To subtly extend a traditional Provençal farmhouse on the French Riviera, Ellena Mehl Architects has nestled a connecting building with stone and glass facades into a stepped hillside. More about Ellena Mehl Architects disguises Provençal extension with grass roof and terraced landscape
Researchers from MIT's Media Lab have developed a tattoo ink that changes colour according to varying glucose and pH levels inside the body. More about MIT researchers develop tattoo inks that could act as health trackers
An algorithm has usurped the traditional role of a designer to generate millions of unique packaging designs for Nutella. More about Algorithm designs seven million different jars of Nutella
Over 40,000 shards of polished steel make up this installation by Nendo, which is designed as an "ivy of mirrors" spreading across a Japanese flower-arranging school. More about Nendo scatters mirrors across flower-arranging school for Kaleidoscopic Ivy installation
Atmospheric renderings of a concrete loft in Mexico and a mound-shaped holiday home in Greece lead today's edition of Dezeen Mail, our weekly newsletter. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
More about Latest Dezeen Mail features hyper-realistic renderings and a domed Greek summer house
Snøhetta has unveiled its plans to transform an abandoned paper mill blocking a view of Oregon City's Willamette Falls and waterfront into a cultural complex looped by an elevated pathway. More about Snøhetta set to overhaul former paper mill to offer views of Oregon waterfall
With London Festival of Architecture kicking off today, architecture editor Jessica Mairs has revealed her top picks, from a stomach-churning installation based on the Smithfield meat market to tours of the capital's ill-fated housing estates. More about 10 events that are not to be missed at London Festival of Architecture 2017
Two years after inviting Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Heatherwick to design its new London campus, Google has submitted a planning application for a building featuring a huge rooftop garden, a running track and a swimming pool. More about Google finally reveals its plans for London HQ by BIG and Heatherwick
Irish furniture workshop Joseph Walsh Studio has showcased new commissions at an exhibition in New York, including a towering watch cabinet and intertwined bench for the private collection of a father and son. More about Joseph Walsh designs bespoke watch cabinet to mirror the intricacy of clockwork
Designed by Basel-based studio Christ & Gantenbein for the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in Wittenberg, Germany, this simple pavilion features a corrugated metal roof and retractable canvas walls. More about Christ & Gantenbein uses green curtains to merge a pavilion with its parkland setting
London design brand Tropel has created a series of brightly-coloured jewellery boxes embellished with intricate Mexican beading and yarn paintings. More about Tropel uses Mexican craft techniques to create colourful jewellery boxes
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect to join Laisné Roussel, a Paris-based studio that is collaborating on a project with Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. More ›
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This museum near the Chinese city of Ürümqi features curved and textured walls and roofs, incorporating skylights and wonky windows that offer views of the nearby mountains. More about Museum in China designed to look like a "stone rolled down from the mountain"
Architects Toshiko Mori, Maya Lin and CannonDesign teamed up to design this new research complex for Swiss drug company Novartis, located in the Boston area. More about Toshiko Mori and Maya Lin create buildings for Boston pharmaceutical campus
A huge slice filled with terraces and trees will be cut through the centre of OMA's 88 Seaport development in Boston – the firm's first project in the city. More about OMA reveals designs for severed block on Boston's waterfront
Instead of opting for the Scandinavian minimalism of many contemporary renovations, Note Design Studio chose to use shades of yellow, green and pink when transforming this old Stockholm office into a home. More about Note Design Studio celebrates pastel colours in revamp of 19th century property
Moscow-based studio Meganom has been tapped to design its first US project – a slender, 305-metre residential skyscraper planned for Midtown Manhattan. More about Skinny supertall tower by Meganom unveiled for New York
Car brand Rolls-Royce has created a one-off motorcar based on its vintage models, which has reportedly sold for an eight-figure sum. More about Rolls-Royce unveils bespoke Sweptail car worth million
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers are invited to submit recently completed hotel projects to the AHEAD Europe awards, taking place in London later this year. More about Call for entries to AHEAD awards for European hotel design
Anish Kapoor's plans to add a roof extension to his studio in London's Camberwell may be scuppered by complaints that it will block light and create "prison-like" homes for neighbours. More about Anish Kapoor's plans for London studio extension cause "upset and dismay" for local residents