Dutch studio MVRDV has built a colourful, futuristic hotel, made up of nine rooms that can be moved into different configurations. More about MVRDV presents a hotel you can reconfigure at Dutch Design Week
Architecture firm JAA has developed a proposal that would see a celebrated brutalist-era car park in London preserved – rather than demolished to build a new hotel. More about London's Welbeck Street car park could be saved with alternative design by JAA
Architecture firm Snøhetta has revealed plans to build a restaurant in southern Norway that will be partly submerged in the sea to give diners a glimpse below the waves. More about Snøhetta unveils plans for "Europe's first underwater restaurant"
Finnish architecture firm Casagrande Laboratory designed this self-sufficient prefab house to fit on the footprint of a single car-parking space. More about Casagrande Laboratory designs wooden micro house for city dwellers
Stefano Boeri has suggested that a "new Shanghai" made up of "vertical forests" could be built on Mars, should rising sea levels render Earth uninhabitable. More about Stefano Boeri imagines dome-covered Mars colony with "vertical forests"
This public bathroom for a ranch in Mexico is built into the sloped terrain and covered by a prominent stepped roof, which is used for hosting events. More about RE+D embeds masonry-clad bathrooms into Mexican ranch hillside
Crops are planted on the roofs of these houses in China's Sichuan Province, which were designed by Rural Urban Framework as a possible solution for accommodating people affected by natural disasters. More about Rural Urban Framework builds post-disaster housing in China featuring rooftop farms
Simple black and white volumes form this home in Quebec City, which was built by local firm PARKA Architecture for a professional ice hockey player and his family. More about Quebec residence for ice hockey player includes indoor practice rink
French architect Jean Nouvel's residential development in Miami Beach, designed to combat rising sea levels, has secured significant funding and is now underway. More about Interiors of Jean Nouvel's Monad Terrace in Miami revealed as construction begins
Foster + Partners has designed its "most ambitious" Apple Store for Chicago, with huge glass walls and a slender roof that looks like a scaled-up version of the company's laptop computer. More about Macbook-shaped roof tops Foster + Partners' glazed Apple Store in Chicago
Canadian firm Hunter Office Architecture has built a stilted concrete house with ample glazing, which has a layout influenced by a traditional Hindu organisational system. More about Hunter Office Architecture uses Hindu "science of architecture" to arrange British Columbia house
Architects and designers are too obsessed with being original and should get over their aversion to copying others, according to a new book co-written by Winy Maas of MVRDV. More about Architects are suffering from "originality syndrome" and should copy more, says Winy Maas
A lace-like brickwork facade and an interior inspired by a couture jacket lining are some of the fashion-inspired features of Studio KO's Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakech. More about Studio KO celebrates Yves Saint Laurent's fashion oeuvre with Marrakech museum
The past year has seen more and more designers responding to shifts in the political landscape, from the Brexit vote to the election of Donald Trump. Ahead of our Good Design for a Bad World talk series, here's a look at eight designs used as tools for change. More about Eight design responses to a turbulent political climate
Architect Laura Dewe Mathews has added a staggered red brick extension to a London house, as part of a renovation that involved creating spaces for the clients' various hobbies. More about Laura Dewe Mathews creates spaces for birdwatching and painting in London home of a retired couple
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has completed an office building at Hanoi's FPT University, featuring gridded facades that incorporate recessed windows shaded by trees. More about Vo Trong Nghia incorporates trees into chequerboard facade of Hanoi university building
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, Peter Zuspan of Bureau V and Corinna Natter of MINI Living discussed how nomadic working and living is changing cities in our latest Dezeen x MINI Living talk at A/D/O in New York. More about Watch our Dezeen x MINI Living talk about nomadic living
Google's parent company Alphabet has revealed plans to build a new district along the eastern waterfront of Toronto, which will use cutting-edge technology to pioneer a model for future urban developments. More about Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to create high-tech "future city" on Toronto waterfront
Frankfurt is bidding to woo banks from London by building dozens of new high-rise towers by architects including BIG, UNStudio and Ole Scheeren. More about Frankfurt embarks on Brexit building boom with new high-rises by BIG, UNStudio and more
Glazed garage doors surround this wood-clad residence by US firm Feldman Architecture in California's Sonoma Valley, an area that was recently devastated by wild fires. More about Feldman Architecture incorporates garage-door windows into California home