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News: the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named its top ten sustainable projects of the year, including a university building made from timber, concrete and Corten steel in Minnesota (above) and a series of prefabricated houses in Tennessee. (more...) View the full article

Architects and designers can't design ways to protect mass terror attacks in America's public spaces, but they should join the fight to eliminate the problem at its cause, argues Aaron Betsky. Read more

Thinking about making your next career move? Dezeen Recruit has a number of opportunities available across the UK, including junior and senior roles in architecture, interiors and design. Read more View the full article

Samira Rathod Design Associates have completed a terracotta school building in Gujarat, India with lopsided vaulted roofs that take their shape from a child's doodles. Read more

Architect Jaimie Shorten's will install six singing shark sculptures leaping from a London canal as this year's pavilion for the Architecture Foundation. Read more View the full article

Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with sportswear brand Nike, designer Tom Dixon and architecture firm 3XN. Read more View the full article

Infographic and research project Anatomy of an AI System, which lays bear the consequences of voice-assistant devices has won Design of the Year 2019. Read more View the full article

As the coronavirus pandemic puts a halt on all travel plans, Child Studio has collaborated with Plenaire to envision an idyllic seaside villa for the "perfect holiday". Read more View the full article

A former bank in the historic centre of Montreal has been transformed into an office for a tech start-up and a cafe for freelance workers by local architect Henri Cleinge (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Los Angeles duo the Haas Brothers have imagined this set of homeware as little "otherwordly" monsters roaming the arid California desert. Read more

Architecture studio Bonell+Dòriga has revamped an apartment in Ricardo Bofill's Walden 7 in Barcelona, dotting its interior with colourful geometric elements that reference the building's facade. Read more View the full article

Hand-moulded ceramic modules are balanced on top of each other to form structures close to two metres high, in this homeware collection by Russian architect Anastasia Tikhomirova. Read more View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are divided over Katy Perry's decision to remove allegedly "racist" designs from her shoe line. Read more

In this movie by film studio Stephenson/Bishop, architect Carl Turner describes the importance of flexibility in the London house he designed for himself and his partner, which last night was awarded the RIBA Manser Medal 2013 for the best new house in the UK. (more...) View the full article

This week on Dezeen, Maurizio Cattelan's $120,000 banana at Art Basel Miami Beach was removed from display and Foster + Partners launched its sustainability manifesto. Read more View the full article

These new images reveal more details and show the interior designs for late architect Zaha Hadid's residential skyscraper currently under construction in Miami (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Henning Larsen Middle East, and Jason Bruges Studio, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Marcel Wanders, Barber Osgerby, Nokia and more… (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

With London's Pride parade taking place this weekend, here's a look at nine LGBT+ design projects, from a rainbow font to a sex toy for gender-transitioning men. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: The Change Agent flooring collection by US manufacturer Milliken offers a range of earthy colours "to bring the outside in". Read more View the full article

Design firm Søren Rose Studio has used a muted palette in this clinic in New York City designed "to make women and men struggling with hair loss feel comfortable". Read more View the full article

A geometric sculpture grows from a column and branches across the ceiling of the new designer menswear space designed by architect Alex Cochrane for London department store Selfridges. (more…) View the full article

Product news: this chair by San Francisco design studio Mike & Maaike wraps around the sitter to create a refuge in busy interiors. (more...) View the full article

This mosque near Istanbul by Emre Arolat Architects, which features cast concrete walls and a "cave-like" prayer hall, has been shortlisted for this year's Design of the Year award (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London design brand Hulger has installed a chandelier made from their new Baby Plumen light bulbs in The Changing Room, a former fitting room at Dezeen Super Store. (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen, Diébédo Francis Kéré was revealed as the first African architect to design the Serpentine Pavilion, while the Australian equivalent of the commission went to OMA. Read more View the full article