Charmaine Chan has highlighted 25 recently completed courtyard houses in her book Courtyard living: Contemporary houses of the Asia-Pacific. Here she picks five of the most interesting. More about Five houses where the courtyard is the heart of the home
Innovative storage solutions, children's toys and a music amplifier are among the designs made from repurposed cardboard that have been shortlisted in Dezeen and Samsung's Out of the Box Competition. More about 15 furniture designs made from repurposed cardboard revealed in the Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition shortlist
The organisers of Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair have unveiled plans for a more affordable and sustainable version for next year in response to the coronavirus pandemic. More about Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair announces pared-back "Nude Edition" for February 2021
Interior design students from the New Design University in Austria explore visual communication design and adaptive reuse in this school show for Virtual Design Festival. More about Interior design meets visual communication in New Design University school show
Atelier Ace's Kelly Sawdon and Studio Shamshiri co-founder Pamela Shamshiri explain their opulent design for New Orleans luxury guesthouse Maison De La Luz in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards More about Maison De La Luz hotel in New Orleans is "madcap and fun" says Pamela Shamshiri
A shiny brass wardrobe that's meant to resemble a precious jewellery box features in this apartment near Barcelona designed by Raúl Sánchez Architects. More about Golden wardrobe forms focal point of The Magic Box Apartment in Spain
Dutch design brand Moooi has teamed up with Virtual Design Festival to launch new lights by Marcel Wanders and Joost van Bleijswijk at VDF products fair, which will be followed by a live talk about the products at 2:30pm UK time. More about Moooi launches new lights by Marcel Wanders and Joost van Bleijswijk at VDF
Hungarian design brand Sekhina has made a series of light switches and plug sockets from concrete as an aesthetically pleasing alternative to plastic. More about Sekhina designs minimal light switches and sockets from concrete
An eGaming stadium and a post-pandemic housing typology for Singapore's migrant workers are among the student projects from the National University of Singapore spotlighted in this VDF school show. More about Architecture graduates from National University of Singapore future-proof their city
Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has built a house entirely from timber, which is arranged in five boxes to avoid existing pine trees in Klein Köris, eastern Germany. More about Zeller & Moye arranges timber house around pine trees in German forest
British firm Foster + Partners has unveiled a masterplan for a site in Beverly Hills that will include plant-covered residences and elevated botanical gardens. More about Foster + Partners' One Beverly Hills masterplan includes luxury hotel and lush gardens
VDF studio profile: Epiphyte Lab is a Pittsburgh-based practice, which sees architecture as an inherent part of its surrounding ecology. More about Epiphyte Lab creates architecture "with empathy to all species"
Lensvelt presents furniture by Maarten Baas, Fabio Novembre and Studio Job at VDF products fair as part of our ongoing collaboration with the Dutch furniture brand. More about Lensvelt presents Maarten Baas, Fabio Novembre and Studio Job designs at VDF products fair
Dezeen Showroom: Lensvelt's modular sofa system New Balance is designed by Italian architect and designer Fabio Novembre as a metaphor "for the uncertainties of our time". More about New Balance by Fabio Novembre for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: Amorphous backrests with a hand-drawn aesthetic characterise the customisable 101 Chairs that Maarten Baas has designed for Lensvelt. More about 101 Chair by Maarten Baas for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: An oversized "fairytale golden key" protrudes from the understated metal body of the Job Cabinet created by Studio Job for Lensvelt. More about Job Cabinet by Studio Job for Lensvelt
Pink concrete forms seats, steps and climbing walls in these two public parks designed by Mexican architecture firm Productora. More about Productora designs pink concrete playgrounds in Mexico
Virtual Design Festival teamed up with Dutch design brand Lensvelt to host a design-focused conversation between designer Fabio Novembre, Lensvelt founder Hans Lensvelt and Marcus Fairs. More about Fabio Novembre and Hans Lensvelt discuss work and design in live talk for VDF
Italian architects Massimo Gnocchi and Paolo Danesi designed Mountain Refuge as a prefabricated cabin-style micro-home built from plywood. More about Mountain Refuge is a concept for a tiny modular cabin
Influential architecture and design magazine Blueprint has published its last print edition in its current bi-monthly format and is set to launch a "reimagined version" later this year. More about Blueprint magazine ends print edition after 37 years and 369 issues