This simple concrete temple in a village near the Indian city of Pune is topped with a pyramidal roof and incorporates a channel that allows ceremonial holy water to flow out into its lush surroundings. More about Red concrete meditation space sits under pyramidal roof in rural India
The first phase of Bjarke Ingels' barrier system designed to protect Lower Manhattan from tidal surges and rising sea levels is getting underway. More about BIG U flood defences for Manhattan move forward
Danish company CeramicSpeed has developed what could be the world's most efficient bicycle drivetrain and has built a prototype to prove it. More about CeramicSpeed's ultra-efficient Driven bicycle works without a chain
German design student Philip Frenzel has designed an iPhone case that springs open to stop your device from smashing when you drop it. More about Pop-out ADcase acts like airbag for your iPhone
Photographer Stephan Zirwes uses drones to shoot aerial views of public swimming pools, in a bid to make people appreciate the value of free swimming facilities. More about Stephan Zirwes showcases swimming pools in abstract aerial photographs
Game developer and writer Konstantinos Dimopoulos has crowdfunded an atlas exploring the design of cities in video games. More about Virtual Cities explores the urban landscapes of 40 video games
Conrad Willems' architectural sculptures based on toy blocks feature in a solo exhibition inside a Victor Bourgeois modernist villa in Brussels. More about Conrad Willems creates modular stone structures based on children’s building blocks
A Jewish cemetery, the new Tate St Ives, and Foster + Partners' headquarters for Bloomberg are on the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize. More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2018 shortlist announced
A principal at US firm Cutler Anderson Architects has created a small outbuilding at his residence overlooking the Puget Sound, which serves as both his studio and a place for his daughter to bring friends. More about Cutler Anderson designs Studio/Bunkhouse for dad's work and daughter's sleepovers
Photographer Valentin Jeck has travelled around the region of former Yugoslavia to capture images of its brutalist architecture for MoMA's Toward a Concrete Utopia exhibition. More about Valentin Jeck photographs Yugoslavia's concrete architecture for MoMA exhibition
Swedish retail giant IKEA has urged customers to return a water-dispensing dome, after two dogs suffocated when their heads became trapped. More about IKEA recalls Lurvig water dispenser for pets following dog deaths
Guests at The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland can look out onto the turquoise water of the famous lagoon from hotel suites nestled into the lava formations. More about Basalt Architects completes hotel at Iceland's Blue Lagoon resort
French duo Normal Studio have become the latest designers to overhaul an apartment inside Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse building in Marseille. More about Normal Studio refurbish Appartement N°50 in Le Corbusier's iconic Cité Radieuse
Australian practice Breathe Architecture has transformed the former headquarters of Paramount Pictures in Sydney into a boutique hotel with warm and tactile interiors. More about Breathe Architecture converts film studio head offices into Paramount House Hotel
Daniel Libeskind's studio has completed its first project in China – a museum in Wuhan featuring an arcing steel-clad volume elevated above a new public plaza. More about Studio Libeskind's Museum of Zhang ZhiDong references Wuhan's industrial past
A modernist hotel that featured in 1960s James Bond film You Only live Twice is being rebuilt to be more earthquake-proof, reopening in Tokyo next year. More about Tokyo's new Hotel Okura will recreate iconic rooms from the original
This summer's blockbuster movie Skyscraper centres around a fictional megatall tower that is intended to be as realistic as possible, according to architect Adrian Smith, who was consulted during its development. More about Skyscraper movie director wanted "a tower based on real possibilities" says Adrian Smith
The design studio behind the Fitbit has revealed its latest wearable product – a device that aims to prevent rape by increasing users' awareness around consent. More about Buzz wearable by New Deal Design aims to stop sexual assault
Royal College of Art graduate Marcus Kung has designed a drone that can fly without propellers, with the aim of reducing injuries. More about RCA graduate Marcus Kung designs propellerless drone
Elon Musk is insisting that the escape pod he hand delivered to the cave rescue team in Thailand is fully functional, after being criticised by the head of the mission. More about Elon Musk rubbishes claims his tiny submarine was "not practical" for Thai cave rescue