Images of oil on water by PhD student and photographer Wengang Zhai form the identity for Dezeen Awards, which this year celebrates its fifth year anniversary. More about Wengang Zhai creates bubble macro images "to see if oil on water is beautiful"
The colours and craft techniques of the Bauhaus movement were the inspiration behind Laszlo, a century-old warehouse building transformed into workspaces by London studio Henley Halebrown. More about Henley Halebrown creates Bauhaus-informed offices in converted London warehouse
Design collective The Decorators has created three pieces of inflatable furniture that encourage humans and bacteria to intermingle through the process of food fermentation. More about The Decorators create Portal Tables furniture to bring humans and bacteria together
US firm Studio Vural has conceived a mixed-use skyscraper covered with Asian lilies as a "powerful image" to promote low-energy design. More about Studio Vural envisions Manhattan tower draped in colourful flowers
Architecture studio BIG won approval for a 44-metre-high film studio in Queens, New York City, which is set to be the "first vertical film studio in the world". More about BIG's multi-storey film studio for Robert De Niro set to be built in New York
The Royal Institute of British Architects has urged the UK government to retrofit over three million homes in England to help cut carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty. More about RIBA urges mass retrofit of England's interwar housing
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Eikund has released an updated version of Fredrik A. Kayser's Fluffy chair, known for its long-haired sheepskin seat. More about Fluffy chair by Fredrik A. Kayser for Eikund
Architect Dan Gray has upgraded his own 19th-century house in Brighton, England, adding a loft extension lined with birch plywood that makes the most of the angular roof space. More about Studiotwentysix adds plywood-lined loft extension to Edwardian family home
Our latest Dezeen guide explains the seven key types of bridges including beam bridges, tied-arch bridges, cable-stayed bridges and cantilevered bridges. More about The Dezeen guide to bridge design and architecture
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish brand Kasthall has updated its Icon woven rug collection of classic Häggå patterns with contemporary colour palettes. More about Häggå Icon rugs by Kasthall
There are just two months left to enter our Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival, which calls for innovative solutions that reimagine the future of transportation. Enter now before the contest closes for entries on 14 April. More about Two months left to enter Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival
Danish practice Norm Architects has created an understated interior for the Basao teahouse in Xiamen that was designed to offer a "clear antidote" to the hustle and bustle of the Chinese port city. More about Norm Architects conceives Xiamen's Basao tea parlour as an oasis of calm
Yellow-tinted glass partitions and droplet-shaped mirrors give a unique personality to Australian hair salon Mitch Studio, renovated by interior designer Danielle Brustman. More about Danielle Brustman creates yellow highlights in sunny Melbourne hair salon
Dezeen Showroom: a modular sofa that references the design of 1970s seating is among eight new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Chord sofa by Part & Whole among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Burwell Architects has refurbished a Brutalist icon that houses a legal research centre for the University of London, improving the existing library and workplace facilities while retaining the Grade II-listed structure's original aesthetic. More about Burwell Architects completes renovation of Denys Lasdun's Charles Clore House
Estudio Felipe Escudero has built an Ecuadorian house around a central courtyard, which features the firm's first furniture collection. More about Felipe Escudero arranges concrete house around central magnolia tree
Architecture studio McCloy + Muchemwa has renovated a dilapidated garage in Norwich, England, adding a greenhouse extension with a bright-orange framework wrapped in polycarbonate cladding. More about McCloy + Muchemwa adds timber-framed "orangery" to renovated garage
Our latest lookbook highlights 10 homes from the Dezeen archive that feature white kitchens including a Brooklyn townhouse and home in Switzerland. More about Ten white kitchens with clean and bright interiors
French firm h2o Architectes has designed a brightly-hued educational facility, hosting art classes for young and old inside Paris's Musée du Louvre. More about H2o Architectes converts storage space into colourful studio for Louvre museum
Curved booths are suspended over a dining room at a Japanese restaurant in Mexico City designed by local firms Michan Architecture and Escala Arquitectos. More about Oku restaurant in Mexico City features "floating tables" made of wood and steel