Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have claimed a "big breakthrough" in the development of a battery that can function structurally as well as a power source. More about Swedish university develops lightweight structural battery using carbon fibre
EcoLogicStudio has designed the Bit.Bio.Bot exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which invites visitors to taste freshly harvested algae and consider growing it in their own homes. More about Bit.Bio.Bot exhibition shows how algae can be used as air purifiers and protein source
MVRDV will "break open" the Heuvel shopping centre in Eindhoven to connect it with the city, in plans that will also add a music venue topped with a climbable glass mountain. More about MVRDV to transform Eindhoven's Heuvel shopping centre with glass "Music Mountain"
This modular sofa system that adopts circular economic principles is among 14 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Total modular sofas by Part & Whole among new products on Dezeen Showroom
UK design studio Cellule has worked with medical researchers to produce Echoes, an app that lets users hear the sound and rhythm of their heartbeat. More about Echoes app by Cellule shows "the beauty of how the heart can sound"
Mint green and burgundy are among the hues incorporated into a Montreal co-working space that Canadian firm Ivy Studio designed to "stand out from its competitors." More about Ivy Studio adds pops of colour to Spacial co-working office in Montreal
There are just ten days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2021. Enter our studio categories for half price and you could be named architect, interior designer or designer of the year! More about Ten days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2021
Local architect Paulo Merlini has completed a house in the Portuguese city of Gondomar featuring three gabled volumes and a roof garden set on top of a ground-floor structure formed of thick stone walls. More about Paulo Merlini Architects perches gabled volumes on top of stone plinth at Casa Rio
Not everyone has room for a huge kitchen so for our latest lookbook, we've rounded up ten designs with a small footprint. More about Ten compact kitchens by architects that make the most of limited space
The beauty of Spain's Aragon province informed the earthy colour palette, natural materials and curved forms used in this fine-dining restaurant interior by Valencia studio Masquespacio. More about Stucco walls and terracotta tiles form a winding pathway through Huesca restaurant
A shingle-clad addition is meant to mimic the scale and massing of a 1920s landmarked home, revamped by Canadian studio Drew Mandel Architects. More about Drew Mandel Architects overhauls and expands historic Toronto home
OYO Architects has completed a house on the site of an old barn in Drongen, Belgium, featuring a cross-shaped plan with a spiral staircase at its centre. More about OYO Architects positions spiral staircase at the heart of brick and concrete House Dede
Kitchens with breakfast bars feature in today's lookbook, which showcases ten interiors from Dezeen's archive. More about Ten kitchens with breakfast bars designed by architects
This week on Dezeen, we showcased pavilions and exhibitions at the Venice Architecture Biennale, the first major architecture event to take place since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. More about This week we celebrated the Venice Architecture Biennale
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has used 132 concrete columns set into the Hudson River to support the Little Island park and performance venue, which has opened in New York City. More about Thomas Heatherwick's Little Island park and outdoor theatre opens on the Hudson
The historic Bourse de Commerce building in Paris is reopening after a restoration and redesign by Japanese architect Tadao Ando that includes a nine-metre-tall cylindrical concrete wall placed within its rotunda. More about Paris' Bourse de Commerce reopens after Tadao Ando redesign
In our latest competition, we have teamed up with Fritz Hansen to give away three pairs of N02 Recycle counter chairs in monochrome light blue. More about Competition: win a N02 Recycle counter chair by Nendo for Fritz Hansen
Architect and researcher Shahed Saleem has created life-size case studies of three London mosques for the Applied Arts Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Shahed Saleem designs replicas of London mosques for Venice Architecture Biennale
Vector Architects has completed the Pingshan Art Museum near Shenzhen, featuring a network of balconies and bridges that allow artworks to be displayed both inside and out. More about Vector Architects creates network of terraces around Pingshan Art Museum
Danish architecture studio EFFEKT has planted hundreds of pine seedlings around seven architectural models at the Venice Architecture Biennale using a hydroponics system that's remote-controlled from Copenhagen. More about EFFEKT plants 1,200 trees to grow during the Venice Architecture Biennale