounded up ten supertall skyscrapers from the world's best-known architects that are set to appear in cities around the world. More about This week we looked ahead to ten upcoming supertall skyscrapers
Interior designer Kelly Wearstler included eye-catching details such as vintage rugs and a white oak staircase that doubles as a ceramics display in her design for the Austin Proper Hotel and Residences. More about Kelly Wearstler creates sculptural oak staircase for hotel in Austin
Italian design company Molteni&C, British lighting brand Anglepoise and Spanish outdoor furniture brand Diabla are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Molteni&C, Anglepoise and Diabla showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
A group of geometric concrete blocks that mimic rock pools have been installed at San Diego Bay in California by eco-engineering company Econcrete to prevent flooding while providing habitats for marine life. More about Man-made rock pools at San Diego Bay waterfront double as coastal defences
Architect Elizabeth Diller has revealed the "stealthy" way that Diller Scofidio + Renfro creates public spaces – and disclosed how it was accused of corrupting Russian youth after an outbreak of open-air sex in Moscow's Zaryadye Park. More about "Architects must defend public space" says Elizabeth Diller as she celebrates Moscow park's al-fresco sex appeal
Dezeen promotion: Studio Mary Lennox has covered a vintage Mercedes-Benz in flowers for an installation at the car brand's creative space in Munich. More about Floral installation welcomes spring at Studio Odeonsplatz by Mercedes-Benz
Tokyo-based Klein Dytham Architecture has designed PokoPoko as a clubhouse and activity centre surrounded by forest for the Risonare Nasu hotel in rural Japan. More about Klein Dytham Architecture creates "fairytale building" for Japanese hotel
Tokyo-based designer Ryunosuke Okazaki has created a collection of couture dresses in bold colours and shapes that are informed by Japanese Jōmon-era pottery and the Shinto religion. More about Ryunosuke Okazaki creates couture dresses informed by Jōmon-era pottery
A palette of plaster, marble, terrazzo and stainless steel was chosen to create interiors that customers want to "reach out and touch" in this Dublin skin clinic by Kingston Lafferty Design. More about Kingston Lafferty Design creates "otherworldly" interiors for Dublin skin clinic
A forest is set to be planted in the heart of central London this summer as part of an installation that set designer Es Devlin has designed for the city's design biennale. More about Es Devlin to fill Somerset House courtyard with 400 trees for London Design Biennale
Dezeen promotion: Italian design company Fornasetti has unveiled a new website that offers a renovated digital retail experience and insights into the brand's imaginative nature. More about Fornasetti universe goes digital with global online store
Shanghai-based studio Team BLDG has turned the bathhouse of a former aluminium factory in Xiamen into an art gallery and studio called The Field for an artist who creates Buddha statues. More about Team BLDG transforms factory bathhouse into skylit art gallery
Architecture firm PPAA has designed BAI-HA, an 18-apartment holiday resort in Tulum built from wood, washed concrete and stucco made from Mexican chukum. More about Rooftop pools crown holiday apartments in Tulum jungle by PPAA
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes Peugeot's new logo featuring a lion's head that recalls its 1960s emblem. More about Peugeot's new logo features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Sustainable Design for a Better World is the theme on which students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design based the projects in this school show, tackling issues like wildfire resilience, land scarcity and electronic waste. More about Ten sustainable architecture proposals by SUTD students
Studio Roosegaarde's Urban Sun proposal to use far-UVC lights to make outdoor spaces safer from Covid-19 can only be used at night and people still need to wear masks and observe social distancing, the designer has explained. More about "Urban Sun is not intended to create a guaranteed safe space" says Studio Roosegaarde
Dezeen Showroom: furniture company Molteni&C is presenting a reissue of the D.154.2 armchair, which was one of several custom designs created by Italian architect Gio Ponti for his Villa Planchart. More about D.154.2 armchair by Gio Ponti via Molteni&C