A brutalist megastructure in Seoul is undergoing a major revamp. The result may not be photogenic, says Owen Hatherley, but it offers a promising model for regeneration without gentrification. More about "What is happening at Sewoon Sangga is, quietly, quite extraordinary"
Melbourne residents are protesting Apple's plans to build a Foster + Partners-designed flagship store in Federation Square. More about Outcry over plans for Apple Store in Melbourne's publicly owned Federation Square
Nissan has developed new technology that allows vehicles to read the brain activity of drivers, and initiate movement in response. More about Nissan's latest technology allows cars to respond to drivers' brainwaves
People's Architecture Office has completed a modular cultural centre in the Chinese city of Yantai, featuring a prefabricated metal structure and portable rooms that can be detached and cycled to other locations. More about Prefabricated and mobile components combine to form The People's Station cultural centre
Alt Arkkitehdit has completed a bright red storage shed for oil-spill equipment in northern Finland, featuring a full-width clerestory window that projects from the facade to protect it from damage by forklift trucks. More about Oil-spill recovery unit in Finland is illuminated by angled clerestory window
Pastel tones and plenty of plants fill this hotel restaurant and bar in Vancouver, which local design studio Ste Marie modelled on a conservatory. More about The Botanist restaurant by Ste Marie features rosy hints and copious greenery
Canadian firm Campos Studio has designed an angular one-bedroom annex for a home in Vancouver, creating more space for a three-generation family. More about Faceted roof folds over shingle-clad laneway house in Vancouver
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has faced criticism from experts after saying that public transport is inaccessible for many and used by serial killers. More about Elon Musk faces backlash for calling public transport "a pain in the ass"
Spanish designer Max Enrich has contrasted simple, geometric panels with bulky, tubular legs to create a trio of nesting steel coffee tables. More about Max Enrich pairs bulky legs with slender surfaces to create nesting coffee tables
California architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa has wrapped a Seattle transit facility in an undulated, blue aluminium screen that was influenced by a dance performance. More about Brooks + Scarpa drapes wavy metal screen over Seattle transit station
Official emblems have been unveiled for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, designed by artist Lin Cunzhen to reference Chinese calligraphy. More about Calligraphy-inspired logos created for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
These new renderings reveal how the City of London skyline is set to look within the next decade, with the addition of 13 skyscrapers, including one expected to be 290 metres high. More about 13 skyscrapers set to transform City of London skyline by 2026
With the arrival of the new year, there are a whole host of fresh opportunities available via Dezeen Jobs. Our pick of the best roles listed include positions with the V&A museum, and architecture firms Adjaye Associates and Büro Ole Scheeren. More about Top five architecture and design jobs this week include Büro Ole Scheeren and the V&A
A rooftop beehive was DH Liberty's starting point for the overhaul of this boutique hotel in Chelsea, which is finished in rich green and gold accents. More about DH Liberty redesigns west London hotel to hint at the owner's love of plants and beekeeping
Designers are working harder than ever to create projects with a social and environmental conscience, according to the curator of an exhibition about "changemakers" at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Here's a look at seven figures leading the charge. More about Seven designers from the Change the System exhibition who are tackling global issues
This office in Indonesia created by Studio Air Putih for its own team of architects and interior designers comprises a series of red-brick volumes arranged around a courtyard planted with trees. More about Studio Air Putih combines brick with rusted steel and concrete at Jakarta offices
New York design firm Raad Studio has joined together and renovated two properties in the city to form a much bigger home, using a central arched wall as a focal point. More about Raad Studio turns two Tribeca lofts with exposed arches into huge apartment
Atlanta-based architect and developer John C Portman Jr, renowned for his buildings designed around vast atria, has died aged 93. More about American architect John Portman dies aged 93
Yoh Komiyama set out to create a cat toy befitting of a modernist home when designing this multi-storey climbing toy, which features a cylinder of wooden dowels and a scratching post anchored to a marble base. More about Yoh Komiyama's climbing toy for cats doubles as a minimalist home decoration
Burning Man festival has revealed a spiralling wooden pavilion as the main temple to be built and then sent up in flames in the Nevada desert this year. More about Arthur Mamou-Mani unveils twisting temple for Burning Man 2018