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A fluted fibreglass wall surrounds this temporary Maggie's Centre in Merseyside, England, designed by London studio Carmody Groarke to offer support to those affected by cancer. (more...) View the full article

Perforated metal shutters give this Buenos Aires apartment building by Esteban-Tannenbaum Architects an ever-changing facade (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a set of diamond-shaped coloured vases for Finnish design brand Iittala (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Movie: in our next exclusive video interview for Moroso, designers Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien claim that the brand was one of the few furniture companies in Italy that would "dare" to invest in their work. (more...) View the full article

John Pawson has applied his signature Minimalist style to the interior of British fashion designer Christopher Kane's first physical retail space (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Milan 2015: dark surfaces appear to be slipping off these glass furniture pieces by Japanese studio Nendo (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

American car manufacturer Ford is developing lighting technology that can automatically detect pedestrians on dark roads and widen headlight beams at low-visibility junctions (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

An angular extension covered in a shiny skin of metal panels marks the entrance to this museum for contemporary art in Beijing, which is housed in a former factory converted by local architecture firm Studio Pei-Zhu (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Opinion: sci-fi films, comic books and wild hypothetical ideas by architectural theorists like Archigram and Cedric Price have helped shape the world we live in today. Darran Anderson identifies the next wave of unwitting futurists who could change the way architecture functions. (more…) View the full article

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all our readers! Browse the latest festive designs and keep up to date with the latest architecture and design news over the holidays by following us on Instagram » This idyllic winter scene was created by rendering studio Forbes Massie, and is among our favourite Christmas cards of 2015. View the full article

South African studio Metropolis has completed a concrete pavilion in the grounds of a house in Cape Town, featuring sheltered seating and dining areas with views of nearby Table Mountain (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Four terraces are concealed behind the multi-tonal stone facade of this house in Kuwait – the Arab state with an impressive legacy of Modern architecture (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Chicago's mayor has suggested moving the proposed location for the controversial museum dedicated to film director George Lucas in order for the project to go ahead. (more…) View the full article

Movie: in this video Dezeen filmed for Hansgrohe, Philippe Grohe and Martin Mongan explain why the bathroom brand has opened a new interactive product demonstration hub in Clerkenwell, London. (more…) View the full article

In response to the growing number of people who work at home and a need for increasingly multi-functional spaces, this writing desk was designed to blend into a modern living room. (more…) View the full article

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

Graduate shows 2016: Central Saint Martins student Tina Gorjanc has proposed a conceptual range of leather accessories made of skin grown from late fashion designer Alexander McQueen's DNA (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A bridge forms the entrance of this house near Tel Aviv by architect Pitsou Kedem, which also features a perforated facade referencing the traditional regional latticework (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen: nominations for awards including the UK's Carbuncle Cup, London Design Museum's Designs of the Year and Finland's most important architecture prize were all unveiled this week. (more…) View the full article

Dutch design studio Overtreders W has used a bold colour palette and an elaborate pipe network to give a concert-hall cafe a cheap but cheerful makeover (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Six months after taking over the creative directorship of Molteni&C and Dada, Belgian architect and designer Vincent Van Duysen has revamped the brand's corporate showroom in Giussano, Italy. Read more View the full article

Dezeen is now the most popular online design magazine in the world, according to statistics from web data firm Alexa. Read 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

New York agency Pentagram has expanded on iconic album artwork by design duo Hipgnosis to create the visual identity for Pink Floyd Records. Read more View the full article

Claesson Koivisto Rune has contrasted the 250-year-old exterior of Bergen's Villa Terminus hotel in Norway with bright and contemporary interiors that reference several design periods. Read more View the full article