Cane furniture, tiled floors and mint green upholstery fill this glasshouse-inspired cafe in Manila, Philippines, by Danish studio GamFratesi. More about GamFratesi creates plant-filled interiors for Harlan + Holden Glasshouse Cafe in Manila
American studio Specht Architects has renovated and expanded a "mid-century-utilitarian" carpenters' union hall building to create this hotel near downtown Austin. More about Specht Architects transforms former union hall into Carpenter Hotel in Austin
Architect Greg Dutton has designed this treehouse-like, off-grid retreat on his family's property in rural Ohio to be sustainable and in sync with the surrounding environment. More about The Hut by Midland Architecture operates off-the-grid in Ohio
Melbourne architecture studio Fieldwork sought to create community-focused living spaces within a mesh-covered apartment block in the city's Fitzroy neighbourhood. More about Fieldwork completes Melbourne apartment block with "breathable" mesh facade
A throne-like desk chair and a sofa for fantasising on are among pieces launching as the second part of Ini Archibong's collection for furniture brand Sé. More about Sé previews monolithic Below the Heavens furniture series by Ini Archibong
This week on Dezeen, "blood boiled" over architecture studios' use of unpaid interns, and Jean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar opened in Doha. More about This week, unpaid internships were criticised and Jean Nouvel unveiled the National Museum of Qatar
Mica-Bar by 3andwich Design occupies a concrete volume poking out over a river running through the village of Wangjiatuan in China. More about Concrete bar by 3andwich Design cantilevers over a river in China
Chicago architect Helmut Jahn has sent a hand-written note to the Chicago Tribune condemning the selection of a team led by Jeanne Gang to design an extension to O'Hare airport, describing it as "premeditated" and "not justified". More about Helmut Jahn pens magenta note attacking "premeditated" selection of Studio Gang for O'Hare airport expansion
The simple steel, wood and glass frame encasing this Costa Rican holiday home was designed by Studio Saxe to keep residents exposed to the lush jungle surrounding. More about Studio Saxe creates "tropical atrium" within Jungle Frame House in Costa Rica
London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created an abstract sculpture that features in a short animation created for UK broadcaster ITV. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman creates 3D-printed totems for ITV ident
Zaha Hadid died three years ago this Sunday. In this exclusive interview, Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher talks about the impact her passing had on the studio, how it has grown, and its plans for the future. More about "We need to become a creative brand" says Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher
A raft of safety technologies that could help reduce accidents on the roads, including speed-limiting systems, will become mandatory in all new European cars. More about EU will require all new cars to be fitted with speed-limiting technology by 2022
Sony has launched a different take on the smartwatch, with all the technology embedded in a band that users can attach to their favourite analogue face. More about Sony launches Wena smartwatch strap to update classic timepieces
Japanese designer Rikako Nagashima looked to ink stains on printer paper when creating this abstract curtain collection for Kinnasand that addresses the problem of waste. More about Rikako Nagashima designs SCRAP_CMYK curtain collection for Kinnasand
Frida Escobedo describes her first public project La Tallera, an art gallery which was once the studio of the late muralist David Alfaros Siqueiros, in this exclusive video interview with Dezeen. More about La Tallera restores "original public art spirit" of Mexican muralist says Frida Escobedo
Studio 34 South has transformed a former garage built in the Dutch city of Den Bosch into a restaurant and bar called Garage Pompen & Verlouw. More about Vintage cars inform design of Garage Pompen & Verlouw restaurant in Den Bosch
The CrossFit furniture collection by Dutch-German design duo Janne Schimmel and Moreno Schweikle turns digitally manipulated objects and surfaces into real furniture. More about Schimmel & Schweikle debut furry CrossFit furniture at Collectible
New Office Works has completed a pavilion with a sloped roof and slender columns, alongside the M+ Pavilion within Hong Kong's West Kowloon cultural district. More about New Office Works unveils Growing Up pavilion on West Kowloon waterfront
Design firm Yabu Pushelberg has opened the doors of its new office and gallery in New York City to showcase its latest furniture, including tables that look like pools of water and chairs with chunky wooden legs. More about Yabu Pushelberg debuts Puddle tables collection in forest-like installation
North America's tallest glass elevator, designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, will climb the exterior of the modernist Aon Center skyscraper in Chicago in 60 seconds offering tourists panoramic views. More about Great glass elevator to whisk visitors 83-storeys up Chicago's Aon Center