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This week on Dezeen has been all about twisted buildings, as BIG released designs for twisting skyscrapers in Miami (below) and a spiralling observation tower shaped like a honey-dipper for Phoenix (above) plus here's our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. (more...) View the full article

Bay windows with colourful house-shaped frames extend from the front of this nursery school in the city of Sendai, which was designed by Tokyo-based architect Masahiko Fujimori. Read more View the full article

Opinion: designer Hella Jongerius and theorist Louise Schouwenberg today launch their manifesto, titled Beyond the New: a search for ideals in design. Here we exclusively publish the full text, in which the pair argue that "design has become an impoverished field" and propose a new idealistic agenda for the profession. (more…) View the full article

Citroën has revealed its vision for the future of mobility in cities – the Ami One Concept electric vehicle, which is designed to be both an alternative to shared bikes and cars. Read more

This week 3D printing has been high on the agenda with projects exploring the technology’s cultural impact at the Istanbul Design Biennial and a fair showcasing the equipment in London. (more…) View the full article

Targeted at swimmers, the second version of the divisive Apple Watch has been unveiled, along with the iPhone 7 and AirPod wireless headphones. (more…) View the full article

OMA has won a competition to build The Link hotel and department store in Vienna, which will be topped by a series of public rooftop gardens. Read more

This week we've selected the top roles on Dezeen Jobs for interior architects including vacancies at British fashion brand Burberry and global architecture firm Conran + Partners. Read more

From back-to-front high heels that force the body into awkward shapes, to concrete shoes that are too heavy to lift, designers seem intent on creating footwear that is almost impossible to walk in. Zaha Hadid, Studio Swine and Benjamin John Hall are among the culprits. See more impractical footwear » View the full article

This holiday home by Swiss architects Hurst Song Architekten is partly embedded in the steep slopes of the Swiss Alps (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Patrick Blanc, the inventor of living walls, has completed his latest vertical garden, covering the side of a five-storey Parisian block with waves of 7600 plants (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Tubular legs and armrests define this colourful collection of metallic outdoor furniture created by Mexican designer Christian Vivanco. Read more View the full article

Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has created a graffiti-covered furniture collection for Paris studio Galerie Kreo, which takes cues from brutalism and the urban landscape. Read more View the full article

Architecture projects from 68 different countries have been shortlisted for awards at this year's World Architecture Festival, including a concept for ever-expanding housing in Syria, a plant-covered hotel in Vietnam and a sprawling museum in Palestine. Read more View the full article

Perforated concrete blocks create patterns of light and shadow inside this mortuary in the Portuguese village of Vila Caiz by architects Raul Sousa Cardoso and Graça Vaz (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Central Saint Martins graduate Qiang Huang has created a range of unfinished furniture bases that need to be completed by adding components from discarded shared bikes. Read more

In this week's comments update, readers are debating the need for faux-meat foods, following the unveiling of a 3D-printed vegan steak.

This week on Dezeen: our roundup of this week's top stories kicks off with Zaha Hadid's mountain-top museum (pictured), and also includes Daniel Libeskind's pointy tower proposal for Jerusalem. (more…) View the full article

Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: Swedish firm White Arkitekter has installed a barn-like structure in the centre of London's Clerkenwell, which is dedicated to the area's creative past and present (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

We continue our high-tech architecture series by looking at the highly flexible and adaptable Herman Miller Factory in Bath, which was designed by Terry Farrell and Nicholas Grimshaw in 1976. Read more View the full article

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Arvinius + Orfeus to give away five copies of a book about Danish studio BIG's patterned park in Copenhagen. (more...) View the full article

This week’s issue of Dezeen Mail leads with the Porsche Pavilion at a German theme park that’s been likened to Apple’s Magic Mouse (above), plus new jobs, competitions and music. Read Dezeen Mail issue 115 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

A door and deep-framed window are set into the glass house-shaped facade of this cupcake shop in Taiwan by J.C. Architecture. (more...) View the full article

Milan 2014: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are launching a collection of glass furniture in Milan for Italian brand Glas Italia. (more...) View the full article

A curving wall of rammed earth channels a stream of water around the edge of this horse riding centre near Melbourne, by London studio Seth Stein Architects and local firm Watson Architecture + Design (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article