The Met's Comme des Garçons exhibition demonstrates how forward-thinking designers like Rei Kawakubo are using new digital crafts to manipulate both the body and architectural space, says Aaron Betsky in his latest Opinion column. More about "Rei Kawakubo is an architect of clothes"
In response to increasing electrical waste, design graduate Kasey Hou has developed a flat-pack toaster that can be easily repaired if it breaks down. More about Kasey Hou aims to reduce electrical waste with flat-pack repairable toaster
Sports brand Reebok has released a space boot designed specifically for astronauts taking part in an upcoming voyage to the International Space Station. More about Reebok unveils lightweight Floatride Space Boot for astronauts
A studio for photographer Juergen Teller, a new wing at the British Museum and a revived seaside pier are among the projects shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize. More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2017 shortlist announced
IKEA and Hay have released a set of images that show the full range of furniture and homeware products from their collaboration. More about IKEA and Hay reveal full collaborative Ypperlig collection
Our latest captioned movie features modular structures designed by Ten Fold Engineering, which can be transported anywhere on a lorry and self-deployed at the touch of a button. More one-minute movies ›
More about Prefab buildings by Ten Fold Engineering build themselves in eight minutes
British photographer Rory Gardiner took these shots of Christ & Gantenbein's angular concrete extension to the National Museum Zurich when it was bathed in late winter sunlight. More about Christ & Gantenbein's concrete extension to National Museum Zurich photographed by Rory Gardiner
Architects shouldn't be stifled by their disdain for copying successful ideas, from Assemble's pop-up cinema to Shigeru Ban's cardboard structures, says Phineas Harper in his latest Opinion column. More about "Call us dull, call us sellouts, call us gentrifiers – just don't call us copycats"
To coincide with the opening of an exhibition dedicated to plywood at London's V&A museum, we've rounded up 10 projects from the Dezeen archives that push the material to its limits. More about 10 of the most ground-breaking uses of plywood in architecture and design
Chinese architecture studio MAD has designed a sci-fi-influenced headquarters for Faraday Future, a new car company focussed on electric vehicles, in Northern California. More about MAD unveils "extraterrestrial" campus for electric car brand Faraday Future
Apple has updated its collection of emojis with 52 new icons, including a zombie, sandwich, elf and a woman wearing a headscarf. More about Apple's new emojis include a breastfeeding mother and a woman in hijab
Instagram users are capturing the sinuous facades of Zaha Hadid Architects' first building in New York City as it moves towards completion in Chelsea. More about Zaha Hadid's 520 West 28th condo building in New York nears completion
"Monster cities" in Asia including Seoul, Taipei and Jakarta are racing ahead of western counterparts in terms of architectural vision and urban design quality, according to architect Winy Maas of MVRDV. More about Asian cities overtaking "impossible" London and "terrible" New York in urban design, says Winy Maas
A pair of interlocking volumes clad in pale brick and fronted by large, frameless windows extend the rear of this Victorian house in west London, which has been overhauled by McLaren Excell. More about McLaren Excell adds contrasting pale brick extension to black-painted Victorian house
A group of scientists from California have developed a series of organic electronic components that will harmlessly dissolve into their environment after use. More about Stanford scientists unveil ultra-thin electronics that can dissolve into the body
An angled tower wrapped in red concrete panels and glazing contains the entrance to this second world war museum, which is mostly housed beneath the surface of a public plaza in the Polish city of Gdansk. More about Tilted red tower marks entrance to Polish war museum by Kwadrat
Japanese retailer Muji is set to open hotels in Shenzhen, China and Tokyo, Japan, which will be styled with the minimalist brand's furnishings and products. More about Muji to open hotels in China and Japan
We've selected 10 popular projects from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that show how lightwells can be used to channel daylight down into parts of the home where windows are limited. More about 10 homes that make clever use of lightwells to bring daylight in
Danish firm BIG has built an "invisible museum" in Blåvand, Denmark, by cutting linear passageways out of the sand dune beside a bunker built by German forces during the second world war. More about BIG creates subterranean museum by carving channels into dune by Nazi bunker
The objects in this furniture collection by Central Saint Martins graduate Xiang Guan can only function when they come into contact with a person. More about Graduate Xiang Guan designs furniture that only works when a human is present