Canadian studio Icon Architects has released its design for a 31-storey tower in Toronto that, if completed, will be the tallest mass-timber structure in North America. More about Icon Architects unveils design for tallest mass-timber building in North America
Self-taught architectural designer Marc Gerritsen has completed a sculptural, metal-clad house for himself in northern Colorado that is designed to endure storms and wildfires. More about Marc Gerritsen wraps MAAD Peak house in weathering steel
Dezeen School Shows: a modular co-housing scheme for performers and a repurposed brewery featuring teaching spaces are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Nottingham. More about University of Nottingham presents 10 engineering and architecture projects
Australian practice Kerstin Thompson Architects (KTA) has completed a cluster of buildings for the Bundanon Art Museum in New South Wales, including an inhabitable flood bridge containing residences and educational spaces. More about KTA completes Bundanon Art Museum in Australia with inhabitable flood bridge
French architect and designer Philippe Starck used warm tones and mid-century references in his renovation of Villa W, a boutique wellness hotel on the coast of Saint-Tropez. More about Philippe Starck draws on mid-century modernism for Saint-Tropez hotel
Sketch Design Studio has designed and built a farmhouse in northern India that combines rammed earth walls and a thatch roof with a form inspired by stepwells. More about Mud House by Sketch Design Studio takes cues from Rajasthan stepwells
As BIG and Barcode Architects' recently revealed Sluishuis building demonstrated, housing blocks don't have to be cuboid. Here is a roundup of 10 unusually shaped apartment buildings. More about Ten apartment blocks that break the mould with unusual shapes
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch designer Bertjan Pot and Moooi have continued their collaboration on the Heracleum lighting range by introducing the lamp's third revision. More about Heracleum III light by Bertjan Pot for Moooi
Los Angeles streetwear brand Rose In Good Faith has collaborated with sex toy manufacturer Doc Johnson to create a pair of shoes using plastic recycled from sex toys. More about Rose In Good Faith creates shoes from recycled sex toys
The way our homes are designed is intrinsically linked to domestic power struggles, write Charles Holland and Margaret Cubbage. More about "Homes manifest mechanisms of power via relationships of gender, class and age"
German practice Grüntuch Ernst Architects has converted an abandoned women's prison and courthouse in Berlin into a "tranquil" hotel. More about Cells in former Berlin prison turned into guest rooms for hotel Wilmina
Benjamin Hubert's studio Layer has designed a concept electric bike called Pendler that aims to tackle all the pain points of urban commuting. More about Layer aims to create ultimate commuter e-bike with Pendler