Mexican housing block by MMX features offset volumes and open corridors
Cavities help to bring daylight and fresh air into each of the homes that make up this residential block in Mexico City designed by architecture firm MMX (+ slideshow). More
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Foster + Partners unveils design for crystalline skyscraper now underway in Dubai
Work has begun on a chamfered glass skyscraper designed by Foster + Partners for Dubai's financial district, which will offer occupants views of the world's tallest building. More
Sugary treats influence Campana brothers' Candy Collection lamps for Lasvit
Maison&Objet 2016: colourful sweets sold at Brazilian markets influenced these glass lights designed by Humberto and Fernando Campana for Czech brand Lasvit (+ movie). More
"Toys have become small plastic tablets of moral code that we hand down to the next generation"
Opinion: toy makers have designed a disturbingly codified world for children that says more about adult self-loathing than how kids really want to play, says Sam Jacob. More
US job of the week: project architect/manager at Studio MM
Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs for a project architect/manager at Studio MM in New York, whose projects include a weekend retreat on the edge of a creek (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Scholten & Baijings' Ottoman daybed for Moroso "started with the textile"
Movie: in our next exclusive movie for Moroso, Carole Baijings of Scholten & Baijings explains how the design duo's new seating range for the Italian brand was designed around the fabric. More
Freshwest creates corrugated iron office on a riverside terrace in Wales
This small office space by Freshwest features an inverted roof, corrugated metal siding and a folding glass door that opens onto the banks of the River Teifi in west Wales (+ slideshow). More
Competition: win a Patina Lighter Case from Tetra
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Tetra, an online shop dedicated to smoking accessories, to give readers the chance to win a patinated brass lighter case. More
Steven Holl, Levenbetts and Leong Leong "unpack the cube" for a New York exhibition
American firms Steven Holl Architects, Levenbetts and Leong Leong have produced cube-themed objects and sculptures for a new exhibition at Manhattan's Chamber gallery. More
Zaha Hadid extends Silene jewellery line for Aziz and Walid Mouzannar
Architect Zaha Hadid has created a range of new jewellery pieces to accompany her 18-karat white gold cuff for Lebanese jewellery house Aziz and Walid Mouzannar (+ slideshow). More
Ste Marie's Vancouver restaurant interior is based on a fictional muse
Materials and furniture used throughout this Vancouver restaurant were influenced by traditional Italian osterias and a fictitious patriarchal figure named Savio Volpe (+ slideshow). More
MdAA creates elevated bedroom "like a treehouse" inside Rome apartment
Inside Festival 2015: Massimo d'Alessandro explains how his studio MdAA transformed an old stable into an apartment by creating a treehouse-like room raised from the floor on a single column (+ movie). More
SOM reveals new images of Manhattan West skyscrapers spanning rail yards in New York City
Architecture firm SOM has released new renderings of Manhattan West – a mixed-use development including a trio of towers that will be built next to New York's massive Hudson Yards (+ slideshow). More
Job of the week: associate/senior architect at Mikhail Riches
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for an associate/senior architect at Mikhail Riches in London, whose projects include a housing development featuring stepped and angled roofs (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
2016 heralds beginning of the "megatall" skyscraper era
The number of skyscrapers over 600 metres high – known as "megatalls" – is set to more than double in the next few years, say experts. More
Moxon Architects unveils plans for slender footbridge in London's King Cross
Moxon Architects has designed a pedestrian bridge with an extremely thin steel base to span Regent's Canal in London, as part of the major regeneration works underway near King's Cross station. More
Claesson Koivisto Rune patterns leather rugs to look like fields from above
Stockholm 2016: Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune's collection of stitched leather rugs for its Inde/Jacobs gallery in Texas are going into production with textile brand Ogeborg (+ slideshow). More