Lake Flato creates vertical waterfront home in rural Texas
The top floor of this tall holiday home by US studio Lake Flato is situated above the tree line, enabling impressive views of a lake in Texas Hill Country. More
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White finishes and oak panelling warm winter light in Minnesota home by D/O Studio
Minneapolis firm D/O Studio has taken cues from Minnesota's Scandinavian climate and heritage when designing a home that "warms the blue light to pure white", while cultivating vegetation native to the site. More
10 slides from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that offer a slippery alternative to stairs
Slides aren't just for playgrounds – they can offer escape routes from meetings or easy access to your kitchen. This week's roundup from our Pinterest boards showcases 10 homes and offices that find inventive uses for them. More
Electric flying taxi by Lilium successfully completes its first voyage
The "world's first" electric jet plane capable of taking off and landing vertically has successfully completed test flights in Germany. More
SOM reveals designs for 16-hectare "vertical village" in central Bangkok
Skidmore Owings & Merrill has unveiled its vision for One Bangkok: a new district in the centre of the Thai city made up of a family skyscrapers interspersed with green spaces. More
The architecture of MIT: 10 impressive buildings on the tech university's campus
Dezeen is visiting the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the Being Material conference this week. Here's a look at some of the best architecture at the campus, from Frank Gehry's library to Eero Saarinen's chapel. More
"The Design Academy is dead, long live the Design Academy"
As Design Academy Eindhoven searches for yet another creative director, a group of alumni is urging the school to make a choice that enhances the influential school's creativity, rather than its business model. Former student Jules van den Langenberg explains why. More
Tonkin Liu perches "castle-like" residence on Dover's white cliffs
Smooth white walls undulate to create bay windows for this house by British studio Tonkin Liu, which stands on top of Dover's famous white cliffs. More
10 trends from Milan design week that nobody is talking about
Are marble and brass still the hot materials? Has millennial pink been usurped by emerald green? Does anyone actually care? Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs offers a guide to the bigger Milan trends that seem to have slipped under the radar. More
Competition: win a book showcasing the world's best timber architecture
Dezeen is giving away three copies of Wood, a book by author and architect William Hall that celebrates the most innovative and influential wooden buildings from the past 1,000 years. More
Latticed bamboo bridge by Mimesis Architecture Studio references Jiangsu's craft traditions
Mimesis Architecture Studio designed this bamboo-lined bridge in China's Jiangsu Province to celebrate the region's ancient craft industries. More
Optimef aims to revive Romania's watch industry with Memphis-inspired timepiece
Defunct Romanian watch brand Optimef has been revived by two young entrepreneurs, who are reintroducing the iconic Communist-era marque with the launch of a retro timepiece. More
Mountain landscapes inform peaked roof of NBBJ's Nanjing exhibition centre
Skylights top eight angular peaks on the roof of this exhibition centre in the Chinese city of Nanjing by architecture firm NBBJ, funnelling natural light down into the interior. More
Job of the day: architectural assistant at Bompas & Parr
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-II architectural assistant at London-based Bompas & Parr, whose recent installation Grope Mountain is an erotic take on the climbing wall. More ›