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Architect Nicholas Hunt creates a tiny retreat in his Brooklyn garden

American architect Nicholas Hunt has built a micro studio in the backyard of his Brooklyn home, intended to provide "solitude within the immense landscape of New York City". More about Architect Nicholas Hunt creates a tiny retreat in his Brooklyn garden

Inarc completes "efficient, yet extravagant" retreat on Australia's Mornington Peninsula

Australian firm Inarc aimed to find a middle ground between luxury and efficiency for this holiday house, built beside a seafront golf course on the outskirts of Melbourne (+ slideshow). More about Inarc completes "efficient, yet extravagant" retreat on Australia's Mornington Peninsula

Adamo-Faiden's rooftop extension proposes a "new idea of luxury" for Buenos Aires housing

Argentinian studio Adamo-Faiden has built a greenhouse-like structure over the top of a Buenos Aires residence, in its continuing bid to make better use of the city's vacant rooftops. More about Adamo-Faiden's rooftop extension proposes a "new idea of luxury" for Buenos Aires housing

Google has had a negative effect on office design, says Jeremy Myerson

The Google-inspired fad for slides and ping-pong tables has had a damaging impact on the workplace, according to office design expert Jeremy Myerson. More about Google has had a negative effect on office design, says Jeremy Myerson

"Mythbusters was a miniature weekly Enlightenment for the modern material world"

Opinion: Discovery Channel series Mythbusters ends this month after 13 years. Will Wiles explains why its high-octane science experiments made viewers think more about the material world than any other TV show. More about "Mythbusters was a miniature weekly Enlightenment for the modern material world"

Apple Watch is "a three-dimensional exercise in skeuomorphia" says Alice Rawsthorn

Design critic Alice Rawsthorn has launched a scathing attack on the Apple Watch and the tech company's collaboration with fashion house Hermès, as Apple cuts the price of its controversial smart watch. More about Apple Watch is "a three-dimensional exercise in skeuomorphia" says Alice Rawsthorn

US job of the week: creative director at Fab

Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a creative director at online design retail store Fab, whose range of products includes ceramics by El-AICH Designs (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

MIMA Light is a small prefabricated house raised up from the landscape on a near-invisible base

The architects behind a prefabricated housing company have completed one of their smallest buildings so far – a cuboidal property raised on a mirrored plinth above a grassy Portuguese landscape (+ movie). More about MIMA Light is a small prefabricated house raised up from the landscape on a near-invisible base

FrontOfficeTokyo strips back small Tokyo apartment by pulling down walls

To make better use of space inside this small Tokyo flat, local studio FrontOfficeTokyo replaced almost all of the walls with multi-functional box units and a series of sliding partitions (+ slideshow). More about FrontOfficeTokyo strips back small Tokyo apartment by pulling down walls

Faceted concrete and latticed timber frame Brazilian cultural centre by São Paulo Arquitetura

Slabs of folded concrete give this cultural centre by São Paulo Arquitetura a seemingly impenetrable appearance, but hidden behind its windowless walls are light-filled galleries and a plant-lined gully (+ slideshow). More about Faceted concrete and latticed timber frame Brazilian cultural centre by São Paulo Arquitetura