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Architecture firm Waugh Thistleton has unveiled plans to build a timber-framed office block in London's Shoreditch that will reveal its state-of-the-art structure through a series of vertical slices. (more…) View the full article

Milan 2016: to celebrate design magazine Domus's 1,000th issue, Italian research studio Fabrica has designed a shop window that matches Pantone's pastel pink and blue colours of the year (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Panoramic windows puncture the grey brick walls of this guest house, designed by South Korean studio Z Lab to optimise views of Jeju island's picturesque coastline (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Japanese practices Sasaki Architecture and Atelier O have transformed the ground level of a 40-year-old warehouse in Tokyo into a gallery for traditional Hina dolls (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Porto studio NPS Arquitectos has renovated a pair of matching townhouses and added a contemporary linking building to create a new headquarters for the Portuguese Architectural Association (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Sliding windows make up the facade of this apartment building in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, allowing residents to expose their living spaces to the elements (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

An apartment in Tel Aviv with herringbone flooring went viral on our Pinterest channel this week, so we've chosen to count down our top 10 most-pinned homes with parquet detailing (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Ponds fed by the Yellowstone River provide natural water features around this home by Hughes Umban Hower Architects, located on a ranch in Big Timber, Montana (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Philippe and Richard Grohe are to leave their management roles at Hansgrohe SE, the company their grandfather founded 115 years ago. Read more View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architecture assistant at Rodić Davidson Architects in London, which recently built a black-stained house on Dungeness beach (pictured). See more stories about Rodić Daividson Architects, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an intermediate architect at Formwerkz Architects in Singapore, which took references from traditional Islamic design to create the intricately patterned and moulded surfaces of this mosque (pictured). More › View the full article

This extension to a 1930s bungalow in suburban Sydney features glass walls, protruding box windows and decorative brickwork that pays tribute to the building's heritage. Read more View the full article

Architects have attacked the culture of cost-cutting and "value-stripping" in UK construction, which they believe contributed to the fatal Grenfell Tower fire. Read more View the full article

Figures on the London creative scene have tweeted their surprise and delight over the news that social-housing pioneer Neave Brown is to receive the RIBA Royal Gold Medal. Read more View the full article

Copenhagen studio Moebe has designed a storage system that can be assembled without tools and uses wooden wedges to hold its shelves in place. Read more View the full article

The founders of Containerwerk discuss the benefits of building with recycled shipping containers in this movie Dezeen filmed for the German start-up company at Milan design week. Read more View the full article

Architects and designers can take an activist approach to instigate social change, according to participants in this year's Beirut Design Week. Read more View the full article

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has revealed that its major fashion exhibition next year will explore the ostentatious and humorous aesthetic of "camp". Read more View the full article

Atlanta is gearing up to host the 53rd Super Bowl this weekend, so we've put together a guide to the Southern US city's most interesting buildings in case American football isn't your thing. Read more

Moncler has unveiled a collection of padded full-length evening dresses by Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli at Milan Fashion Week. Read more

Shanghai furniture brand Stellar Works has for the first time launched products in China rather than Milan, unveiling pieces by Neri&Hu, Jens Risom and Space Copenhagen at the Design Shanghai fair. Read more

We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to the best uses of rammed earth in architecture, including a Chinese art museum with clay-heavy earth walls and a small shelter on the desert campus of Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›

A pair of stone barns on a castle estate in southwest Sweden have been turned into a boutique hotel and restaurant with interiors designed by Kristina Wachtmeister. Read more

Grey walls meet oxblood-coloured fixtures in this apartment in the Belarusian capital, overhauled by local studio Thirdwave Architects. Read more

Jean Philippe Vassal, co-founder of Lacaton and Vassal Architects, is giving the 29th annual architecture lecture at the Royal Academy of Arts in London tonight. Watch the lecture here live from 6:30pm UK time. Read more