Austrian design firm EOOS and a Swiss water research institute have teamed up to create a toilet for Laufen that tackles the "urgent" environmental issue of pollution caused by wastewater. More about EOOS designs Laufen toilet with trap to divert urine for fertiliser
Carlo Ratti and his team at MIT's Senseable City Lab have come up with a "bridge" made of continuously circling autonomous boats for a tricky patch of Amsterdam's waterway. More about RoundAround dynamic "bridge" is made of autonomous boats
Large triangular windows bring daylight into this dome house in western Massachusetts, which has received an extensive makeover by local firm Jess Cooney Interiors. More about Geodesic dome cabin in New England gets major overhaul by Jess Cooney
Architect Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar has created photomontages that combine archaeological sites in Iran with contemporary buildings by architects including Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind and Norman Foster. More about Architect overlays famous modern buildings on Iran's ancient palaces and castles
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen Architects has been named as this year's laureate of the European Prize for Architecture. More about Henning Larsen Architects awarded European Prize for Architecture 2019
ARCVS has revealed visuals of a two-storey bridge in Novi Sad, Serbia, which will span the River Danube and include a hotel and office building. More about Elbow Shadow bridge in Serbia by ARCVS will double as an office and hotel
Scientists have created Atomik, a brand of artisan vodka made from rye grown on land in Ukraine abandoned since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, to help the people living there. More about Atomik is vodka brewed from grain grown in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Sonia Norskog is an interior architect at Hacker Architects in Portland, which specialises in the residential, educational and cultural sectors. She explains her career progression for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. More about Careers guide: Sonia Norskog describes her role as an interior architect at Hacker Architects
Interior design studio Vilablanch selected "silent" contemporary furnishings to deck out this Barcelona apartment block, keeping the focus on the building's opulent original features. More about Vilablanch and TDB Arquitectura have restored and revamped Barcelona's Casa Burés
The city of Helsinki has revealed a first-of-its kind website meant to empower citizens, businesses and tourists to make more sustainable choices. More about Helsinki launches Think Sustainably digital service for residents and tourists
Chinese media organisation CGTN has released 360-degree photography that shows the interiors of Zaha Hadid Architects' airport terminal building in Beijing, which is set to open next month. More about 360-degree images reveal inside Zaha Hadid Architects' Beijing Daxing International Airport
Brazilian studio FGMF Arquitetos has designed this white house in the suburbs of São Paulo to feature stilted volumes atop a glazed living room with views of an infinity pool. More about FGMF Arquitetos stacks white Casa Neblina on sloping São Paulo plot
Researchers at Purdue University have designed a wearable device that can detect an opioid overdose and trigger the release of an antidote. More about Wearable Opioid Antidote Device automatically reverses overdoses
In this week's comments update, readers are saddened after self-defence brand Guard Dog suggested that children should start wearing bulletproof backpacks. More about "How about gun control legislation instead?"
Google has released a beta feature for its Google Maps service called Live View, which uses augmented reality to show users which direction to walk in. More about Google Maps launches AR walking directions
Dezeen promotion: bathroom brand Roca has developed an innovative, flexible surface material called Surfex, which it has launched with its Modo collection. More about Roca launches bathroom collection made from innovative design material Surfex
New York interior designer Magdalena Keck has outfitted a holiday home in a Catskill Mountains development to create a "harmony" between Japanese minimalism, mid-century design and American crafts. More about Magdalena Keck fuses Japanese and Danish design in Upstate New York home
In our latest competition, we're offering three readers the chance to win a vintage-style helmet with vegan leather straps designed by Thousand and Poketo. More about Competition: win a bicycle helmet by Thousand and Poketo
The Opus in Dubai by Zaha Hadid Architects, a mixed-use building formed of conjoined towers with a irregular void in the middle, is almost ready to open. More about Opus hotel by Zaha Hadid Architects nears completion in Dubai
Eliminating plastic from the seas is not possible and instead new materials need to be developed to replace plastic, according to the founder of Parley for the Oceans. More about "I don't believe we're going to clean up the oceans" says Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch