Vancouver-based Leckie Studio has revamped an industrial building in the city for Slack, taking design cues from the original features and the Pacific coast climate. More about Slack's Vancouver offices occupy warehouse repurposed by Leckie Studio
Protesters have clashed with a developer over plans to transform the Hamburg townhouse where the Gestapo interrogated victims during the second world war, as part of the development of a new urban quarter. More about Outrage at luxury development on site of Nazi torture cellars in Hamburg
Grimshaw Architects has released the first visual of the Eden Project in Qingdao, which will contain the world's largest indoor waterfall. More about Grimshaw Architects reveals first image of Chinese Eden Project
Airbus' autonomous, electric air taxi has successfully made its first test flight, after plans for its development were released back in January 2017. More about Airbus' self-piloted air taxi takes to the skies
IKEA's unstoppable success is testament to the attitude of founder Ingvar Kamprad, a man who never spent money on things his customers couldn't afford, says Kieran Long. More about "Kamprad is dead, but IKEA has a long way to run"
British designer Jasper Morrison has lent his famed minimal style to a no-frills translucent bar of body soap. More about Jasper Morrison's Soap allows for washing "without anything unnecessary"
A new generation of sustainably minded designers is pioneering ways of using recycled plastic as a raw material, as concern over pollution increases. More about Recycled plastic "will soon be the only choice"
Swedish studio Form Us With Love is asking Stockholm Design Week visitors to provide their feedback on a series of prototype designs, which will be installed inside a co-working space during the festival. More about Form Us With Love invites public to test its prototype designs
There are dozens of architecture jobs available right now via Dezeen Jobs. We've picked out five of the best opportunities for experienced project architects, including roles with members club Soho House, Canadian architect Peter Rose and London studio Lipton Plant. More about Five opportunities for experienced project architects
The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the start of a global rush to create physical barriers, according to a new book illustrating how tyrants use architecture and design to control populations. More about Trump’s border wall "will be the aesthetic legacy of a dictator"
Paris-based Atelier Lavit built this treehouse around the trunk of a century-old oak in Raray, France, basing its design of criss-crossing timbers on a bird's nest. More about Century-old oak supports treehouse guest room in northern France
Nissan has kitted out a traditional Japanese guesthouse with self-driving slippers that automatically return to a designated spot after use. More about Nissan's self-driving slippers tidy themselves away
This house in Japan's Tokushima prefecture appears as a nondescript industrial unit from the road, but inside architecture practice CAPD has hidden a bright, high-ceilinged family home. More about Deceptively industrial facade conceals bright contemporary home in Japan