Researchers at MIT and in the Maldives have come up with a solution to help coastal communities threatened by climate change: submersible objects carefully placed to promote the growth of beaches and islands. More about MIT's Self-Assembly Lab proposes new way of growing islands and coastlines
Curving galleries plastered with earth characterise Ghana Freedom, the country's national pavilion at the 58th Venice Art Biennale, designed by architect David Adjaye. More about David Adjaye creates earth-house pavilion for Ghana at Venice Art Biennale
The Consumer Electronics Show has returned the Innovations award it rescinded from female-led sex toy company Lora DiCarlo earlier this year, following accusations of gender bias in the tech industry. More about CES restores Lora DiCarlo's sex toy award after sexism outcry
The first section of a five-kilometre-long, looping park is set to open in London's Greenwich this summer, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the architecture studio behind the High Line. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro creating new five-kilometre-long park in London's Greenwich,
Designer Lisa Marks has combined traditional handicrafts with technology to create a unique bra especially for people who have had mastectomy surgery. More about Algorithmic Lace bra designed for style and comfort post-mastectomy
A pair of stone barns on a castle estate in southwest Sweden have been turned into a boutique hotel and restaurant with interiors designed by Kristina Wachtmeister. More about Wanås hotel and restaurant opens in converted 18th-century cow barn and horse stable
We've selected the best architecture and design roles on Dezeen Jobs this week, including vacancies at international firm Büro Ole Scheeren and the Science Museum in London. More about This week's top architecture and design jobs include Büro Ole Scheeren and Science Museum
An exhibition of cork furniture by Jasper Morrison has opened at the Kasmin in New York's Chelsea, the designer's first solo show in North America. More about Jasper Morrison shows his first complete series of cork furniture in New York
Carmody Groarke has refurbished the British Film Institute's home on the South Bank in London, with an illuminated new entrance canopy and revamped interior. More about Carmody Groarke creates new entrance to BFI Southbank
American firm Olson Kundig Architects has completed a three-storey nature retreat in Costa Rica, featuring local teak wood, slatted walls and columns made of tree trunks. More about Olson Kundig designs Costa Rica Treehouse to tread lightly on the earth
New York design studio Rux has extended its modular Stickbulb series with a chandelier modelled on a large wind chime. More about Stickbulb designs Chime to look like a "tree and a chandelier had a baby"
Danish architecture studio EFFEKT has built a helical tower that invites you to climb up above the treetops of the Gisselfeld Klosters Forest in Denmark. More about EFFEKT completes spiralling Camp Adventure tower in midst of a Danish forest
Swedish design duo Butler Lindgård has created textiles based on the female body, including carpets adorned with breasts and fabrics that look blood-stained. More about Butler Lindgård creates Tits N Ass textiles as "a bit of feminist fun"
We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to office design, including the pink offices of beauty brand Glossier and Space10's flexible workspace in a former fish factory. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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London studio Dow Jones Architects has completed a temporary Maggie's Centre for cancer care in Cardiff with a series of angular roofs clad entirely in weathering steel. More about Ridged roofline at Maggie's Cardiff recalls outline of Welsh mountains
Crumbling buildings have been transformed into the boutique Monteverdi Hotel in Tuscany, which includes rustic bedroom suites and a cavernous spa. More about Monteverdi Hotel avoids "folkloristic approach" to restoration of medieval Tuscan hamlet
Architecture studio YTA has used traditional Brazilian cobogó bricks to create screens that help keep this home in São Paulo naturally lit and well ventilated. More about "Lace-like" terracotta screens keep Cobogó House in São Paulo airy and light
RAU Architects and Ro&Ad Architects have designed the egg-shaped Tij Observatory for the Scheelhoek Nature Reserve in Stellendam, the Netherlands, which can be taken apart and rebuilt elsewhere. More about Thatched reeds cover egg-shaped observatory for watching birds
This week on Dezeen, a theatrical Met Gala marked the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's camp fashion exhibition in New York. More about This week, The Met celebrated camp fashion
Swiss air rescue service Rega has a new tool in the search for missing persons – a drone that can autonomously scan large areas and identify potential targets. More about Rega rescue drone will autonomously search for missing persons