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Spanish studio Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos has created an arts centre in Madrid by installing a demountable structure behind the concrete walls of an old industrial building (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The Jenga-like form of Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron's residential skyscraper in Tribeca, New York, has been captured by Instagram users ahead of its imminent completion. (more…) View the full article

French artist Didier Faustino has included a salacious hole in the centre of this ornately framed silver mirror. (more…) View the full article

Mexican firm PPAA Arquitectos has used board-marked concrete to frame a patio on the rooftop of this house in Mexico City, where residents can lounge in a hammock. Read more

Portuguese studio Belém Lima Arquitectos has perched a pair of gabled cabins on the edge of a dam in northern Portugal to provide a public boathouse and cafe (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Plaster, concrete and shiny steel merge to form the greyscale interiors of this menswear store in Zhengzhou, China, which has been designed by Atelier Tao+C. Read more

Fashion designer Raf Simons has unveiled his latest footwear collection for Adidas, with colours and materials taken from retro astronaut apparel (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: architects and designers are invited to submit entries to this year's A' Design Awards (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A concert hall in Poland featuring concrete and crushed brickwork impressed readers this week, so we've visited the Dezeen archives to create a Pinterest board full of awe-inspiring performance venues. Others include a spiky building shortlisted for last year's Mies van der Rohe Award and Herzog & de Meuron's part-completed Hamburg Elbphilharmonie. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more concert halls in our archives View the full article

This timber and concrete beach house in Victoria by Australian firm Wolveridge Architects conceals all its windows behind louvred shutters and has courtyards tucked into its sides (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

From a snow-covered gabled home to clifftop residences, Canada's residential architecture continued to boom this year. Bridget Cogley selects 10 highlights to continue our review of 2019. Read more View the full article

Bacteria cultures grown on resin plates decorated these LED lamps by designer Jan Klingler, on show as part of the Young Swedish Design exhibition at ArkDes in Stockholm. Read more

London studio 6a Architects designed these student halls at the University of Cambridge's Churchill College to pay homage to the "picturesque Brutalism" of the original 1960s campus architecture. Read more View the full article

Architect Philipp Bretschneider has perched a garden viewpoint on a picturesque Mallorcan hillside, using the steel structure to frame views across the Mediterranean Sea (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: Danish furniture brand Muuto has chosen a lamp that bends like a fishing rod as the winner of its annual Nordic design award for emerging talents. (more…) View the full article

Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has revamped Cassina's showroom in Midtown Manhattan for her first major project since joining the Italian furniture brand as art director (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

We’ve just added a new board to Pinterest compiling all the best photos of libraries from the pages of Dezeen. We now have over 2000 followers on Pinterest – join in here. See all of our stories about libraries. View the full article

Business news: design brand Tom Dixon has been sold by its Swedish owners to a British investment company, it has emerged. (more…) View the full article

London firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has revealed details of a concept for a bamboo-framed vertical farm that could provide an alternative to traditional land-intensive farming. (more…) View the full article

This Tel Aviv apartment by Israeli architect Ranaan Stern features several rooms arranged around a large living space and long corridor (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Water flows in seemingly impossible ways across this liquid-resistant fountain by London designer Arthur Carabott (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Architect Renzo Piano has been called upon to lead reconstruction efforts in towns left devastated by the earthquake that struck central Italy last week, and to mitigate against future disasters. (more…) View the full article

News: a record-breaking 53 skyscrapers over 200 metres high were completed in Asia in 2013, accounting for three-quarters of the year's tallest new buildings, according to the latest industry report. (more...) View the full article

Connecticut is the focus of this week's roundup of American houses, where our favourites include a bright red artist's studio overlooking Long Island Sound and an affordable dwelling in New Haven designed by Yale architecture students (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Menswear designer Craig Green's latest contribution to the Moncler Genius project are voluminous puffer ensembles that can be deflated for travelling. Read more View the full article