Spanish studio Husos Arquitectos has created a 46-square-metre plywood-lined apartment in Madrid for a young doctor and his pet bulldog. More about Vertical garden and sleeping pod feature in small Madrid apartment
Bioplastics could potentially be worse for the environment than conventional plastics, according to recycling expert Arthur Huang. More about Bioplastics could be "just as bad if not worse" for the planet than fossil-fuel plastics
Marcus Field spent six years in an off-grid home. With architecture's contribution to carbon emissions in the spotlight and children striking against climate change, he asks if climate activists are prepared for the sacrifices needed to live sustainably. More about "At first I was enchanted by off-grid living. But the hardships quickly became apparent"
To conclude our Bauhaus 100 series, celebrating the centenary of the hugely influential design school, we round out everything you need to know about the Bauhaus, from A to Z. More about Bauhaus architecture and design from A to Z
An indoor forest sits under a large glazed dome with a rainwater waterfall running through the middle at Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport by Safdie Architects. More about Safdie Architects completes world's tallest indoor waterfall at Jewel Changi Airport
Peter Zumthor's latest plans for Los Angeles County Museum of Art have been approved at a planning meeting, with movie star Brad Pitt speaking up for the Swiss architect. More about Brad Pitt hails Peter Zumthor as "master of light and shadow" as LACMA gets approved
German architect Heike Hanada has completed a minimalist concrete museum to celebrate the Bauhaus in Weimar, where the design school was founded 100 years ago. More about Heike Hanada completes Bauhaus Museum Weimar at birthplace of the design school
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has grown a series of arched architectural structures from mushroom mycelium, which will be returned to the soil after Milan design week is over, in a fully circular fashion. More about Carlo Ratti grows Gaudí-inspired structures with a kilometre of mushroom mycelium
Chilean architecture duo Pezo von Ellrichshausen has installed a mirrored structure within Milan's Palazzo Litta, creating disorientating reflections of its baroque architecture. More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen turns baroque palazzo upside down with "magic open box" installation
Chair of the UK government's Building Better Building Beautiful Commission Roger Scruton has been fired for calling Chinese people "robots" and claiming Islamaphobia was "invented by the Muslim Brotherhood". More about Roger Scruton fired from housing commission for "completely unacceptable" comments
The Royal Institute of British Architects has issued new guidelines on discrimination as new data shows the gender pay gap remains above 15 per cent at UK architecture firms. More about UK architects must do more to close gender pay gap says RIBA president
Safdie Architects has revealed its plans to extend its Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore by adding a fourth tower. More about Safdie Architects to add fourth tower to Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore
A chair made famous by James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me, created by prolific Danish designer Verner Panton, is being revived. More about Bond villain chair designed by Verner Panton back in production
IKEA has collaborated with Sonos to create a pair of Symfonisk hybrid speakers that each double as a homeware item. More about IKEA and Sonos unveil table lamp and bookshelf speakers
Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects designed House in Toyonaka, Osaka, as a series of offset boxes with gaps between them that allow light and air to enter the house, while maintaining the occupants' privacy. More about House in Toyonaka embeds windows in gaps between monolithic grey boxes
British artist Alex Chinneck has unveiled an installation that sees an old Milanese building ripped open by giant zips. More about Alex Chinneck unzips a building in Milan's Tortona district
The Grasshopper, a chair designed 81 years ago by Danish designer Finn Juhl, has been reissued by the furniture brand that bears his name. More about House of Finn Juhl reissues Grasshopper chair
Studies have found that the bright lights and glazing of towering structures in US cities including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles are causing millions of migratory birds to die each year. More about US skyscrapers kill millions of birds a year, reports find
A controversial plan for an Apple Store, designed by Foster + Partners in Melbourne's Federation Square, has been abandoned after it was blocked by Australian heritage authorities. More about Federation Square's Foster + Partners-designed Apple Store axed
Screens made from eucalyptus run along the front of this long and thin prefab residence, which São Paulo firm Studio MK27 has completed on a farm tucked into the rolling hills of Catuçaba, Brazil. More about Studio MK27 completes slender off-grid Catuçaba house on Brazil farm