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Rammed earth adds natural quality to Arizona home by Kendle Design Collaborative
Earthen walls and exterior fins evoking a cactus's skeleton were used by US studio Kendle Design Collaborative to tie the Desert Fairway Residence in Arizona to its natural setting. Read more
Everything you need to know about Trump's White House plans
Four months after the demolition of the East Wing, US president Donald Trump has continued his plans to build a ballroom at the White House. We explain everything you need to know about the controversial architectural project. Read more
Studio Bark unveils larch-clad Orchard House built on green belt in Cheshire
London-based Studio Bark used the so-called "country house clause" to gain permission for this wooden house, which was self-built by its owners on a former orchard in the north of England. Read more
Washlet RW toilet by Toto
Dezeen Showroom: bathroom brand Toto has released a slimline toilet that features enhanced hygiene technology and comfort settings. Read more
Have we passed peak touchscreen?
This week's Dezeen Weekly episode sees us analyse Jony Ive and Marc Newson's interiors for the first electric Ferrari and whether the design signals a revival of the physical button. Read more
Madrid Design Festival exhibition challenges era "defined by overproduction"
Materials ranging from wood and coiled metal to old tripods and motorcycle headlights were used to craft the pieces on display in the Peso y Presencia exhibition at Madrid Design Festival. Read more
ARB announces strategy to "raise standards" in architecture profession by 2030
The Architects Registration Board has set out a five-year strategy intended to address safety, competence and culture in the UK's architecture industry. Read more
Snow-generating stickers help fight climate change effects in ski resorts
With climate change threatening ski towns around the world, recent design graduate Tanay Wadodkar has created a small-scale geoengineering intervention in the form of snow-generating stickers. Read more
L Architects overhauls client's "last home" by revealing its original features
Ceiling board and layers of plaster were stripped down to reveal the original brickwork of this two-storeyed terraced house in Singapore, overhauled by L Architects. Read more
More White House ballroom renderings revealed as CFA approves designs
Members of the advisory council Commission of Fine Arts unanimously voted to approve designs for the White House ballroom expansion, releasing new renderings of the controversial project. Read more
Fabrication Studio designs Toronto ADU to change with the seasons
Local outfit Fabrication Studio has completed an accessory dwelling unit in a private garden in Toronto, clad in copper so that the building can "register time alongside the trees". Read more
Dezeen Agenda features Trolley Bag designed for Lidl by Nik Bentel
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a gridded Trolley Bag designed for Lidl. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
Carlos Ott and Cube 3 design "vertical resort" supertall skyscraper for Miami
Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott and US studio Cube 3 have designed the Delano Residences in Miami, which is set to join a growing number of supertall skyscrapers in the city. Read more
Oko chair by Lucidi Pevere for Connection
Dezeen Showroom: a wooden outer shell contains a pillowy inner seat in this chair, designed by Italian duo Lucidi Pevere for Connection, a sub-brand of British company Flokk. Read more
Kod Arkitekter emblazons fire station facade with Falu red finish
Stockholm studio Kod Arkitekter has created a fire station in Sweden, cladding it in bright red-stained wood to help establish it as a local landmark. Read more
Leopold Banchini Architects draws on prehistoric civilisation for Asympta pavilion
Swiss studio Leopold Banchini Architects has created Asympta, a stone-and-wood pavilion that evokes the "unknown domestic architectures" of prehistoric societies in today's Sicily. Read more
Report names Antoni Gaudí as architect of modernist Catalan chalet
The Government of Catalonia has published a report confirming Antoni Gaudí as the architect of Xalet del Catllaràs, an early 1900s chalet in northern Spain. Read more
"Architecture has informed all the ways I approach design" says Simone Brewster
Architecture is the discipline at the core of creative Simone Brewster's multidisciplinary projects, she tells Dezeen in this interview following the opening of her debut exhibition at London's Design Museum. Read more
Serena Mignatti designs wabi-sabi interior for Thom Yorke's Rome apartment
Architect Serena Mignatti has renovated a historic apartment in Rome for musician Thom Yorke and actress Dajana Roncione, utilising a palette of tactile materials to create an aesthetic informed by the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi. Read more
Delavegacanolasso finishes home in Madrid with tactile material palette
Hand-fired clay tiles, exposed timber and plaster walls bring "essential simplicity" to Rosa María House, a residence near Madrid designed by Spanish architecture studio Delavegacanolasso. Read more