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The tender for President Donald Trump's Mexico border wall has been amended, with more details added about the design requirements and the deadline for submissions extended. Read more View the full article

The 2012 Olympic games begin today and this latticed timber hut on stilts by Hackney architects Studio Weave now marks the direct route from the City of London to the Olympic Park. (more…) View the full article

An installation by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama originally created for the 1966 Venice Biennale has been reconstructed near Philip Johnson's iconic Glass House in Connecticut (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Angular three-dimensional tiles have been used to create textural interest inside and out at this south London house extension, designed by architecture studio Proctor & Shaw. Read more

Architect Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar has imagined extensions for UNESCO sites in Iran that are buildings by Zaha Hadid, Daniel Liebskind and Norman Foster. Read more

News: Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has said he intends to work on fewer projects and may reduce the size of his office following his acceptance of the Pritzker Prize, which he says he did not expect to win. (more...) View the full article

Architecture studio NOARQ has extended a stone villa in Portugal with a bright red cabin perched on thick blocks of granite above the entrance. Read more View the full article

Architecture studio MAPA borrowed elements and colours typically used on colonial-style Chilean houses to create this bright red residence in a winemaking region near Santiago. (more...) View the full article

A network of members-only co-living spaces branded Norm have launched in spots across Europe and the US, which are designed to train guests in the "art of conversation". Read more View the full article

High-tech was the last major architecture style of the 20th century. This overview by Owen Hopkins kicks off our series exploring the high-tech movement. Read more View the full article

This week a museum housing sixteenth century Tudor warship the Mary Rose opened, proposals for transforming New York's Penn station went head-to head and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art expansion broke ground. Scroll on for more highlights and Dezeen Music Project track of the week. (more...) View the full article

The copper tubes that branch across the walls and ceiling of this Amsterdam barber shop by Ard Hoksbergen carry both water and electricity (though not in the same pipes). (more…) View the full article

Harriet Harriss, dean of the Pratt Institute School of Architecture in New York, will speak about the future of design education at Dezeen Day on 30 October. Read more

A labyrinth of brick walls, arches and courtyards are protected from flooding behind a man-made embankment at this open-air community centre in rural Bangladesh (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This 19th century barn in rural Germany has been remodelled into a holiday home and guest house, connected by a huge open hall featuring a network of original wooden trusses (+ slideshow). (more…)

News: Zaha Hadid has hit back at the Japanese architects criticising her Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium design, describing them as "hypocrites". (more…) View the full article

Icelandic singer Björk worked with creatives from the theatre world who tore up the rule book to create a "delicate" set for her Cornucopia tour. Read more View the full article

News: Alex Moulton, the British engineer and designer best known for inventing the small-wheeled Moulton bicycle and the rubber suspension system for the Mini car, has died aged 92. (more…) View the full article

This money box by London designer Sebastian Bergne displays your savings on the wall like a picture. (more…) View the full article

Architects Carmody Groarke have transformed an abandoned canal-side petrol station in north London into a temporary restaurant and events space with fluted walls. (more…) View the full article

BIG architects Bjarke Ingels and Jakob Lange have launched a money-raising campaign to install a huge, inflatable mirrored sphere at this year's Burning Man festival, and are offering "juicy perks" in return for donations. Read more View the full article

London firm Stanton Williams has renovated and extended the Musée d'arts de Nantes, adding a series of extensions including a monolithic structure wrapped in stone and translucent marble to the Beaux-Arts building. Read more View the full article

Italian architect Vincenzo de Cotiis combines recycled fibreglass with precious materials to create his En Plein Air objects, which are currently on show in London. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: the latest watch from AÃRK is a refined version of the Australian brand's bestselling Classic model. (more…) View the full article

Stripy glass screens obscure views between rooms at this dental clinic in Torres Vedras, Portugal, by MMVArquitecto (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article