A monumental granite-clad tower surrounded by artificial hills has been completed by US studio Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects to honour US president Barack Obama. More about Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects completes "intentionally sculptural" Obama Presidential Center
Slender granite columns frame the glazed walls of this compact extension to a home in Dublin, completed by local studio Scullion Architects. More about Scullion Architects brings "romantic sensitivity" to elevated extension in Dublin
US president Donald Trump has announced that he has hired a contractor to repair and repaint the base of the "filthy" Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, which reportedly is prone to leaks. More about Donald Trump to line Washington DC Reflecting Pool in "American flag blue"
Local practice Wiercinski Studio has updated a 1930s villa in Poznań, Poland, creating a total of 45 bespoke, industrial-style fittings and furniture pieces to celebrate Polish craftsmanship. More about Wiercinski Studio designs bespoke, industrial-style furniture for renovation of historic villa
French studio Amelia Tavella Architectes has used irregular blocks of granite to clad the Edmond Simeoni School and Cultural Space, referencing its craggy surroundings in Corsica. More about Amelia Tavella Architectes completes granite-clad school on craggy Corsican coast
Faceted, rock-like forms clad with panels of perforated granite define the Chengdu Natural History Museum in China, which was designed by US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners and local studio CSWADI. More about Mountain landscapes inform perforated-granite-clad Chengdu Natural History Museum
The durable, stain-resistant qualities of granite make it a choice material for kitchens. Our latest lookbook showcases 10 kitchens on Dezeen that celebrate the light-coloured stone. More about Ten kitchens with polished granite surfaces
Exposed finishes that draw cues from the forests and geology of Canada come together in this remote holiday home by Toronto-based architect Studio Paolo Ferrari. More about Studio Paolo Ferrari combines wood and granite for Canadian lake house
Three gabled volumes come together to form this "village-like" coastal residence in Chile called Casa El Pangue by local architecture studio Combeau Arquitectura and Andrea Murtagh. More about Combeau Arquitectura clusters gabled forms for Chilean ocean getaway
Gridded oakwood panels sit alongside rough slabs of granite inside Hiba, a restaurant in Tel Aviv designed by local architecture practice Pitsou Kedem. More about Pitsou Kedem covers Hiba restaurant in Tel Aviv with geometric timber latticework
Architecture and interior design studio Renesa has used green granite to evoke the feeling of alfresco dining at this restaurant, bar and cafe in Punjab, India. More about Renesa creates green granite interior for restaurant in Punjab
Rio de Janeiro-based firm Bernardes Arquitetura has completed a home topped by a dramatic curved roof that is meant to resemble a bird's wing. More about Bernardes Arquitetura tops Rio de Janeiro villa with wing-shaped roof
London-based Heatherwick Studio has created a series of Spun chairs made of granite for its EDEN skyscraper, which recently opened in Singapore. More about Heatherwick Studio recreates Spun chair in granite
American sculptor Matt Byrd has used granite stones found in his hometown in Raleigh, North Carolina to create small abstract sculptures that fit together like puzzle pieces. More about Matt Byrd sculpts Howard collection using salvaged granite
Architecture students collaborated with a women's group in Morocco to design and build a community centre out of stone and earth in the village of Ouled Merzoug. More about Building Beyond Borders uses stone and earth to build Women's House Ouled Merzoug
Indian architecture studio Charged Voids has designed Office 543 around an elliptic meeting room with granite walls, which is a private space among the glass-walled offices. More about Oval-shaped meeting room is centrepiece of granite office in Chandigarh
Architecture studio NOARQ has extended a stone villa in Portugal with a bright red cabin perched on thick blocks of granite above the entrance. More about NOARQ renovates stone villa in Portugal with bright red details
Granite covers almost every surface inside this Sydney Aesop store, which architecture firm Snøhetta has designed to look like a rocky coastline. More about Snøhetta designs Aesop store in Sydney to resemble coastal cliffs
Architects Filipe Pina and Maria Inês Costa have overhauled an abandoned farmhouse in rural Portugal, contrasting its rustic granite walls with a new skin of dark corrugated metal. More about Filipe Pina and Maria Inês Costa bring abandoned Portuguese farmhouse back to life
Stacked boxes clad in stone perch on a rocky outcrop overlooking Durgam Cheruvu Lake in Hyderabad in this house designed by architecture studio CollectiveProject. More about Granite boxes form clifftop house overlooking a lake in India