In memory of Richard Sapper, who died last week, we're revisiting our movies in which Alessi president Alberto Alessi speaks about the German industrial designer's iconic products for the brand. In the first, he explains the story behind Sapper's 9090 espresso maker (+ movie). More about Remembering Richard Sapper: 9090 espresso maker for Alessi
Design industry figures including Yves Behar, Clemens Weisshaar and Andrea Morgante have posted Instagram photos of their favourite products by Richard Sapper, who died on New Year's Eve. More about Design industry pays tribute to Richard Sapper on Instagram
A spiral staircase provides a staff entrance to this headquarters for a South Korean publishing house, completed by Spanish studio Daniel Valle Architects on the outskirts of Seoul. More about Daniel Valle Architects builds Paju Book City headquarters for publisher Kyomunsa
Disney Research Zurich and Swiss technology institute ETH have developed a four-wheeled robot with integrated propellers that allow it to scale vertical surfaces. More about Disney's VertiGo robot uses propellers to climb up walls
German industrial designer Richard Sapper, who created iconic products for brands including Alessi, Knoll and IBM, has died aged 83. More about Industrial designer Richard Sapper dies aged 83
A Silicon Valley inventor has created a vehicle that looks like a skateboard balanced on a single wheel, and allows users to "surf on land" (+ movie). More about Robert Bigler's Hoverboard is a one-wheeled gyroscopic skateboard
Timber slats envelope this hydroelectric power plant by Atelier Pierre Thibault, which is stationed near a Quebec "ghost town" on the Ouiatchouan river (+ slideshow). More about Timber-clad walkway wraps Quebec hydroelectric plant by Atelier Pierre Thibault
Photo essay: French photographer Laurent Kronental has spent four years capturing the "grands ensembles" housing projects in Paris, juxtaposing the huge buildings with their elderly occupants (+ slideshow). More about Laurent Kronental's Souvenir d'un Futur photos show Paris' monumental housing estates
Dezeen's architecture editor Amy Frearson looks ahead to the buildings we can expect in 2016, including an art museum set in the caves of an artificial island, a holiday home in the Welsh countryside, and a weathering-steel theatre. More about Dezeen's top 12 buildings to look forward to in 2016
Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter has converted three 50-year-old concrete and brick pump stations along Denmark's Skjern River into events spaces with elevated viewpoints. More about Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter convert 1960s pump stations into river viewing points
Here's a look at the 9 biggest skyscrapers due to complete in the next 12 months, including the world's tallest office tower, a building topped by a huge diamond and a structure designed to resemble ship sails. More about Top 9 tallest skyscrapers completing in 2016
In the final instalment from our review of the year, we've collected together our most-read stories of 2015 – including self-lacing trainers, the "end of fashion", driverless cars and a drip-free umbrella (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen's 10 biggest architecture and design stories of 2015
This bikini is made from a sponge-like material that repels water but absorbs oils, designed to help filter impurities from water and turn swimming to an "eco-friendly activity". More about Sponge bikini is designed to absorb pollution from the sea
Dezeen's design editor Dan Howarth picks 10 of the best upcoming architecture and design exhibitions for 2016, including shows that explore architecture's regenerative power and fashion's place in an age of technology. More about 10 architecture and design exhibitions we're looking forward to in 2016
Black corrugated metal covers this residence designed by architect Mariana Palacios as a holiday getaway for herself in a remote area of Cordoba, Argentina (+ slideshow). More about Dark corrugated cladding covers Mariana Palacios' self-designed holiday home in Argentina
David Chipperfield Architects has released images of its design for a half-submerged concert hall bracketed by textured concrete walls in southern Germany (+ slideshow). More about Chipperfield unveils design for partially buried concert hall in Germany
Winners of a competition to create better sidewalk sheds for New York construction sites have been unveiled, with the hope they will be implemented as the city undergoes a major building boom. More about Four designs aim to improve sidewalk sheds around New York construction sites
SHoP Architects has designed a 10-storey residential tower in Manhattan that is set to become the city's tallest building constructed from structural timber. More about SHoP proposes New York's tallest timber-framed building
Marcel Wanders has dismissed the ongoing debate about whether non-architects should design buildings as "an endless conversation about nothing" (+ interview + slideshow). More about Designers as architects debate is "f*cking opposite" of open-minded creativity says Wanders
Dezeen editor Anna Winston identifies 10 of the key architecture and design trends of 2015, including ocean plastic, floating buildings and "broken-plan" living. More about The top 10 architecture and design trends of 2015