Taiwan builds glass-slipper church for fairytale wedding photographs
A church shaped like a giant version of Cinderella's fabled glass slipper has been built in Taiwan to entice female visitors. More
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AIA reveals winners of 2016 Honor Awards for the year's best American architecture
A Dallas art museum by Thom Mayne, a spiritual retreat at Stanford University and Jeanne Gang's Chicago boathouse are among the 18 recipients of prestigious design awards given by the American Institute of Architects (+ slideshow). More
London architect to build Islamic faith museum in Mecca
London-based Mossessian Architecture has won a competition to design the Makkah Museum, a new building dedicated to the Islamic faith in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (+ movie). More
Alejandro Aravena's Innovation Center UC photographed by Cristobal Palma
These new shots by Chilean photographer Cristobal Palma reveal the monumental cube structure of the UC Innovation Center – Anacleto Angelini by 2016 Pritzker Prize laureate Alejandro Aravena (+ slideshow). More
United Nude abstracts a Lamborghini to create faceted Lo Res sports car
This polygonal black form is actually a sports car, which Dutch footwear brand United Nude designed by simplifying a classic Lamborghini (+ slideshow). More
Job of the week: senior landscape architects at Martha Schwartz Partners
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a call for senior landscape architects at Martha Schwartz Partners in London, whose projects include an artificial dune landscape for the Qatar Petroleum headquarters in Doha (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Thonet launches colourful outdoor versions of iconic Bauhaus chairs
Movie: Thonet is launching an outdoor range of classic chairs by Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, reveals CEO Thorsten Muck in this exclusive movie Dezeen produced for the German brand. More
Grand window fronts peaceful courtyard inside Abraham Cota Paredes' V House
A spindly crucifix-like frame supports a huge window overlooking a patio inside this Mexican residence by architect Abraham Cota Paredes (+ slideshow). More
Printabowl uses 3D printing to create sculptural marijuana bongs
Seattle startup Printabowl has created water pipes for smoking pot that are intended to be put on display rather than be hidden "in a shoebox under your bed". More
Perforated shutters animate facade of Melbourne house by Jackson Clements Burrows
Perforated screens cover the windows of this cement-clad house in Melbourne by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects, allowing light from within to shine through circular openings (+ slideshow). More
Arrokabe Arquitectos creates all-new interior for 18th-century Spanish house
Behind the traditional facade of this Spanish townhouse, Arrokabe Arquitectos has created a contemporary interior featuring a wave-shaped ceiling, a floating staircase and an attic music room. More
David Bowie Is... curator selects five creative moments that helped shape the musician's career
A touring exhibition dedicated to David Bowie is extending its opening hours to meet demand following his death on Sunday. V&A curator Victoria Broackes, who helped organise the show, picks her highlights. More
Herzog & de Meuron launches Objects shop to sell its furniture and homeware
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has launched an online shop to sell its collection of design objects, including coat hangers, stools and lighting. More
Dezeen Mail issue 288 features this week's biggest stories in architecture and design
This week's Dezeen Mail features reactions to Alejandro Aravena being named 2016 Pritzker laureate, illustrated tributes to David Bowie and the latest row between Zaha Hadid and the organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Y-3 creates flight suits for Virgin Galactic pilots on world's first commercial space flights
Astronauts piloting Virgin Galactic's commercial space flights will suit-up in these one-piece uniforms by Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas' brand Y-3 (+ movie). More
Janet Echelman's illuminated 1.8 installation billows above London's Oxford Circus
American artist Janet Echelman has suspended a billowing woven sculpture based on data captured from the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami above London's busy Oxford Circus junction (+ slideshow). More
Henning Larsen gets go-ahead for ring-shaped extensions to a Danish hospital
Work is set to begin on a trio of circular buildings designed by Henning Larsen Architects for a hospital in Denmark. More
Zaha Hadid refuses to hand over copyright for unpaid Japan stadium designs
The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are refusing to pay Zaha Hadid for her scrapped stadium design until she gives up all copyright on the project and signs a gagging order. More
Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s museum and film centre in Berkeley will open this month
New York-based Diller Scofidio + Renfro has added a sculptural metal volume to a 1930s printing plant to form the new home for the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in California (+ slideshow). More
Mae Architects gives second life to unloved Hillington Square housing estate
Demolition isn't the only solution to the problem of the UK's troubled housing estates according to architect Alex Ely, whose firm Mae Architects is renovating a series of 1960s slab blocks in Norfolk (+ slideshow). More