Seattle architecture firm SHED has designed this compact home for a couple who wanted to live in a smaller dwelling on their own property. More about SHED creates Alley Cat dwelling for Seattle backyard
Researchers at MIT have invented a low-cost moisture sensor for disposable nappies that uses radio frequencies to alert caregivers when babies need changing. More about MIT develops low-cost smart diaper that notifies parents when wet
Glenn Howells Architects has built a dance school for the English National Ballet, with windows in its translucent white cladding that give glimpses of rehearsals. More about Glenn Howells Architects creates lantern-like school for English National Ballet
With millions of people across the world in self-isolation or quarantine to slow the spread of coronavirus, content producer Sebastian Jordahn has put together a list of documentaries on architecture and design to stave off isolation boredom. More about Architecture and design documentaries to binge while in self-isolation
Intervention Architecture has installed shapeshifting furniture in a Barbican apartment in London, allowing it to transform from a home into a dance studio. More about Barbican flat by Intervention Architecture transforms into a ballet studio
Pao Hui Kao has created the Paper Pleats furniture collection from paper bound with rice glue, which was developed as a result of the designer's sensitivity to chemicals and desire to create recyclable products. More about Pao Hui Kao makes furniture collection from tracing paper
This week we've hand-picked five of the most exciting architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs, including positions at architecture studios Aedas and Haworth Tompkins. More about Top roles on Dezeen Jobs this week includes positions at Aedas and Haworth Tompkins
Plants are expected to grow up the sides of this treehouse-inspired house extension in Melbourne, by AM Architecture. More about South Yarra House extension designed to look like a treehouse
New York architect Maria Milans del Bosch has designed a house and studio for herself in the Catskills with interventions that are mindful of the natural setting. More about Camp O is an architect's retreat in Upstate New York
Animated illustrations by cartoonist Toby Morris and microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles explaining the importance of social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak have gone viral after they were published by a website in New Zealand. More about Viral animations explaining the importance of social distancing show how "effective design can explain things" during coronavirus pandemic
Architecture firm Walters & Cohen uses weathered steel and concrete for King's International College in Canterbury, Kent, to reference the site's industrial heritage. More about Walters & Cohen clads King's International College building in weathered steel
Cobalt-blue curtains hang in place of walls in a small apartment in Kyiv renovated by Ukrainian architecture and interiors studio Ater Architects. More about Ater Architects uses blue curtains as walls in Kyiv apartment
As working from home becomes more common due to the coronavirus outbreak, we've updated our Pinterest board featuring the most well-designed study nooks to inspire your own home office set-up. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our updated board to see more. More about Discover the most stylish home offices on this week's Pinterest board
Architect Martin Massé has designed Orsetto 02, a rounded stone coffee table for the New York gallery Studio Twenty Seven. More about Martin Massé designs chunky Orsetto 02 coffee table for Studio Twenty Seven
These photographs by Brazilian architect Pedro Vannucchi capture an experimental apartment building Oscar Niemeyer completed in Berlin, Germany in the 1950s. More about Oscar Niemeyer apartment building in Berlin captured by Pedro Vannucchi
Velvet green seating is coupled with wood latticework in this Japanese restaurant located inside Brooklyn creative hub A/D/O. More about Studio Love is Enough designs Japanese restaurant inside MINI creative hub A/D/O
The UK's creative sector has welcomed the huge financial package announced by the government yesterday aimed at helping companies protect jobs during the coronavirus crisis, but warned that freelancers and self-employed workers need greater support. More about Lack of support for UK freelance designers "causing worry and division" amid Covid-19 pandemic
Italian architect Lorenzo Guzzini has completed a villa overlooking Lake Como in Italy, with a facade of grey moraine stone and an infinity pool. More about Lorenzo Guzzini builds stone house with infinity pool overlooking Lake Como
Interiors reporter Natasha Levy has selected 10 striking homes in east London that the city's creatives have designed for themselves. More about Ten design-focused dwellings from the East London Homes book
This week on Dezeen, designers put their skills to use in response to coronavirus by 3D-printing ventilator valves and sharing critical advice. More about This week, designers responded to the coronavirus outbreak