Dezeen promotion: a concrete grocery store converted into a boutique hotel and a series of remote timber-frame cabins on the Namibian coast are some of the projects shortlisted in the 2019 AHEAD MEA awards. More
An abstracted Lamborghini, a scrunched-up bike and a motorcycle operated by a smartphone are among the pieces showcased in an exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. More
British designer John Pawson has applied his signature minimalist aesthetic to a Barbican flat, which is simply arranged around a timber volume. More
Architects Luigi Valente and Mauro Di Bona have renovated the former church of Saint Rocco in southern Italy into a theatre with a black and white interior. More
New York's Studio Robert McKinley aimed to avoid the typical aesthetic of "antlers or plaid and reclaimed wood" when creating this boutique hotel from four buildings in Hudson Valley. More
We've rounded up eight overhauled São Paulo apartments that show off Brazilian architecture talent, including a home for an illustrator and a renovated 1950s residence. More
Vancouver studio Ste Marie has designed a cafe in the city wrapped in tiles as a riff on cosy, compact Spanish tapas bars. More
Brickwork, terrazzo surfaces and green-hued furnishings add character to the interiors of this east London townhouse, which has been renovated and extended by architecture studio HÛT. More
Architect André Fu has used pieces from his homeware collection to furnish a model apartment inside the Jean Nouvel tower rising above New York's Museum of Modern Art. More
Preservation and hospitality organisation Wildland has collaborated with Groves-Raines Architects to convert former clergy living-quarters into an intimate guesthouse in the Scottish highlands. More
Sneha Divias Atelier has swapped stereotypical primary colours for neutral tones inside this restaurant in Dubai, which is designed specifically for children. More
Foster + Partners has completed its latest Apple Store in Miami with an undulating white concrete roof that draws on the city's art deco buildings. More
American firm M-Rad has created a compact, movable cabin with design elements to accommodate people with disabilities, including a shower with a seat and doorways wide enough for a wheelchair to pass through. More
Architecture studio Bornstein Lyckefors has designed a series of restaurants in Sweden and Denmark that centre around a terrain for playing pétanque. More
American firm Supernormal has created a nursery and preschool in the Boston area that features sculptural volumes wrapped in vibrant wallpaper and open play areas illuminated by speckled daylight. More
Warm and tactile materials help create a domestic feel inside this north London homeless shelter, which Holland Harvey Architects has created inside a former supermarket. More
Plaster surfaces and paved stone floors feature inside this deli-cum-eatery in Melbourne, which Studio Esteta's co-director has designed to reflect her Italian roots. More
Brooklyn designer Michael Yarinsky has renovated a home on Long Island's eastern-most tip with crisp white interiors, several lights by Ladies & Gentleman and ethereal Calico wallpaper. More
A farmhouse hotel in South Africa's Cape Winelands has opened a plant-filled dining space, designed by Malherbe Rust Architects to pay tribute to the history of the spice trade. More
Sculptural bees nests encased in transparent boxes are the focal point of Simone Rocha's new store that has opened in Hong Kong. More