The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans for a geometric building with angular fan-like facades by Studio Libeskind. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Studio Libeskind's angular plant-covered building in Paris
State laws in California are worsening the housing crisis and will make recovering from the Los Angeles wildfires more difficult, writes Andrew Thompson. More about "It's hard to imagine an effective recovery from the LA fires"
Architecture studio Cimbre has designed a single-storey house in rural Portugal to provide "a sense of both seclusion and openness". More about Cimbre adds concrete home to secluded site in Portuguese national park
London-based designer Tatjana von Stein often draws on art deco in her work. For our Art Deco Centenary series, she talks about why the early 20th-century style is still so influential and how she uses it in interiors today. More about Art deco "has a sense of drama and glamour, exuberance and decadence" says Tatjana von Stein
Chinese smartphone company Infinix has unveiled a concept for a tri-fold phone that packs down to the size of a credit card and can be used as a clip-on camera. More about Infinix's mini triple-folding phone compacts to size of a credit card
Patterned modules of glued laminated timber will make up the diagrid structure of Gelephu International Airport, which architecture studio BIG is designing in southern Bhutan. More about Decorative carvings to embellish glulam structure of BIG's Bhutan airport
A playful chicken coop cloaked with timber shingles is set to be built at the Grizedale Arts centre in the Lake District, UK. More about Giant hen-shaped chicken coop set to be built at Lake District arts centre
French studio Dominique Perrault Architecture has dug a deep cylindrical shaft to house Paris' Villejuif-Gustave Roussy metro station, which is topped with a transparent roof to allow light to enter from above. More about Dominique Perrault designs Paris metro station as "inverted skyscraper"
Local studio A-nrd has transformed a former London bank into the latest outpost of Italian restaurant chain Lina Stores, contrasting its historic architecture with contemporary elements. More about A-nrd converts former bank into Lina Stores Shoreditch and Bar Lina
An angular exterior informed by diamonds will wrap the Arctic Arena football stadium in Bodø, Norway, designed by Oslo-based studio Nordic Office of Architecture. More about Nordic Office of Architecture designs faceted Arctic Arena for Norwegian football club
Thick walls of rammed-earth and large, exposed terraces show contrasts between "shelter and openness" at this coastal guesthouse in Mexico, which has been completed by architecture studio PPAA. More about PPAA designs rammed-earth guesthouse in Mexico to "blend seamlessly with the terrain"
Architecture studio Snøhetta has renovated a Miami warehouse for the second location of the Museum of Sex, including a colourful permanent exhibition filled with sex-themed arcade games. More about Snøhetta embraces "positivity and joy" for Museum of Sex in Miami
Following the completion of Brazil's tallest skyscraper, we've rounded up the tallest building in each of the South American countries, from Colombia to Argentina. More about The tallest building in every South American nation
Dezeen Showroom: architect and designer Patricia Urquiola was informed by traditional Arab hospitality to create this low, rounded and modern sofa system for Spanish brand Kettal. More about Insula modular sofa by Patricia Urquiola for Kettal
A row of garages in south London has been replaced by Lee Terrace, a contemporary house by British architecture studio Mailen Design woven with references to its historic neighbourhood. More about Mailen Design takes cues from Victorian London for Lee Terrace house
In the first of our Art Deco Centenary profiles, we look at the Russian-French artist and designer Romain de Tirtoff – better known as Erté – who became credited as "the father of art deco". More about Erté was the art deco pioneer who had "neither equal nor rival"
Car company Volvo has unveiled the ES90, an electric car that aims to combine the elegance of a saloon car with practicality of an SUV. More about Volvo ES90 "crosses the barrier" between a saloon and an SUV
Wind turbines offshore in the UK are set to be painted black as part of a government initiative to minimise the number of bird collisions and fatalities. More about UK's offshore windfarms to be painted black to tackle bird collisions
Architecture studio Atelier Apeiron has completed the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex in Zhuhai, China. More about Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden
Italian automobile brand Maserati has set a new land speed record with its driverless MC20 Coupe, which reached 197.7 miles per hour without a driver at the helm during a racing event at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. More about Driverless Maserati racing car sets world record for autonomous speed