Startup company Plykea has launched a series of birch ply doors and worktops that can be attached to IKEA's Metod kitchen cupboards. More about Plykea hacks IKEA's Metod kitchens with plywood fronts
New images by photographer Edmon Leong offer a first look at the nearly completed glass volumes of MAD's Chaoyang Park Plaza – a commercial and residential complex based on rock formations in Beijing. More about MAD's mountain-shaped tower complex nears completion in Beijing
A model residence has been completed inside Tadao Ando's apartment block in New York, offering a glimpse inside the Japanese architect's first residential tower outside Asia. More about First apartment in Tadao Ando's 152 Elizabeth Street revealed
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor claims his renowned thermal baths in Vals have been ruined by an "egotistical" developer. More about Therme Vals spa has been destroyed says Peter Zumthor
Dutch designer Marije Vogelzang has created a series of objects to trick diners into believing their plates are full of food, in a bid to prevent them overeating. More about Marije Vogelzang tackles "mindless food consumption" with strangely shaped tableware
Architectural model kit manufacturer Arckit has launched a series of accessible three-dimensional modelling sets for aspiring and professional architects and urban planners. More about Easy-to-assemble building kits aim to inspire new generation of architects
Faced with the difficult task of delivering a family house for less than €100,000, Portuguese architect José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira designed this cuboidal concrete property. More about Mami House is a "mini bunker" built for a couple on a very tight budget
A mural by street artist Banksy has appeared in the English town of Dover, showing a worker chipping a star away from the European Union flag. More about Banksy takes aim at Brexit with latest mural
Bjarke Ingels reveals the demands of being one of the world's most successful architects, and its impact on his personal life and health, in the new documentary BIG Time. More about BIG Time film documents Bjarke Ingels' gruelling rise to stardom
London studio Seymourpowell's virtual-reality tool for automotive design allows people in various locations around the world to work together in real time. More about Seymourpowell demos VR software for collaboratively designing cars
Stockholm studio Snask's North Korea rebrand features a heart motif designed to create a "common feeling of belonging". More about Snask rebrands North Korea as Love Korea with heart-focused identity
Colourful metal cladding extends across the front of this daycare centre in the Finnish city of Espoo, which encloses a secluded playground to its rear. More about AFKS wraps horseshoe-shaped kindergarten in stripy multicoloured metal cladding
Three hundred individually cut and mutually supporting stone pieces form this latticed canopy in Jericho, which was developed as a prototype to demonstrate new possibilities for building with stone. More about AAU Anastas and GSA Research Laboratory use digital technologies to create self-supporting stone pavilion
Designers Joe Hollier and Kaiwei Tang have designed a dumbphone that intentionally lacks features, in hopes of encouraging users to disconnect from the internet. More about Minimalist Light Phone is designed to be used as little as possible
Hundreds of used black plastic chairs cover the facade of this furniture shop, which architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has created inside a former car showroom in the Czech city of Brno. More about Chybik + Kristof uses 900 plastic chairs to clad Czech furniture showroom
New York gallery Chamber is hosting an domestic-focussed showcase that features work by only women designers – the second all-female exhibition to open in the city this week. More about Women designers display objects of protest and empowerment at New York's Chamber gallery
Buyers are capitalising on the burgeoning market for collectible furniture as prices and popularity continue to increase, according to pioneer of the American studio craft movement, Wendell Castle. More about "Furniture is still a relative bargain" compared to art, says artist Wendell Castle
Leading design gallerists are praising the inaugural Nomad fair, held in Karl Lagerfeld's luxurious former villa in Monaco, saying the format works better than traditional fairs like Design Miami and PAD. More about Nomad Monaco is "the model for the future" of collectible design fairs say gallerists
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has revealed designs for a trio of new buildings at the Renzo Piano-designed Fondation Beyeler art gallery in Riehen, Basel. More about Peter Zumthor unveils extension plans for Renzo Piano's Fondation Beyeler in Basel
Two timber-clad villas – one dark and the other silvery grey – balance over a steep hillside on the Swedish island of Lidingö, in these intricately rendered visuals of the project by Ström Architects. More about Ström Architects reveals hyper-realistic renderings for pair of Swedish island villas