The Sea Ranch community in Northern California will be spotlighted in a forthcoming SFMOMA exhibition. We've rounded up five residences on the coastal site that demonstrate why the 1960s development remains a holiday hotspot today. More about Five vacation homes at California's modernist marvel The Sea Ranch
The Sea Ranch, a haven for modernist architecture on the Californian coast, will be the focus of a major exhibition at SFMOMA. Curator Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher gives an overview of its history and explains why it remains an important example of "environmental stewardship". More about The Sea Ranch in California "still has a magical lure" says SFMOMA curator
In this week's comments update, readers think that plans for the King Toronto development in Canada are too "BIG" to be true. More about "This proposal makes Godzilla look like a social worker"
The New York City Economic Development Corporation is searching for prospective candidates to take over management of the annual NYCxDesign festival. More about NYCxDesign organisers look for new management
American firm Dumican Mosey Architects has transformed an old industrial building in San Francisco into a home, gallery and studio for a contemporary artist and her family. More about Vintage car mounted to ceiling in SOMA Residence by Dumican Mosey
Digital artists R Luke DuBois and Zach Lieberman have both created installations to reveal the primitive nature of facial-recognition technology that is used by organisations all over the USA. More about Cooper Hewitt reveals sinister side of facial recognition tech at London Design Biennale
Work has begun on a 200-metre-high office tower designed by Foster + Partners in Shanghai, as part of a regeneration programme in the east of the city. More about Foster + Partners breaks ground on Shanghai skyscraper
The latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living series reveals a plan to recycle derelict homes, by demolishing them, combining the waste with mushroom mycelium and then using it to build new, biodegradable structures. More about Redhouse Architecture wants to use mushrooms to turn derelict buildings into new homes
Fungi can be used to break down waste plastic and create sustainable building materials, according to scientists from Kew Gardens in London. More about Mushrooms have the power to eat plastic say scientists
A robot appears to mill three-dimensional sculptures from within a framework of scaffolding in Burberry's shop on London's Regent Street. More about Robot produces polystyrene sculptures inside Burberry's London store
A rose and chai-flavoured ice cream designed by Sally Reynolds has won Bompas & Parr's ice cream competition, which took place during this year's London Design Festival. More about Rose-flavoured breast wins Bompas & Parr's ice cream competition
The former Philips power plant in Eindhoven has been transformed into an innovation hub by young architect Janne van Berlo, in a renovation that celebrates the building's industrial features. More about Innovation Powerhouse is a creative hub in a former Eindhoven power station