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More than 100 trees will adorn the gridded facade of IKEA's city-centre Vienna Westbahnhof store, which will have no car parking spaces. Read more View the full article

Norman Foster has proposed having an architectural competition to design a new home for the UK parliament's upper chamber, if it is relocated from London to York. Read more View the full article

Snøhetta has teamed up with the Wikimedia Foundation to develop a new visual identity for its global organisation that will be generated in partnership with volunteers from around the world. Read more View the full article

Homeware and accessories brand Trame made its debut at Maison&Objet with a collection, Voyages to Meknes, based on the fictional story of Louis XIV's daughter marrying the Sultan of Morocco. Read more View the full article

Al Faya Lodge and Al Bait Hotel offer hospitality that connects travellers with Sharjah dezeen's history says Khawla Al Hashimi, director of project development at Shurooq, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards. Read more View the full article

Artists and designers in India have joined protests against controversial new citizenship laws by sharing posters for use at demonstrations and creating infographics to counter misinformation. Read more View the full article

Douglas-wood fixtures and furnishings feature throughout this Copenhagen restaurant, which local studio Vermland has designed to have a cosy, familial atmosphere. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Flexform has launched its first outdoor furniture collection designed with the help of architect Antonio Citterio. Read more View the full article

A lifestyle brand with "a real soul" has launched in Paris, in a boutique that brings fashion together with furniture and homeware. Read more View the full article

We've selected four roles for architectural assistants available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Tonkin Liu and Claridge Architects. Read more View the full article

A swing suspended from a floating stair and a spiral staircase of polished plaster are some of the details included by architecture studio Cousins & Cousins in a London house. Read more View the full article

The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of its 2020 Honor Awards, which include Snøhetta's Calgary library and the Glenstone Museum in Maryland. 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

ÉCAL graduate Byongseon Bae has given the drill a non-threatening makeover – replacing its complex exterior and characteristic gun shape with a sleek, monochrome design and simplified functionality. Read more View the full article

The brick piers of an old Victorian coach house are incorporated in the facade of this skinny house in New Cross, London, designed by architecture studio Selencky Parsons. Read more View the full article

American firm Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects has refurbished a round, mid-century dwelling that rotates 360 degrees and has created a pool house that doubles as guest quarters. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Architects have the power to make the world more like their ideal dream, Bjarke Ingels told Sky-Frame in an exclusive interview. Read more View the full article

Hopkins Architects has completed the Buhais Geology Park Interpretive Centre on a former prehistoric sea in the emirate of Sharjah, UAE. Read more View the full article

Oki Sato's Nendo has designed three displays at Paris department store Le Bon Marché, including a series of kinetic blossom-like raindrops in the central atrium. Read more View the full article

Developer Avanton has acquired a Grade II-listed Victorian gas holder in London and is exploring plans to turn it into a habitat for alligators as part of a housing development. Read more View the full article

This new logo created by HemingwayDesign for the Dreamland theme part in Margate, England, combines traditional seaside colours with a minimalist aesthetic. Read more View the full article

Sneaker brand APL has opened its first store — a dramatically narrow, runway-like space in Los Angeles with an interior designed by architect Bernard Dubois. Read more View the full article

The sofa is one of the most well-used pieces of furniture in the home, so it's a good way to make a statement. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out seven new designs that do exactly that. Read more View the full article

Sudraba Arhitektüra has reinforced the dilapidated shell of an abandoned 20th-century railway warehouse in Riga and turned it into a concert hall. Read more View the full article

Zaha Hadid's recently completed Miami skyscraper One Thousand Museum – one of the late architect's last buildings – is revealed in a short movie and photography. Read more View the full article