Digital-only bank Starling has launched a debit card with a vertical design to align with the way people usually make payments. More about Starling bank launches vertically orientated debit card
Two long volumes clad in local cypress and kinked at their centres form this house in rural Chile, by Ignacio Correa Arquitecto. More about Ignacio Correa crafts wooden Casa Camilo for family of farmers in Chile
New video footage reveals the latest incredible skyscraper being constructed in China, which incorporates a giant waterfall into its facade. More about Chinese skyscraper incorporates 108-metre high waterfall
In this week's comments update, readers aren't sure how to respond to furniture formed from a naked body. More about "If I buy eight, am I also responsible for feeding them?"
London-based practice Studio Mutt has revealed illustrations of four architectural characters that will inhabit the Sir John Soane's Museum as part of this year's London Design Festival. More about Studio Mutt designs four fictional characters to inhabit Sir John Soane's Museum
American firm The Ranch Mine has overhauled and expanded a Phoenix residence, adding limestone cladding and generous terraces, and reorganising the home so it capitalises on views of the desert terrain. More about Red Rocks house by The Ranch Mine nestles into Arizona mountainside
This raised wooden structure, designed by Cerejeira Fontes Architects, creates a secluded inner chapel inside an old church in Braga, Portugal. More about Wooden "forest" forms an inner sanctuary inside Imaculada Chapel in Braga
Pritzker Prize-winner Shigeru Ban has joined the disaster relief effort in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, personally setting up his Paper Partition System for evacuees. More about Shigeru Ban builds temporary shelters from paper for Japan flooding victims
Royal College of Art graduate Philipp Schenk-Mischke aims to bring an element of chaos to his designs, which include lopsided vases and tables held together by metal blobs. More about Philipp Schenk-Mischke creates ceramics and furniture that are partly accidental in design
Blue-tinged marble and pyramidal forms appear throughout luxury fashion label Céline's flagship store in Miami, which has been designed by Swiss practice Valerio Olgiati. More about Valerio Olgiati uses sky blue marble for interiors of Céline store in Miami
Brooklyn-based design studio Crème uses home-grown vegetables to produce a sustainable alternative to disposable coffee cups. More about Crème grows gourds in moulds to create biodegradable HyO-Cup
A gabled concrete shell that references local vernacular buildings forms a protective surface enclosing this control building at a hydroelectric station in central Portugal. More about Pedro Geraldes creates concrete control centre overlooking Portuguese dam
Kanye West's discography is portrayed as a set of architectural illustrations in this series by designer Amaory B Portorreal. More about Kanye West albums illustrated as houses by Amaory B Portorreal
Washington DC's African American history museum and a leisure centre designed by Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha are among the six finalists for this year's Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. More about Paulo Mendes da Rocha and David Adjaye on Mies Crown Hall Americas 2018 shortlist
Dezeen is hosting a series of panel discussions at Brooklyn creative space A/D/O, with a lineup of New York-based designers and architects who will share their experiences of living and working in the city. More about Dezeen and A/D/O present Spirit of the City talks about New York's creative scene
Construction has begun on a sinuous conference centre designed by MAD for the mountainous region of Yabuli in northeast China. More about MAD reveals designs for Yabuli Conference Centre in Chinese mountains
Luxury clothes brand Tommy Hilfiger has released a range of "smart clothing", containing inbuilt Bluetooth chips that allow the item's movements to be tracked and users to be rewarded for wearing them. More about Tommy Hilfiger launches smart clothing range that tracks users' movements
An unassuming storefront in a small Nebraska town flips down to become a 100-seat theatre, which artist Matthew Mazzotta installed to reinvigorate the neglected main street. More about Matthew Mazzotta builds retractable Storefront Theater for Nebraska community
These pastel-toned cabinet handles may look like solid marble, but they are actually made from recycled ocean plastic. More about Spark & Burnish's ocean-plastic handles raise money for marine conservation
California studio Anacapa Architecture has designed a luxury campground in Sonoma County that features customised tents and Airstream trailers, along with an open-air clubhouse for guest check-in and socialising. More about Anacapa Architecture creates AutoCamp glamping resort in northern California