Renzo Piano Building Workshop has cantilevered the gallery and performance spaces at the top of this off-white arts school, which was designed for Columbia University's new campus in Upper Manhattan. More about Renzo Piano designs top-heavy arts centre for Columbia University
New company Brandless has taken minimalist packaging to the extreme by trademarking a white box for its range of food and home items, which each cost $3. More about Brandless trademarks white space for minimal packaging
The huge skeleton of a blue whale is now the centrepiece of the entrance hall at London's Natural History Museum – but unlike the dinosaur cast there before, it is suspended from the ceiling, freeing up space below for an information desk that doubles as a bar. More about Whale skeleton suspended over information kiosk and bar in revamped Natural History Museum foyer
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has unveiled plans for his first "vertical forest" in the Netherlands: a stepped tower covered in 10,000 plants and trees in the city of Utrecht. More about Stefano Boeri unveils latest tree-clad tower project for Utrecht
Dezeen promotion: There are just two weeks left to submit an entry to Dezeen and Samsung's competition to design an innovative stand for the brand's new QLED TV. More about Last chance to enter Dezeen and Samsung's €30,000 competition to rethink the TV stand
Instagram users are capturing the sinuous facades of Zaha Hadid Architects' first building in New York City as it moves towards completion in Chelsea. More about Zaha Hadid's 520 West 28th condo building in New York nears completion
"Monster cities" in Asia including Seoul, Taipei and Jakarta are racing ahead of western counterparts in terms of architectural vision and urban design quality, according to architect Winy Maas of MVRDV. More about Asian cities overtaking "impossible" London and "terrible" New York in urban design, says Winy Maas
A single-room hotel, a public greenhouse and a set of polling booths are just some of the unusual functions assigned to a set of train carriages designed by Danish studio AART for an old industrial area of Aarhus. More about AART designs pop-up train carriages to rejuvenate an old railway in Aarhus
Open-source furniture brand Opendesk has collaborated with designers in London and Chicago to create new two pieces of furniture that can be assembled without glue, screws or hinges. More about Opendesk launches shelf and desk that can both be assembled tool-free
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect to join John McAslan + Partners at its London-based studio, which is developing new designs for Britain's largest mosque in south London. More ›
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A pair of interlocking volumes clad in pale brick and fronted by large, frameless windows extend the rear of this Victorian house in west London, which has been overhauled by McLaren Excell. More about McLaren Excell adds contrasting pale brick extension to black-painted Victorian house