Italian design studio Pininfarina's Yachthouse has become the tallest building in Brazil, located in the skyscraper capital of Balneário Camboriú whose recent flurry of skyscraper construction was recently examined in a Dezeen feature. More about Brazil's tallest skyscraper features design informed by "nautical heritage"
American designer Ben Pennell worked with Virginia Tech students to create an experimental house with an exoskeletal structure on a sloped site in Christiansburg, Virginia, USA. More about Ben Pennell supports DIY house in Virginia with "exoskeleton" structure
Fluid shapes and ribbon-like bridges animate the Capital International Exhibition and Convention Centre, designed by UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects as "Beijing's largest" convention centre. More about Copper-coloured curves define Beijing convention centre by Zaha Hadid Architects
Local studio Dominic McKenzie Architects has extended a Victorian home in south London, uniting old and new with arched motifs that appear as decorative brickwork, openings and even a small cat door. More about Dominic McKenzie Architects enlivens Segmental House with arched details
Dezeen has launched Dezeen Competitions, a dedicated platform for discovering and participating in top architecture and design competitions worldwide. More about Dezeen Competitions launches to provide a platform for architecture and design contests
Norwegian robotics firm 1X has developed a humanoid robot for home chores that is wrapped in beige knitwear to "complement living spaces rather than disrupt them". More about Scandi robot servant Neo Gamma is dressed head-to-toe in beige knitwear
Architect duo Mathias Mentze and Alexander Ottenstein has swapped minimalist white for a range of soft colours in their overhaul of a thatched 19th-century country house in Jels, Denmark. More about Mentze Ottenstein is clever with colour in revamp of Dinesen Country Home
Designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello embraced the difficulties of working with copper in Nigeria, where the material is mined but rarely sold, to make his latest metal furniture collection for Los Angeles gallery Marta. More about Nifemi Marcus-Bello explores exploitation of Africa's natural resources with copper furniture
A football field, housing and retail spaces are united beneath a single swooping roof at Tammela Stadium in Tampere, designed by Finnish studio JKMM Architects as "a miniature city". More about JKMM Architects combines football stadium with housing in Finland
Industrial designer Tej Chauhan has revamped the 1960s DiaStar by Swiss watchmaker Rado, adding brightly coloured accents and a chunky bezel informed by golden sci-fi space helmets. More about Tej Chauhan's latest Rado watch tells the wearer when it's "party time"