David Chipperfield Architects has completed a pair of holiday villas inspired by lemon houses on a hillside overlooking Italy's largest lake (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield references historic lemon houses with hillside villas on Lake Garda
Architect Frank Gehry is designing a masterplan for the revitalisation of the Los Angeles River, a barren canal-like waterway that weaves through the California city. More about Frank Gehry revealed as designer of masterplan for LA River
Melbourne-based Tandem Design Studio has designed the interior for a shop that sells both footwear and health products, featuring a complex wooden shelving system that "combines geometries" (+ slideshow). More about Tandem installs elaborate wooden shelving inside Hugg health and footwear store
Pomo summer: Mario Botta's monumental San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was the architect's first building in the US, but was frostily received by critics. Now undergoing a major extension project led by design firm Snøhetta, the building is the next in our summer series on Postmodernism (+ slideshow). More about Postmodern architecture: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art by Mario Botta
Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller has created a new limited-edition banknote for the Brixton Pound, a currency that supports south London's local economy. More about Jeremy Deller designs special-edition note for Brixton Pound
Danish architecture studios BIG, Henning Larsen and Norm have hacked IKEA flat-pack kitchens for Danish company Reform (+ slideshow). More about IKEA kitchens hacked by Danish architects including BIG
New Zealanders are to get a chance to vote on a new flag for their country, which could replace its existing graphic featuring the Union Jack. More about New Zealand announces 40 potential new flag designs
A cross made from two steel I-beams frames the entrance to this bright white funeral chapel in Hungary, by local firm L.Art Architectural Office (+ slideshow). More about L.Art Architectural Office adds white funeral chapel to Hungarian cemetery
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Royal College of Art graduate Frank Kolkman has built an open-source machine that could enable people to perform keyhole surgery on themselves using a Playstation controller (+ movie). More about Designer Frank Kolkman hacks 3D printer components to build DIY surgical robot
French studio Marchi Architectes has completed an asymmetric gabled house featuring a room that functions as a courtyard and a generous corridor that doubles as an art gallery (+ slideshow). More about Chestnuts House in France features a courtyard room and a private art gallery
Italian architecture firm +R Piuerre has converted a dental practice at the top of a Milanese building into a 60-square-metre apartment (+ slideshow). More about Milan dental studio converted into compact two-storey apartment