Interview: on the anniversary of the Japanese tsunami of 2011, Japanese architect Kengo Kuma explains how the catastrophe made him rethink his attitude to architecture. More about Kengo Kuma urges architects to "be humble"
This wooden extension to a house in Paris by MIR architectes and Nicolas Hugoo has an angular roofline that frames a window at the front and wraps around a terrace at the rear (+ slideshow). More about Angular wooden extension to a house in Paris by MIR architectes and Nicolas Hugoo
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen has become the latest guest editor of Belgian fashion publication A Magazine Curated By. More about Iris van Herpen curates a fashion magazine
Faceted four-legged metal structures line the route through this landscaped park in the Chinese city of Chongqing by landscape architects Martha Schwartz Partners (+ slideshow). More about Perforated metal pavilions by Martha Schwartz Partners rise above Fengming Mountain Park
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas has released more details of the Venice Architecture Biennale he is curating this year and revealed his aim to disconnect the exhibition from the current state of architecture, which he says "is not in good health". More about Venice Biennale 2014 will "sever connections with contemporary architecture" says Rem Koolhaas
News: this desk with a solar panel in the writing surface by Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel generates electricity to recharge gadgets using a process similar to photosynthesis. More about The Current Table by Marjan van Aubel features a solar panel for charging mobile phones
London architecture firm DH Liberty has added an installation of reclaimed bottles to this figure-of-eight shaped office in a converted Shoreditch warehouse (+ slideshow). More about Industrial-style offices by DH Liberty mix reclaimed objects with minimal aesthetic
This cube-shaped house in Ibaraki Prefecture with small square windows dotted around its facades is the second project we've featured by Japanese studio Kichi Architectural Design (+ slideshow). More about Kichi Architectural Design completes cube-shaped House of Kubogaoka
French designer Aleksandar Dimitrov has created a 3D-printed accessory for the humble toilet-paper tube, allowing users to effortlessly convert it into a pen holder (+ slideshow). More about Toilet paper tube converted into 3D-printed pen holder by Aleksandar Dimitrov
Japanese studio Kichi Architectural Design has converted a farmyard barn in Ibaraki Prefecture to create a simple home and office featuring exposed wooden ceilings and an angular partition wall (+ slideshow). More about Renovated Japanese barn contains home and office by Kichi Architectural Design