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The church of Seliger Pater Rupert Mayer in the town of Poing, near Munich in Germany, is topped with with a ceramic crown clad with 15,000 white, three-dimensional tiles. Read more

Austin Maynard Architects has created a "forever home" for a family of four, by overhauling a dilapidated horse stable, building a curved extension and planting a new garden. Read more View the full article

A faceted roof made from a shimmering copper-bronze alloy covers this extension by British firm Emrys Architects to a pair of Georgian townhouses in London (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The wooden facade of this Toronto property by local practice Williamson Chong Architects is set-back and angled towards a nearby ravine (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Product news: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has designed a collection of glass condiment containers for Italian design brand Alessi. (more...) View the full article

News: an appeals court has blocked the SANAA-designed renovation of iconic former department store La Samaritaine in Paris, which includes a wavy glass facade that critics have compared to a shower curtain. (more…) View the full article

MVRDV has revealed its plans to redevelop the former Mannheim US Army camp in Germany, creating a green mound from demolished barracks and four residential towers that spell out the word home. Read more View the full article

"Deficiencies" introduced during renovation works at Grenfell Tower contributed to fire deaths, according to a leaked report by fire safety experts. Read more View the full article

News: Rem Koolhaas' OMA has won a competition to design a financial office tower in Shenzhen, China, the firm's second building in the city after the soon-to-complete Shenzhen Stock Exchange. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen Music Project: multiple pairs of hands play instruments together in this music video directed by Mathieu Renoult for French producer 20syl. (more...) View the full article

Traditional elements like a bell tower are reinterpreted as pointed protrusions in this sculptural church in Monterrey, designed by architecture studio Moneo Brock. Read more View the full article

In our latest competition, we're offering readers the chance to win an overnight stay for two at W London hotel in Leicester Square. Read more

Dutch studio Personal Architecture has overhauled a traditional townhouse in The Hague by adding mezzanine floors, a glass elevation, a triple-height kitchen and a spiral staircase. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Decovery paint ingredient manufacturer DSM is hosting a talk at Dutch Design Week on the vital role that plant-based paint can play in making the whole design industry more environmentally friendly. Read more

Stockholm 2013: Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune, Monica Förster and Folkform have collaborated with 400-year-old fine metals company Skultuna to produce this collection of brass objects. (more...) View the full article

Els Van Hoorebeeck leads the interior design team at The Office Group, who specialise in designing flexible work spaces. She describes her career progression for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. Read more

A photography series documenting 20 contemporary Japanese homes and their owners joins 500 more examples of Japanese houses on our extensive Pinterest board. Follow us on Pinterest | See more Japanese houses in our archive View the full article

Competition: we're giving readers the chance to win one of five copies of The New Wave in Danish Architecture, a book featuring contemporary projects by Danish architects such as BIG and NORD. (more...) View the full article

This charred timber cabin by Chilean studio DRAA is raised over a hillside on stilts to afford better views of the nearby mountains (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The Opus hotel in Dubai by Zaha Hadid Architects, formed of conjoined towers with a irregular void in the middle, is almost ready to open for guests. Read more

Tokyo-based studio Do Do has used remnants of porcelain to update this ceramics shop and gallery in northwest Japan, and create a new pavilion for hosting workshops. Read more View the full article

We've curated a Pinterest board showcasing the best sculpture design, including Rachel Whiteread's life-sized casts of a staircase and Nendo's acrylic light sculptures. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: over on the Dezeen Watch Store blog, David Adjaye reveals which of our models he wears and Piet Hein Eek explains the design of his first timepiece, plus we've selected the eight best watches for Father's Day this weekend. Check out the Dezeen Watch Store blog » [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

This week, as part of our roundup series of American houses from each of the 50 states, we're featuring Maine, home to a house raised on stilts above a bay and a black cabin in the woods (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has unveiled a slatted timber tower for Los Angeles, featuring a splayed bottom that draws on Marilyn Monroe's "flying skirt" moment. Read more