Researchers at Purdue University have developed an "ultra-white" paint that reflects 98 per cent of sunlight and deflects infrared heat, allowing buildings to cool below the surrounding air temperature. More about "Whitest paint on record" reflects 98 per cent of sunlight to cool buildings
Czech furniture company Todus, Danish studio Moebe and lighting manufacturer Gantri are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Todus, Moebe and Gantri showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen promotion: the all-electric BMW iX showcases the latest development of the BMW iDrive system, intended to transport driver-vehicle interaction into a new digital and intelligent age. More about BMW iX features updated and advanced iDrive digital interface
Dezeen Showroom: Ultrafabrics has released Spectra, a new performance textile for upholstery that replicates the woven look of cloth. More about Spectra performance textile by Ultrafabrics
Santiago-based studio 2DM Arquitectos has built a holiday home overlooking the Pacific Ocean that has a cantilevered upper floor to take advantage of the views. More about 2DM Arquitectos creates angular holiday cabin on Chilean coast
Porto-based DepA Architects has extended and renovated a traditional Portuguese home, streamlining its floor plan and adding a material and colour palette informed by its original design. More about DepA Architects clads traditional Portuguese house in sage-green tiles
Ceramic designer John Booth has created five contemporary stoneware cremation urns decorated with joyful colours and flowers for death specialist Farewill. More about John Booth designs "monumental and bold" flower-shaped cremation urns
Dutch architecture firm UNStudio has revealed its design for an office in St Petersburg, Russia, which will contain an atrium that rises diagonally through the building. More about UNStudio bisects St Petersburg office with zigzagging atrium
Dezeen Showroom: OEO Studio has created a series of rugs for Danish manufacturer Massimo, with abstract patterns that reference Peru's Nazca geoglyphs and other iconography from around the world. More about Fragments 1-5 rugs by OEO Studio for Massimo
Central Saint Martins graduates Brigitte Kock and Irene Roca Moracia have collaborated to create concrete-like tiles that give new "economic and ecological" value to invasive species. More about Researchers create bio-concrete from weeds and crayfish shells
Office pods that could replace parked cars and a conceptual technology that brings nature into the home are among the three finalists of the inaugural Davidson Prize. More about Three designs to improve remote working named as Davidson Prize finalists
Long Studio is a barn-style architects' studio and home office in Maine, built by and for architecture office 30X40 Design Workshop. More about Maine studio 30X40 Design Workshop builds own home office
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a hotel in Japan designed by Sou Fujimoto Architects. More about A hotel in Japan features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
New York firm SO-IL has completed this low rise yet high-density affordable housing development in León, Mexico, with apartments arranged around courtyards. More about SO-IL builds Las Americas affordable housing development in Mexico
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design duo Broberg & Ridderstråle has created Romb, an angular lamp made of corrugated steel for Swedish design brand Pholc.
More about Romb lamp by Broberg & Ridderstråle for Pholc
Dezeen Showroom: San Francisco-based lighting design studio Gantri is introducing the Tray table light, created in collaboration with lifestyle brand Silvon to promote better bedtime rituals. More about Tray table light by Silvon and Gantri
Siege engines and market halls informed the design of the Auckland Tower, a larch entrance building and viewpoint that Niall McLaughlin Architects has created for a castle in England. More about Niall McLaughlin Architects models castle entrance tower on siege engine
Continuing our collaboration with Dom Publishers, the editors of the Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide select architectural highlights from east Africa. More about Architecture highlights from east Africa include projects from Madagascar and Burundi
A new double-volume anthology presents 100 of the most collectible cars from across history. In a Dezeen exclusive, authors Charlotte and Peter Fiell pick out seven cars that top the list, including a Mercedes Benz thought to be the most valuable car in the world. More about Ultimate Collector Cars authors reveal seven of the most desirable vintage cars of all time
Dezeen Showroom: Belgium-based Studio Segers has created four curved seating designs as part of its Baza Lounge collection for outdoor furniture company Todus. More about Baza Lounge outdoor seating by Studio Segers for Todus