A Swedish house with a stairway hidden behind a bookcase and an architect-revamped new build in the Netherlands feature in our latest lookbook of ten homes with colourful staircases that draw the eye. More about Ten homes that use colour to turn stairs into statements
Finnish interior designer Linda Bergroth has brought together unexpected colour combinations for the Durat showroom in Helsinki, which is filled with the manufacturer's terrazzo-like surface material made from plastic waste. More about Unusual colour combinations make up Durat showroom in Helsinki
The Milan office of David Chipperfield Architects has designed a minimalist boutique for fashion brand Akris in Washington DC, featuring pleated walls and displays suspended from thin wires. More about David Chipperfield Architects designs minimal Akris boutique in Washington DC
Dezeen School Shows: a landscape garden for the Bengali community of Whitechapel in London and a pedestrian market on Vienna's Ringstrasse are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. More about University of Applied Arts Vienna spotlights 15 master of architecture projects
Dogs and humans live side-by-side in specially designed spaces at this home and dog hotel in Thailand, completed by local practice EKAR Architects. More about EKAR combines home in Thailand with hotel and activity spaces for dogs
Rough-hewn granite and smooth marble are among the materials chosen for the living rooms in this lookbook, which use stone to create elegant interiors. More about Ten contemporary living rooms with cool stone surfaces
This week on Dezeen, RIBA revealed the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, which was dominated by projects in London. More about This week the Stirling Prize shortlist was revealed
Canadian studio Icon Architects has released its design for a 31-storey tower in Toronto that, if completed, will be the tallest mass-timber structure in North America. More about Icon Architects unveils design for tallest mass-timber building in North America
Self-taught architectural designer Marc Gerritsen has completed a sculptural, metal-clad house for himself in northern Colorado that is designed to endure storms and wildfires. More about Marc Gerritsen wraps MAAD Peak house in weathering steel
Dezeen School Shows: a modular co-housing scheme for performers and a repurposed brewery featuring teaching spaces are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Nottingham. More about University of Nottingham presents 10 engineering and architecture projects
Australian practice Kerstin Thompson Architects (KTA) has completed a cluster of buildings for the Bundanon Art Museum in New South Wales, including an inhabitable flood bridge containing residences and educational spaces. More about KTA completes Bundanon Art Museum in Australia with inhabitable flood bridge
French architect and designer Philippe Starck used warm tones and mid-century references in his renovation of Villa W, a boutique wellness hotel on the coast of Saint-Tropez. More about Philippe Starck draws on mid-century modernism for Saint-Tropez hotel
Sketch Design Studio has designed and built a farmhouse in northern India that combines rammed earth walls and a thatch roof with a form inspired by stepwells. More about Mud House by Sketch Design Studio takes cues from Rajasthan stepwells
As BIG and Barcode Architects' recently revealed Sluishuis building demonstrated, housing blocks don't have to be cuboid. Here is a roundup of 10 unusually shaped apartment buildings. More about Ten apartment blocks that break the mould with unusual shapes
Los Angeles streetwear brand Rose In Good Faith has collaborated with sex toy manufacturer Doc Johnson to create a pair of shoes using plastic recycled from sex toys. More about Rose In Good Faith creates shoes from recycled sex toys
The way our homes are designed is intrinsically linked to domestic power struggles, write Charles Holland and Margaret Cubbage. More about "Homes manifest mechanisms of power via relationships of gender, class and age"
German practice Grüntuch Ernst Architects has converted an abandoned women's prison and courthouse in Berlin into a "tranquil" hotel. More about Cells in former Berlin prison turned into guest rooms for hotel Wilmina
Benjamin Hubert's studio Layer has designed a concept electric bike called Pendler that aims to tackle all the pain points of urban commuting. More about Layer aims to create ultimate commuter e-bike with Pendler
Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. More about SPF Architects creates Obama Sports Complex from pre-engineered metal structures
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a pair of skyscrapers designed by Frank Gehry. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate newsletter features Frank Gehry's The Grand skyscrapers