German architecture collective Modulorbeat stacked concrete components normally used for mine shafts to create a tower housing a tiny sauna on the outskirts of the city of Bochum. More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: four machines trace patterns in piles of sand to reveal plans of buildings, neighbourhoods and cities in this installation at the Israeli Pavilion (+ slideshow). More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: leading international critics and curators have given Dezeen their verdicts on Fundamentals, the architecture biennale curated by Rem Koolhaas, variously describing it as "accomplished", "brilliant" and "taking the piss". More
Copper panels and local timber clad the exterior of this houseboat in the Netherlands by BYTR Architects, which is moored beside a wooded parkland (+ slideshow). More
This week's Dezeen Mail newsletter includes an interview with Rem Koolhaas on the Venice Architecture Biennale and a house with an infinity pool on its roof, plus the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
First the connected home; now the connected garden: designer Yves Behar and entrepreneur Jason Aramburu have created products that monitor soil conditions and automatically water plants when they get thirsty (+ movie). More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: the British pavilion at the biennale charts the nation's Modernism using a fluorescent pink mound of earth, a galloping horse made from LEDs, imagery of social housing and a pair of concrete model cows (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen promotion: Spanish furniture manufacturer Sancal has refurbished its production facility with colourful murals and geometric signage, to mark its 40th birthday. More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: rows of curving translucent panels evoking mountains in traditional Chinese paintings surround scale models of MAD's Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center at this installation in Venice (+ slideshow). More
Concrete ceiling beams and columns have been exposed during the renovation of this central London apartment by local studio Inside Out Architecture (+ slideshow). More
News: department store Selfridges has appointed British architect David Chipperfield to redesign the east side of its flagship store on London's Oxford Street. More
A curving concrete canopy supported by hundreds of columns loops around the perimeter of this renovated beach club in the Azerbaijani capital Baku by Istanbul architects Erginoğlu & Çalışlar (+ slideshow). More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: this year's biennale avoids contemporary architecture and has "nothing to do with design," curator Rem Koolhaas said yesterday while conducting a preview tour. More
Angular timber volumes emanate from the centre of this wine-tasting pavilion in France by h2o Architectes (+ slideshow). More
This ceramic vase by French designer Paul Menand can be stood upright or laid horizontally to adapt to the size of flowers it holds. More
