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A slanted roof with a timber underside is elevated above this top-heavy house on the Chilean coast, designed by architects Alvaro Arancibia and Sebastian Coll (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

WOHA has revealed visuals of the self-sufficient Singapore Pavilion for the Dubai Expo 2020, which will have plant covered walls and hanging gardens. Read more

The exterior of this water tower in Chile was designed by architect Mathias Klotz to ripple like a pond disturbed by gentle winds (photographs by Roland Halbe). (more...) View the full article

Product news: London architect Zaha Hadid has designed a curvaceous wine bottle for Austrian winemaker Leo Hillinger. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: this year interiors show Designer Werktag took place in Munich and featured an installation by SOFTlab. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in this exclusive video interview, musician Imogen Heap demonstrates the electronic gloves that allow people to interact with their computer remotely via hand gestures. (more...) View the full article

These felt candle holders by Amsterdam designer Siba Sahabi are inspired by the colours and silhouettes of Istanbul’s skyline at dusk. (more…) View the full article

News: the iconic 1920s Moscow home of Russian avant-garde architect Konstantin Melnikov is showing signs of serious structural damage as work continues on a large complex next door, warn heritage experts and international architects including Rem Koolhaas and Álvaro Siza. (more...) View the full article

Opinion: LACMA's newly inherited Sheats-Goldstein House could place classic mid-century houses at the heart of Los Angeles' cultural revival, says Mimi Zeiger. (more…) View the full article

Architect Artem Zakharchenko-Halytskyi has designed a system of modular shelves made from wooden blades that can lie flat against the wall or pivot to provide a usable surface. Read more

Icelandic product design graduate Búi Bjarmar Aðalsteinsson has created a Fly Factory that breeds insect larvae for human consumption. (more...) View the full article

News: architect David Adjaye has been commissioned to design a fashion hub in Hackney as part of efforts to regenerate the area after the 2011 riots. (more...) View the full article

News: Mail Online - the world's most popular news website and the winner of a design effectiveness award - has described the gov.uk site that yesterday won the Design Museum's Design of the Year award as "boring" and "basic-looking". (more...) View the full article

A controversial new airport is not the biggest threat to Peru's Sacred Valley, home to Machu Picchu, says Peruvian architect Jean Pierre Crousse. Read more

Japanese designer Yusuke Seki has completed a second shop for modern kimono brand Otsuka Gofukuten, juxtaposing the garment with concrete surfaces and layers of green-tinged glass (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architect with fashion brand COS, whose store in Florence is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

Dezeen Mail issue 192 leads with Foster's skinny skyscraper in New York and a new Hollywood campus for arts school Emerson College (pictured), plus includes the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 192 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

This hilltop house by Japanese studio Tato Architects comprises a metal barn on top of a glass box (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Paint brand Dulux has included a "soothing" palette of soft, pastel colours called Dream in its trends forecast for 2019. Read more

We've added a calendar to our World Design Guide, which you can add to your own calendar to keep up with the best international architecture and design events throughout the year. Click here to add World Design Guide to your desktop calendar or copy and paste this link to subscribe: http://www.worlddesignguide.com/worlddesignguide.ics www.worlddesignguide.com View the full article

While commonly known as a tech hub, Silicon Valley is home to a number of impressive residential designs. US reporter Bridget Cogley picks out six stand-out homes in the area. Read more View the full article

News: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has unveiled plans for a tower block shaped like a pine cone with balconies sprouting outwards in all directions, as part of a series of "modern follies" underway in Montpellier, France (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Carmody Groarke has completed a north London house featuring three brick volumes and a grand window facing into woodland, as documented in these images by Swiss-French photographer Hélène Binet. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen is giving away three copies of Surf Shacks, a book of full-colour photography capturing surfers' homes around the world. Read more View the full article

Ukrainian designer Vasiliy Butenko has made a series of pendant lamps by wrapping cotton rope around plastic bottles. (more…) View the full article