Japanese studio Nendo has developed a football that doesn't need to be inflated and can instead be assembled by hand from 54 interlocking plastic modules. More about Nendo designs build-your-own football for kids from impoverished communities
American studio The Brooklyn Home Company has designed a Brooklyn townhouse using Passivhaus principles in New York's Carroll Gardens neighbourhood.
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TOB Architect has added a monolithic extension to a Victorian townhouse in Dublin, Ireland, with exposed concrete interiors that are intended as a protective shell for its inhabitants. More about Concrete house extension in Dublin recreates feeling of "being a child under a very robust table"
In our latest Dezeen Lookbook, we've rounded up 10 living rooms with calm, relaxing interiors, including rooms with soothing colours and natural materials that create a peaceful environment. More about Ten contemporary living rooms with calm interiors
This week on Dezeen, architecture studio Opposite Office envisioned fortifying the US Capitol in response to the invasion of the building by Donald Trump supporters. More about This week Opposite Office proposed turning the US Capitol into a fortress
Seattle firm LMN Architects worked with the Coast Salish tribes to design the Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal on a sacred waterfront in Washington State. More about Washington ferry terminal informed by Native American longhouses
UK textile manufacturer Camira, furniture-maker Benchmark, Italian brand Pedrali and Japanese furniture brand Karimoku are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Camira, Benchmark, Pedrali and Karimoku showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
The walls of this Italian villa, designed by Giordano Hadamik Architects, are formed of natural stone excavated from the home's site. More about Giordano Hadamik Architects builds hillside Villa Nemes using stone excavated on site
A ribbon of steel and aluminium winds around the Suzhou Bay Cultural Center, which French architect Christian de Portzamparc has completed on the shore of Lake Tai in China. More about Sweeping metal ribbon enfolds Chinese cultural centre by Christian de Portzamparc
London's Antepavilion charity has launched its fifth annual pavilion competition without former partner the Architectural Foundation, which has withdrawn due to ongoing battles with the local planning authority. More about Architecture Foundation pulls out of controversial Antepavilion competition following legal wrangles
Italian studio Network of Architecture has completed an extension to a hotel in South Tyrol comprising ten gabled guest suites elevated on stilts to preserve access to the scenic grounds. More about Network of Architecture raises "treehouse" hotel on stilts above park in South Tyrol
Nicholas Fox Weber, a longtime friend of Josef and Anni Albers and executive director of their foundation, has authored a visual biography of the renowned Bauhaus couple and their work. Here he discusses six of the most interesting projects from the book. More about Six seminal projects from Bauhaus designers Josef and Anni Albers
Located in a former garage space at the base of a residential block, this school for music in the Spanish city of Burgos makes a feature of the building's existing concrete structure. More about Enrique Jerez and Blanca Leal transform mid-century garage into music school
Dezeen promotion: UK brand Clayworks has created a range of natural clay plasters to achieve a smooth, rustic, or rammed earth appearance across interior surfaces. More about Clayworks natural clay plasters offer a variety of interior finishes
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features Burger King's first rebrand in 20 years. More about Burger King's new branding features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has unveiled a retro-themed coffee bar featuring Rubik's Cube mirrors and a floor tiled to look like checkerboard Vans shoes. More about Ménard Dworkind creates retro coffee bar in downtown Montreal
The Handmaid's Tale costume designer Ane Crabtree has created a range of costumes for imaginary future inhabitants of Planet City, a cinematic metropolis for 10 billion people. More about Ane Crabtree designs costumes for bot herders and drone shepherds for Planet City movie
Dezeen promotion: Olive Union has launched a range of earbuds called Olive Pro that function as both hearing aids and wireless headphones. More about Olive Pro earbuds function as hearing aids and wireless headphones
Oslo-based Jon Danielsen Aarhus has designed Cabin Son, a holiday home set on the water's edge overlooking the Oslofjord and Jeløya island on the south coast of Norway. More about Jon Danielsen Aarhus designs spruce-clad holiday home overlooking the Oslofjord
The total number of skyscrapers completed in 2020 fell by 20 per cent as the coronavirus pandemic affected construction, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's annual tall buildings report. More about Dramatic drop in skyscrapers built in 2020 as coronavirus impacts global construction