In the first of our Spirit of the City talks held at creative space A/D/O, designers discussed the creative scene in New York, and their experiences of living and working in the city. More about Watch the first of Dezeen's Spirit of the City talks in Brooklyn
The bucolic terrain of Canada's Fogo Island and China's landscaped gardens provided the cues for the textural flourishes that Toronto studio Hi Thanks Bye has included in this simple steel furniture collection. More about Chinese gardens and Canadian islands influence minimal furniture by Hi Thanks Bye
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects' vast transit hub in downtown San Francisco will eventually connect 11 regional, state and national public transport modes, and is topped with a public park. More about Pelli Clarke Pelli's Salesforce Transit Center opens in San Francisco
IKEA has enlisted the help of Dutch design duo Scholten & Baijings to create fresh takes on its Klippan sofa and Poäng armchair by adopting the widespread trend of hacking. More about IKEA asks Scholten & Baijings to hack two of its most popular furniture designs
The Space Needle observation tower in Seattle has reopened to the public following an extensive overhaul by American firm Olson Kundig Architects, which involved adding "the world's first and only revolving glass floor". More about Olson Kundig completes major renovation of Seattle's Space Needle
Microsoft has rethought the packaging design for its Xbox Adaptive Controller, in a bid to make it easier to open for gamers with limited mobility. More about Microsoft redesigns Xbox packaging to better suit gamers with disabilities
In this week's comments update, readers are concerned for the planet, and festival goers at Burning Man. More about "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert wore it better"
Brazilian firm Studio Arthur Casas has worked with a startup to create a highly flexible, prefabricated home that avoids the "negative surprises" typical in conventional projects. More about Studio Arthur Casas designs prefabricated home for SysHaus
Bureau Rhizome's interior for this contemporary Russian restaurant is influenced by a neighbouring Danish design school. More about Gastrobar O restaurant combines Russian and Scandinavian style
OpenAI — a non-profit started by Elon Musk — has found a way to programme a robot hand so that it can nimbly manipulate an object using human-like movements it has taught itself. More about OpenAI creates Dactyl robot hand with "unprecedented" dexterity
ÉCAL graduate Yesul Jang has designed a bed with storage capacity for millennials with limited space in urban dwellings. More about Yesul Jang designs storage bed for compact living
Tell us what you think about Dezeen! Take part in our audience survey and you could win one of three Urbanears speakers. More about Complete our audience survey for a chance to win Urbanears speakers
The Croono makeup brush by Central Saint Martins graduate Taeheon Kim is an attempt to break down gender barriers by redefining masculinity through objects. More about Taeheon Kim's modular makeup brush is designed for men
London-based Henley Halebrown referenced both Georgian and modernist buildings when creating this Stirling Prize-shortlisted group of brick-clad student halls at the University of Roehampton's parkland campus. More about Henley Halebrown creates concrete-and-brick student halls for garden-like site
The number of architecture projects comprising series of cubes or cuboids to look like digital pixels, or half-finished games of Jenga, is stacking up fast. Here are 10 examples from studios including Herzog & de Meuron, OMA and MVRDV. More about 10 pixelated and Jenga-style buildings that tick all the boxes
Aaron Betsky examines the emergence and popularity of Jenga-style towers and pixelated buildings around the world, and hopes that future examples don't tumble into mediocrity. More about "Jenga architecture proposes the unstable, the tentative, and that which tends to dissolution"
Remote-controlled ceramic models of military vehicles by Bezalel Academy graduate Oz Biri aim to open discourse on the "absurdity" of war. More about Oz Biri's ceramic military vehicles symbolise "fragility of life"
Venezuelan officials have claimed a thwarted assassination attempt was made against President Nicolás Maduro using explosives strapped to drones. More about Weaponised drone reportedly used in failed assassination attempt
US design studio Davidson Rafailidis has retained peeling paintwork, uneven concrete flooring and rough wooden beams while converting a garage in Buffalo, New York, into a live-work space. More about Davidson Rafailidis turns 1920s garage in Buffalo into combined home and workshop
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed visualisations of a 112 metre-high tower, planned for Paceville on the northern coast of Malta, which would be the country's tallest building. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals plans for Malta's tallest building