Michael Van Valkenburgh and David Adjaye have won a competition to transform a riverside parcel in Downtown Detroit into a thriving public park, with plans for a beach, multiple pavilions and a small isle for roosting birds. More about David Adjaye and Michael Van Valkenburgh selected to transform Detroit's West Riverfront Park
New York designer Lindsey Adelman and brand Calico Wallpaper have collaborated on a joint presentation for Milan design week, including lighting and murals patterned using salt to create effects of "alchemy and decay". More about Lindsey Adelman and Calico Wallpaper use salt to pattern underwater-themed products
OMA partner Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli explains how the firm explored "a fascination with point, line and surface" to create a lighting system, in this movie Dezeen produced for Delta Light. More about OMA draws on the "fundamentals of geometry" for XY180 lights
Japanese studio Nendo has created a series of multi-functional kitchenware lids, which are designed to imitate hand movements like pinching and pushing. More about Nendo creates kitchenware lids that imitate hand movements
Rammed earth and glass form the walls of this house by US studio Feldman Architecture, which was designed for a hilly property in an eco-friendly residential development near the ocean. More about Caterpillar House by Feldman Architecture winds across central California terrain
Pitched roof elements reference traditional reindeer herder tents in Twelve Architects' design for Novy Urengoy Airport, in Russia. More about Twelve Architects reveals plans for Siberian airport with tented roof
With less than a week to go before the start of Milan design week, Dezeen editor Amy Frearson predicts the big trends that will emerge, including innovation in recycled plastic and the return of retro. More about Seven trends to look out for at Milan design week 2018
Texas-based startup Orion Span has revealed plans for a luxury space hotel, which is expected to open in 2022. More about First space hotel could welcome visitors by 2022 – for an astronomical price
Dezeen promotion: this range of roof windows by glazing brand Fakro is designed to work with a range of building types. More about Fakro collaborates with architects to integrate roof windows into homes
Dutch entrepreneur and former Moooi co-founder Casper Vissers has launched a new furniture and lighting brand called Revised. More about New design brand Revised is "clearly influenced by things from the past" says Casper Vissers
For the next in his studio photography series, Marc Goodwin visited the Dubai offices of 17 architecture practices, including Grimshaw and Gensler. More about 17 Dubai architecture studios photographed by Marc Goodwin
Dutch collective Envisions will present its latest material research for wood brand Finsa during this year’s Milan design week, in an exhibition that combines process pieces with final collections. More about Envisions creates a "diptych" of material experiments for Finsa
Architecture studio Raum designed this house in the South Korean city of Yangsan as a cluster of clean-lined, interconnected blocks that can adapt to the changing needs of a young family. More about House in Yangsan looks like a cluster of small houses