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A barrel-vault topped with corrugated steel forms the dramatic pine living space within this summer cabin near the town of Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark. Read more

GGLL Atelier has converted a villa in Cascais, Portugal, into a monolithic office building featuring a smattering of square holes that let dappled light reach the interior (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A new training facility in Canada by global firm Perkins + Will consists of two interlocking volumes embedded in a gentle slope, resulting in a split-level layout and different facades. Read more View the full article

Clerkenwell Design Week 2013: Spanish atelier MUT patterned these tiles with shapes that look like overlapping pieces of coloured paper. (more...) View the full article

Cane furniture, tiled floors and mint green upholstery fill this glasshouse-inspired cafe in Manila, Philippines, by Danish studio GamFratesi. Read more

Patent applications have been filed on behalf of a machine called Dabus that used AI to design a plastic food container and a flashing light. If successful it would be the first time a machine has been recognised as the owner of a design by patent offices. Read more

A mesh for climbing plants wraps the angular balconies of this apartment block in Alpine Switzerland, completed by Buchner Bründler Architekten. Read more View the full article

The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes a proposal to re-freeze sea water in the Arctic and seesaws installed on the US-Mexico border wall so children in both countries can play together. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›

Warsaw office MFRMGR has revealed designs to revitalise a former Polish observation tower in the Baltic Sea to create a base for water sports enthusiasts and researchers, accessible only by boat. (more...) View the full article

The Google-inspired fad for slides and ping-pong tables has had a damaging impact on the workplace, according to office design expert Jeremy Myerson. (more…) View the full article

With the Euro football championship now underway, we've collected together everything you need to know about six of the tournament's key venues, including a brand new stadium by Herzog & de Meuron. (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

Cruciform windows are carved through the bush-hammered stone walls of this marble-lined church on Mount Lebanon, designed by Paris-based architect Maroun Lahoud (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This shimmering metal-clad factory in Osaka was designed by Japanese architect Takeshi Hamada to echo the clean and fashionable style of the company's employees (+ slideshow) (more...) View the full article

This week's Dezeen Mail features a selection of designer Christmas cards, 10 of the best houses published on Dezeen in 2015 and Zaha Hadid's controversial reaction to Kengo Kuma's plan for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium. Read Dezeen Mail issue 285 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Dezeen has teamed up with Society6 to offer readers the chance to win either a coffee or side table printed with a design of their choosing, in our latest competition. Read more

Istanbul Design Biennial: Rotterdam design studio Minale-Maeda has devised a set of 3D printed plastic connectors that combine with standard wooden parts so that anyone can make these four items of furniture. (more…) View the full article

Measured Architecture has completed a family residence in Vancouver that features an exterior made from blackened steel and wood-marked concrete (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

EMBT has completed a Maggie's Centre for cancer care at an art nouveau-hospital in Barcelona, with interiors designed by Patricia Urquiola. Read more

Studiomama has converted the upper floors of a 300 year-old building in Stockholm's medieval old town to create a pair of 200-metre-square apartments with built-in wooden fittings (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

An unassuming storefront in a small Nebraska town flips down to become a 100-seat theatre, which artist Matthew Mazzotta installed to reinvigorate the neglected main street. Read more View the full article

News: Google is suspending sales of its controversial Glass augmented reality headsets in order to "graduate" the product, which is being given its own research division. (more…) View the full article

Exclusive: BIG founder Bjarke Ingels says Google's ambitions for its Silicon Valley campus had to be reigned in to create a unique working environment that is "buildable and doable" (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

New York 2016: the shape of this hand-blown lemonade glass by British designer Max Lamb mimics the silhouette of two lemons stacked on top of each other (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Forty-two identical windows puncture the exterior of this house in Japan by Tato Architects, which also features a staircase that leads onto a piece of furniture (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article