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Daniel Libeskind's Swarovski star tops the Rockefeller Center's Christmas tree for a second year. In this interview with Dezeen, the architect says the design, like much of his work, is strongly influenced by his experience as an immigrant. Read more View the full article

Argentinan studio Carolina Vago Arquitectura has added a metal and glass volume on top of old horse stables to create this rural holiday home. Read more View the full article

Portuguese studio Fala Atelier has used a mint green floor to brighten up the interior of a two-bedroom apartment in Porto. Read more View the full article

Petal-like cladding wraps around this 80,000-seat stadium, which forms the centrepiece of NBBJ's riverside Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in China. Read more View the full article

Infographics that reporter Harry Stevens created to explain how coronavirus spreads have become the most-viewed story ever published on The Washington Post. Read more View the full article

The American Institute of Architects has cancelled its annual conference, which was set to take place in a month, as the US continues to battle the spread of coronavirus. Read more View the full article

Studio Seilern Architects has built two restaurants at the top of Mount Gütsch – The Gütsch by Markus Neff and The Japanese by The Chedi Andermatt – at the Andermatt ski resort in Switzerland. Read more View the full article

As part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, we've rounded up some of the best furniture, homeware and lighting designs from the Offsite Online: Selects group show. Read more View the full article

Tokyo studio Shuichiro Yoshida Architects have completed a tall narrow toilet block in Chikusei City, Japan. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Two ex-Samsung engineers from tech company CoreDAR have designed a tiny LiDAR device called Glamos that can turn any screen into an interactive, but touchless, touchscreen. Read more View the full article

Dezeenwire: Den Norske Opera & Ballett by Snøhetta and Open-Air-Library by KARO* with Architektur+Netzwerk have been jointly awarded the 2010 European Prize for Urban Public Space. Related: See our story about the Open-Air-Library by KARO* See our story about Den Norske Opera & Ballett by Snøhetta More details in the press release below. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2010: Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana have designed a range of furniture for Italian brand Edra, including this storage unit entirely concealed by dangling lengths of raffia. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition to redevelop the Dynamo Moscow Stadium and surrounding park in Moscow. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese architects Coo Planning have created this house in Osaka, Japan, with an interior on stepped levels entirely finished in timber boards. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: visitors to the Romanian Pavilion in the Giardini di Castello at the Venice Architecture Biennale are invited to experience the population density of Bucharest, one at a time. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This three-storey house in Ekoda, Tokyo, has undergone a renovation by Suppose Design Office to create six apartments, including the transformation of a rooftop conservatory into a bathroom. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has designed a range of objects for traditional Japanese ceramics company Choemon. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: the second design by new Hong Kong watch brand Ziiiro, called Mercury, is now available at Dezeen Watch Store. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Designers Scott, Rich and Victoria of London and Auckland have created this collection of oak and metal furniture. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The curled staircase is at the heart of a media centre by German studio Wurm + Wurm outside Strasbourg, Germany. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Brussels designer Alain Gilles has designed this modular storage system for Italian brand Casamania. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

For those who’d rather be woken by a gentle breeze or the smell of coffee that a shrill alarm, Royal College of Art graduate Ki Hyun Kim has designed a clock that wakes users with the electrical appliance of their choice. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Fir trusses create triangles that meet in the middle of the ceiling at a community hall in California designed by Siegel & Strain Architects. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Space: designer Jan Rose exhibits furniture and lighting made of knitted steel and leather at Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: the Design Council in the UK is to appoint a new director for Design Council CABE following the announcement that Diane Haigh has left the post. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article