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As America's suburban shopping malls are becoming ghost towns, Aaron Betsky argues that their complex architecture character means that they deserves more serious consideration. Read more

The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes the launch of our high-tech architecture series and a pavement that repairs itself when it rains. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › View the full article

Architect Rem Koolhaas has expressed his excitement at building in Manhattan for the first time, in a movie created to promote his firm OMA's 121 E 22nd residential tower. Read more View the full article

A+Awards: the next in our series of winners from this year's Architizer A+Awards is Emre Arolat Architecture's restoration and expansion of facilities for wealthy visitors at a Turkish marina. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: a historic hotel in China and a cocoon-like guest lodge in Sri Lanka are among the hospitality projects commended in this year's AHEAD Asia Awards. Read more

A pair of steel-clad volumes with pitched roofs and glazed gables provide additional living space behind the ornamental facade of this Victorian terrace in Melbourne (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Patterns of colourful tiles line the walls and counters of this north-east London pizza bar by architects Gundry & Ducker (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Apple has requested the addition of 13 inclusive emojis, including prosthetic limbs, guide dogs and a hearing aid, to better represent people with disabilities. Read more View the full article

Swedish studio Sweco Architects has covered the ceiling of this hair salon in Umeå with 85 green MDF boxes. (more...) View the full article

German car manufacturer BMW has unveiled a one-off, all-electric version of its classic MINI car, to demonstrate its commitment to releasing zero-emissions production vehicles by next year. Read more View the full article

White Red Architects has completed a study room for the members-only area of central London's The British Library, with interiors informed by the building's aesthetic. Read more

See the latest from our new and improved recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Studio Link-Arc, David Chipperfield Architects and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, which recently revealed designs for a space-saving vertical framed bamboo farm (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with NBBJ, Heatherwick Studio, Lee Broom and more... (more…) View the full article

This house in the Norfolk Broads by Platform 5 Architects features steeply pitched gables and shingle cladding intended to reference traditional boat sheds found alongside the surrounding waterways. Read more View the full article

American studio Hazelbaker Rush has created a mountainside residence where the lower levels blend into the rocky site, while the bright white upper volume stands out in contrast. Read more View the full article

Architecture firm Spark wants to use plastic to build a series of elevated beach huts resembling giant pine cones in Singapore. (more…) View the full article

Milan 2012: Copenhagen designers GamFratesi presented this trolley with enormous wheels for Italian brand Casamania in Milan last month. (more…) View the full article

Slideshow: a bronzed box window peers out like a periscope from the auditorium of this cathedral visitor’s centre in Lund, Sweden, by architect Carmen Izquierdo. (more…) View the full article

Product news: Paris designer Inga Sempé has extended her range of little round wall-mounted shelves and dishes for French brand Moustache. (more…) View the full article

American firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has turned a garage close to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house into an education centre for summer residency students. Read more

American firm Morphosis has completed a museum of nature and science in Dallas where visitors begin their tour by taking an escalator journey to the uppermost floor. (more…) View the full article

Comments update: when Apple's Jonathan Ive took to the stage at London's Design Museum, he probably didn't expect his comments on education to become the most hotly debated topic in design this week. (more...) View the full article

Product news: Dutch designer Frederik Roijé has added to his series of candle holders with a design that looks like a bent pipe poking through a wall. (more…) View the full article

Living spaces at this house in Waalre, the Netherlands, are contained within a cluster of concrete structures that incorporate large openings framing views of the surrounding forest. Read more View the full article

Shanghai studio Atelier Deshaus has teamed up with artist Zhan Wang to create a flower-topped pavilion supported by irregularly shaped slabs of stainless steel (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The entire contents of this shop and cafe in Vienna can be hidden away behind a grid of white ceramic tiles. (more...) View the full article