A long, horizontal block is hoisted above the ground on a collection of concrete pods, providing views of paddy fields and mountains for the home, gallery and studio of an embroidery artist in Japan's Shiga Prefecture (+ slideshow). More about Satoru Hirota Architects creates a "floating" home and gallery for an embroidery artist
The Vlotwateringbrug by NEXT Architects will span a river that forms an important natural pathway for the local bat population, and provide shelter for the mammals with a series of covered roosting spots. More about NEXT Architects' bat-friendly bridge to have winter roosts built into its concrete structure
The UK's first new electricity pylon in 90 years has been installed, with six structures designed by Danish architect Erik Bystrup now in place (+ slideshow). More about New pylons by architect Erik Bystrup will "become part of the landscape"
What's the difference between design in America and Europe? Is it harder for designers to make a living in the States? Is there any such thing as American design today? To coincide with the opening of our New York office last month, we asked practitioners, curators and observers in the city to give their views. More about "American taste is different" say New York designers
Dezeen is looking for designers who are harnessing new digital tools to pioneer the future of making things to take part in a new project with Autodesk called Future Makers. If you'd like to be involved, the deadline for submissions is tomorrow! More about Future Makers: last chance to participate
Google has unveiled an interaction sensor that uses radar to translate subtle hand movements into gesture controls for electronic devices, with the potential to transform the way they're designed (+ movie). More about Google's Project Soli turns hand gestures into digital controls using radar
Comments update: Zaha Hadid's shimmering new building for a historic site at the University of Oxford was accused of being "obnoxious" this week. Read on for more on this and the other most commented stories on Dezeen. More about "The building appears to have just fallen from Mars and landed there"
This parking garage in the Miami Design District features a textured facade of perforated metal panels, designed by architecture firms IwamotoScott and Leong Leong, with artist John Baldessari (+ slideshow). More about IwamotoScott and Leong Leong wrap a Miami parking garage in perforated screens
Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter has developed a conceptual house with an integrated outdoor shower, which could be built without permission thanks to a recent change in Sweden's planning rules. More about Waterfall House by Bornstein Lyckefors pushes the limits of a Swedish planning clause
3D-printing pioneer Janne Kyttanen has used the structures of spiderwebs and silkworm cocoons to inform the design of a sofa that he printed in a single piece. More about Janne Kyttanen builds 3D-printed sofa from a minimal mesh
Architects including Steven Holl and Bjarke Ingels have created Lego buildings for an installation by artist Olafur Eliasson on the High Line in Manhattan (+ slideshow). More about OMA, Renzo Piano, BIG and Steven Holl build Lego structures for Olafur Eliasson installation
Milan Expo 2015: this trio of wooden pavilions was designed by Herzog & de Meuron to showcase the principles of the Slow Food movement, which promotes regional gastronomy and a slow pace of life (+ slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron presents an alternative to "pompous and unsustainable" Expo pavilions
A headset that shows cyclists safer routes through the city in realtime and a projectable blind-spot visualisation for buses and lorries are among the speculative prototypes developed by a team from Future Cities Catapult (+ movie). More about Prototype designs use augmented reality to make urban cycling safer