A door carved with cartoon aquatic creatures, a bronze oatmeal bowl, and a spherical room for peace and quiet are among US editor Dan Howarth's pick of the best items shown at last week's Design Miami fair. More about Nine of the best objects showcased at Design Miami 2017
These images taken by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan capture the mountainous forms of MAD's new Beijing skyscraper complex against a humid August sky. More about Iwan Baan photographs MAD's Chaoyang Park Plaza in the Beijing haze
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet has harnessed a method of transforming wastewater into bioplastic, and used it to create a sustainable cremation urn. More about Studio Nienke Hoogvliet designs cremation urn using plastic derived from wastewater
London-based practice Yellow Cloud Studio has designed a triangular-planned glass and plywood extension for a Victorian house in Hackney that makes a virtue of its awkward space. More about Yellow Cloud Studio adds distinctive triangular extension to east London house
At Design Miami this week, Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen have created an exact replica of the living room at their home in Ghent. More about Muller Van Severen duo transplant their living room to Design Miami
Carmody Groarke has unveiled plans to erect a see-through hood over Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland, to help protect it from the elements during conservation works. More about Carmody Groarke unveils plans to build transparent "shield" around Mackintosh's Hill House
We featured more than 500 weird and wonderful houses on Dezeen in 2017. For our review of the year, editor Amy Frearson recalls her top 10, including a bunker-like home in Poland, a glass house in Spain and a self-sufficient community in China. More about Dezeen's top 10 houses of 2017
Amsterdam-based Studio Drift has choreographed 300 drones to mimic a flock of birds over the beach during this year's art week in Miami. More about Studio Drift's swarm of drones illuminates Miami Beach
Studies of how the brain works show that offices can only facilitate creative thinking if they offer spaces for both focused work and restorative activities, says furniture brand Haworth. More about Workplaces must include spaces for work and rest to foster innovation, finds Haworth
Modified shipping containers are being used to construct Fenwick Iribarren Architects' Ras Abu Aboud stadium in Doha for the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. More about Qatar's shipping-container football stadium can be taken apart and reassembled after the match
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Basse Stittgen has used blood leftover from the meat industry to create a collection of small objects. More about Animal blood used by Basse Stittgen to create series of small objects
Vector Architects has transformed a disused sugar mill in China's mountainous Yangshuo County into a resort hotel featuring a group of gabled masonry structures designed to complement the existing industrial architecture. More about Vector Architects converts sugar mill into Alila Yangshuo hotel
The art and design worlds descend on Miami this week for the Art Basel fair and a host of concurrent events, including Design Miami. Here's our pick of the installations and exhibitions taking place. More about Installations and exhibitions not to miss during Miami art week
Students at Kansas State University have designed and constructed a two-unit apartment building that is intended to be occupied by low-income tenants. More about Kansas architecture students wrap affordable home in corrugated metal
A pair of symmetrical fibreglass slides spiral down towards the surface of the water at this pool house designed for an English country house by New York architect Rafael de Cárdenas. More about Rafael de Cárdenas adds pool house with symmetrical slides to English country manor
Dutch designers Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros have developed a bioplastic made from algae, which they believe could completely replace fossil-derived plastics over time. More about Dutch designers convert algae into bioplastic for 3D printing
Post Office Architectes has added a timber-lined barrel vaulted roof extension to an apartment in Paris, giving its owner an unobstructed view of the Eiffel Tower. More about Post Office Architectes adds vaulted roof extension to Paris apartment for a photographer
"Truss Me", "Eames it in" and "Get an Eiffel" are just some of the sexual positions listed in a new architecture- and design-themed take on the Kama Sutra, the ancient Indian Hindu guide to love and sex. More about Archisutra manual teaches architecture and design-inspired sex positions
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto and Belgian studio AWAA teamed up to design this mixed-use tower complex on the outskirts of Brussels, which will comprise a scooped roof and facade covered in tree-lined balconies. More about Sou Fujimoto and AWAA win Brussels tower contest
Jason Bruges Studio has created four site-specific installations for different locations across Hull's Old Town, which each see robotic arms move and interact with their surroundings. More about Jason Bruges Studio installs "cast" of 20 robots across Hull for UK City of Culture celebrations