Shopping centres don't have to "bright, white and shiny" according to AIM Architecture, which has transformed the Xintiandi mall in Shanghai by adding natural materials and plants. More about AIM Architecture turns shopping mall atrium into plant-filled plaza
Dezeen Showroom: The Anvers pendant by British brand CTO Lighting substitutes a traditional glass diffuser for a disk of translucent alabaster stone. More about Anvers pendant lamp by CTO Lighting
A photography book by Mary Gaudin and Matthew Arnold reveals how the Christchurch Style movement produced an array of distinctive modernist houses in the New Zealand city in the 1960s. More about Christchurch's experimental mid-century houses revealed in book by Mary Gaudin and Matthew Arnold
American firm Salmela Architect has designed a solar-powered urban-infill house that is meant to demonstrate a new way forward for single-family housing. More about Salmela designs Electric Bungalow in Minnesota for architecture professor
London studio Alexander Owen Architecture drew on its clients' love of modernism and pop art to create a colourful kitchen and terrace at Amott Road in East Dulwich. More about Alexander Owen Architecture adds bold colour and curves to London home
Our latest lookbook takes a look at interiors that have been filled with printed wallpaper to create playful, colourful spaces and bring a sense of joy to the rooms they're in. More about Ten joyful interiors with decorative printed wallpaper
London architecture studio Daab Design has turned a former art storage vault in Marylebone, London, into a two-bedroom apartment full of Georgian period features that were restored with the help of an archaeologist. More about Daab Design converts art dealer's vault into tranquil London basement flat
Pavilions wrapped in teak and glass form Sirena House by architectural practice Studio Saxe that is set on a lush, beachfront site in Costa Rica. More about Studio Saxe nestles Sirena House in Costa Rican jungle
Greek studio Sinas Architects has built a house on the island of Serifos, taking cues from local dry stone walls to make the building as inconspicuous as possible. More about Curving stone walls allow Xerolithi vacation house to merge with Greek island landscape
An exhibition about nightclubs at the V&A Dundee and the first-ever Mexico Design Fair are among the events listed in Dezeen Events Guide this May, while the Venice Architecture Biennale is also taking place after its postponement last year. More about Five architecture and design events in May from Dezeen Events Guide
For our latest lookbook, we have selected 12 spa-like bathrooms created by architects and designers to relax and unwind in. More about Twelve contemporary bathrooms with a spa-like feel
This week on Dezeen, British practice David Chipperfield Architects completed an overhaul of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin and revealed a skyscraper in New York. More about This week David Chipperfield unveiled a museum and a skyscraper
Architecture office Fábrica de Espacios has designed Casa Bosque Sereno, a Mexican house featuring painted brick walls and a large net hammock that forms one of its floors. More about Fábrica de Espacios strings "big hammock" between two floors of Casa Bosque Sereno
Architecture studio Kanva has redesigned the Montreal Biodome, a science museum in Canada, to reveal its original concrete arches and create new homes for its animal occupants. More about Kanva revamps former Olympic venue the Montreal Biodome
A fully recyclable lounge chair, water-saving bathroom products and tabletops made from discarded yoghurt pots are the latest products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Andreu World, Tiptoe and Axor showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Spanish architecture studio Marià Castelló has built a three-volume home with ceramic vaulted ceilings on the Mediterranean island of Formentera. More about Marià Castelló creates geometric three-volume home on Formentera
Japanese architecture studio SANAA has revealed its design for a museum in Shenzhen, which will be enclosed by a collection of hemispherical forms blanketed by a mesh louvred roof. More about SANAA designs cloud-like structure for Shenzhen Maritime Museum
New three-dimensional weaving technologies could revolutionise architecture and lead to lighter, more flexible buildings according to Dutch designer Hella Jongerius. More about 3D textiles could "replace concrete and cement" in construction says Hella Jongerius
Glass walls and a gridded steel frame define Avala House, which architecture studio Ten has created in a sloping orchard on the Avala mountain in Belgrade, Serbia. More about Avala House is a steel-framed residence on a mountainside in Serbia
Architects Yuki Mitani and Atsumi Nonaka have transformed an unusual bare-concrete storage room on the side of their home in Nagoya, Japan, into a multi-functional reception room. More about Nanometer Architecture takes advantage of extra space in Nagoya flat