Architecture studio YTA has used traditional Brazilian cobogó bricks to create screens that help keep this home in São Paulo naturally lit and well ventilated. More about "Lace-like" terracotta screens keep Cobogó House in São Paulo airy and light
RAU Architects and Ro&Ad Architects have designed the egg-shaped Tij Observatory for the Scheelhoek Nature Reserve in Stellendam, the Netherlands, which can be taken apart and rebuilt elsewhere. More about Thatched reeds cover egg-shaped observatory for watching birds
This week on Dezeen, a theatrical Met Gala marked the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's camp fashion exhibition in New York. More about This week, The Met celebrated camp fashion
Swiss air rescue service Rega has a new tool in the search for missing persons – a drone that can autonomously scan large areas and identify potential targets. More about Rega rescue drone will autonomously search for missing persons
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed its first cultural building in the US: the International Spy Museum in America's capital, which features an angled black volume, splayed red columns and a zig-zagged glass wall. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners designs spy museum to stand out in Washington DC
With New York City's design festival kicking off today, US editor Eleanor Gibson has picked out 10 shows not to be missed, from a tiny home built by Fernando Mastrangelo to a colouful pop-up hair salon. More about 10 must-see installations and exhibits at NYCxDesign 2019
London design studio Johnson Banks has created a visual identity for new meat alternative brand This, aimed at flexitarians wanting to reduce their animal consumption. More about Johnson Banks creates meat alternative packaging that isn't "preachy"
Ilse Crawford and Oscar Peña have stepped down from Design Academy Eindhoven after more than 20 years. More about Ilse Crawford and Oscar Peña to leave Design Academy Eindhoven
Architects have been lamenting the loss of the Welbeck Street car park in London, as works starts to replace the brutalist building with a new hotel. More about Architects grieve as demolition starts on "design icon" Welbeck Street car park
U-Build is a simple modular construction system designed by Studio Bark, which encourages individuals and communities to self-build. More about Studio Bark's flat-pack U-Build system lets anyone self-build
The Standard's first UK hotel opens this summer inside a brutalist building, featuring colourful interiors designed by Shawn Hausman to contrast "the greyness of London". More about The Standard completes new hotel in London
Industrial designer Charlotte Kingsnorth has created a set of furniture with distinctly patterned surfaces, produced by applying chemicals and pigments to heated bronze. More about Charlotte Kingsnorth's patinated bronze tables look like they have lichen on them
With 20 days to go until entries close for Dezeen Awards 2019, there's still time to get your work seen by some of the biggest names in the industry. More about 20 days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2019 and have your work seen by our star judges
Design thinking courses give the whole concept a bad name. But when rigorously applied, real design thinking can solve problems, say Charlotte and Peter Fiell, authors of new book 100 Ideas that Changed Design. More about "We have lost sight of what design thinking actually is"
Granby Workshop, the social enterprise set up by Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble, has launched a range of slip-cast vessels as part of London Craft Week. More about Assemble's Granby Workshop creates slip-cast tableware using modular moulds
Canyon-like walls overflowing with mist define the Doubleground pavilion, which nestles within the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. More about Muir and Openwork create mist-filled "chasm" at National Gallery of Victoria
Curved glass blocks, white stuccoed volumes and courtyards are strung together to form this new community facility for Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ community, designed by architecture firms Leong Leong and KFA. More about Leong Leong and KFA complete Hollywood campus for Los Angeles LGBT+ Centre
The Eames Foundation has released a plan to maintain the modernist Californian residence that Charles and Ray Eames built for themselves to make it look like the designers "just stepped out for the day". More about Eames House preservation plan launched 70 years after residence was completed
Rei Kawakubo is one of the world's best known fashion designers, but never sketches. In this interview, she discusses her unusual design process, how she set up Comme des Garçons and why she won't be pigeonholed. More about Comme des Garçons is "nothing about clothes" says Rei Kawakubo
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