America's most expensive home boasts $250 million price tag
This mansion designed for the "ultimate billionaire" in Bel Air, Los Angeles, has set the record for the priciest home ever listed for sale in the USA. More
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MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple elevates cedar-clad cabin in Nova Scotia on concrete plinths
Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple has completed a coastal dwelling that features wooden shingles, gabled roofs, and concrete fins that elevate the home off the ground to protect it from tidal surges. More
Snøhetta designs pared-back Slack offices in Lower Manhattan
Wooden bleachers and planted screens are intended to evoke New York City's urban courtyards at this headquarters for workplace messaging system Slack, by architecture firm Snøhetta. More
Alberto Bellamoli creates dappled terrazzo tables, bowls and candleholders
Italian designer Alberto Bellamoli has added to the growing trend for terrazzo, unveiling homeware patterned with coloured marble spots. More
Steven Holl unveils Shanghai cultural complex to be built from white concrete
Steven Holl Architects has revealed plans to build a health and cultural complex in Shanghai, comprising a pair of white concrete blocks punctured by the firm's signature cutouts. More
Marc Fornes creates coral-like installation for Orlando convention centre
Strips of curving perforated aluminium are joined together to create this huge branching installation by architect Marc Fornes and his studio The Very Many. More
UK government makes creative industries a pillar of post-Brexit growth plan
The UK government has made the creative sector a priority in its new industrial strategy, signalling what industry representatives are calling a potentially "new, bold and imaginative understanding of business". More
Toshiko Mori uses compressed earth and bamboo for cultural hub in remote Senegalese village
This cultural centre in Senegal by Japanese architect Toshiko Mori was constructed using exclusively local materials and techniques – and has been recognised in the architecture category of the 2017 AIA Awards. More
Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman steps down after 25 years
The prominent editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman, has announced she is departing the magazine after a quarter of a century at the helm. More
Concept apartment by Future Facility gives older residents "revolutionary domestic independence"
This installation at London's Design Museum strips household appliances back to their basics to make operation easier for an ageing population. More
Larissa Johnston arranges minimal London home around plywood box
A plywood box hosts the kitchen and staircase in this minimal maisonette in Islington, which has been reconfigured and extended by local architect Larissa Johnston. More
Job of the day: project architect at Baca Architects
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is a project architect at Baca Architects in London, which designed the UK's "first amphibious house" on the River Thames. More ›
Meike Harde's mirrors sit askew in frames that double as hangers
German designer Meike Harde has created a pair of patterned mirrors for Pulpo with protruding frames that can be used to hang coats or jewellery. More
Sandstone buildings create fortress-like clubhouse surrounded by a moat in Jiaxing
Sandstone blocks face into a central courtyard to create this huge clubhouse complex by More Architecture and AIM Architecture, which is set on an island in Jiaxing, China. More