Foster in Mecca | Space-saving living cube | Mies van der Rohe Award shortlist

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.

Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Foster + Partners reveals cascading tower complex for Mecca pilgrims Foster + Partners  has won a competition for a complex of stepped towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, providing accommodation  for pilgrims en route to the world's largest mosque. More ›     Nils Holger Moormann creates space-saving living cube for micro apartments This unit containing sleeping, eating and working areas was designed by Nils Holger Moormann for those living in micro apartments. More ›     Contemporary furniture and richly textured fabrics update "vanilla" home in Hampstead London-based studio Black & Milk has used a neutral colour scheme with rich textures to upgrade the interior of a property completed last year in London's Hampstead. More ›     Sprayed polyurethane lends rocky appearance to orchard house by Šépka Architekti A small concrete stalk supports the bulbous form of this unconventional home  by Czech practice Šépka Architekti, which stands in a steeply sloping orchard on the outskirts of Prague. More ›     Job of the day: project manager at London Design Biennale Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a project manager at the London Design Biennale, which last year showcased projects by Konstantin Grcic, Fernando Romero, and Barber and Osgerby (pictured) at Somerset House. More ›     Constance Guisset designs puffed-up plates for Moustache These plates by Constance Guisset have the illusion of being soft and malleable, but they are actually solid ceramic. More ›     BAMO creates homely interiors with courtyard views for Argentinian law firm A warm palette of wood and concrete lends a domestic feel to these offices for a law firm in the Argentinian town of Monte Buey. More ›     Four volumes join at the centre of black Quebec home by Alain Carle Alain Carle Architecte has completed a home in rural Quebec made up of a cluster of blackened-wood volumes that step down the sloping site. More ›     Elliott + Associates wraps Chesapeake car park in white fins A+Awards: vertical fins clad this Architizer A+Award-winning car park in Oklahoma City to disguise its function by day but reveal the vehicles inside at night. More ›     Piaggio introduces Gita personal cargo droid that follows you around The company behind the Vespa scooter has made its first move into autonomous transportation with a robotic personal helper that carries your belongings for you. More ›     Clive Wilkinson transforms Vancouver department store into headquarters for Microsoft Clive Wilkinson Architects has converted the upper floors of a downtown Vancouver store into an open-plan office for US tech company Microsoft to house its growing Canadian workforce. More ›     40 European architecture projects shortlisted for Mies van der Rohe Award 2017 Finland's first high-rise wooden apartment building and OMA's Fondazione Prada art centre are among 40 projects shortlisted for the European Union's 2017 architecture prize, the Mies van der Rohe Award. More ›     Overseas architects "frantically trying to apply for UK citizenship" as Brexit looms Almost half of all architects working in London come from overseas, according to a survey of practices conducted for Dezeen. More ›       Follow us     Forward this newsletter to a friend You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise