Homes without internal walls, kitchens or bathrooms are being billed as a solution to housing crises around the world, after NL Architects won the Mies van der Rohe Award for its refurbishment of the Kleiburg apartment block in Amsterdam. More about Unfinished homes touted as potential solution to the global housing crisis
A Japanese-style reading nook and a sculptural wooden staircase feature in this 1970s Los Angeles house, which has been overhauled by local studio Dan Brunn Architecture to "pay homage" to its original architect Frank Gehry. More about Dan Brunn renovates Frank Gehry-designed LA house for an illustrator
Guests at an eco-hotel in Tulum, Mexico, can spend the night in a sculptural treehouse that overlooks expanses of green jungle and turquoise sea. More about Treehouse hotel room peeps above canopy of Mexico's tropical woodland
Rounding off our celebration of Frank Lloyd Wright's 150th birthday, Aaron Betsky dissects the American architect's array of buildings to prove why his body of work remains unmatched in the USA. More about "Frank Lloyd Wright remains America's greatest architect"
This drone footage surveys the ill-fated brutalist housing estate Robin Hood Gardens, designed by architects Alison and Peter Smithson, which is set to be demolished in the coming weeks. More about Drone footage captures brutalist Robin Hood Gardens ahead of imminent demolition
In a bid to improve his mental health and vitamin D levels, architect Andrew Maynard has renovated his Melbourne home and studio to make it so brightly lit that he has to wear sunglasses inside. More about Andrew Maynard drenches home and studio in natural light to help combat mental health issues
Next in our series spotlighting residential architecture from each US state is Florida, where lavish waterfront villas designed for tropical living include a house built around its own lagoon and a home with a waterslide. More about Five of the best houses in Florida on Dezeen
An Arctic storage bunker filled with seeds that could help humankind regenerate crops after a doomsday scenario is undergoing repairs, after rising temperatures caused it to flood. More about Climate change forces emergency repairs to "failsafe" Arctic seed vault
Foster + Partners' Apple Park is an "anachronism wrapped in glass" that provides a poor model for company campuses, claims the first major critical review of the project, published by technology magazine Wired. More about "Apple's new campus sucks" according to Wired magazine
Rooms topped with chimney-like roofs surround a secluded courtyard to from this house in Kent, England, which takes its angular form and russet colouring from the area's hop-drying oast towers. More about James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell model Kentish country house on traditional hop kilns
Architecture studio EFFEKT has released plans for a 600-metre-long treetop walkway connected to a spiralling observation tower with 360-degree views over the forest canopy of Haslev, Denmark. More about EFFEKT unveils spiralling tower and treetop walkway near Copenhagen
The movements of visitors navigating this installation, by architects Herzog & de Meuron and artist Ai Weiwei, are tracked by drones and played back to them – in a comment on surveillance in public spaces. More about Drones stalk visitors to Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei's Park Avenue Armory installation
As voters took to the polls last week for the UK's general election, the Royal College of Art's MA fashion students were putting on their end-of-year show at an old studio in east London. Design reporter Alice Morby picks her highlights from the evening's catwalk show, installations and performance pieces. More about 15 highlights from this year's Royal College of Art MA Fashion show
Deep triangular and flat-topped arches are punched through the white walls of this community centre, which architects Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus designed for the Portuguese town of Grândola. More about Irregular cutouts mark recessed entrances to Aires Mateus' community centre in Portugal
David Beckham's plan to create a new professional soccer team for Miami is a step closer to kick-off – the British footballer has now acquired a plot of land to build a stadium on. More about David Beckham scores land for Populous-designed football stadium in Miami
By pairing raw concrete with warm timber, French office Studio Razavi hoped to give a contemporary feel to this Alpine chalet home, while also complying with strict local architecture guidelines. More about Studio Razavi reinterprets traditional chalet architecture with Mountain House in the Alps
Aiming to change our attitudes towards our own excrement, Dutch design duo Makkink & Bey have created a toilet that collects poo and wee before turning it into compost. More about Studio Makkink & Bey's wheelie-bin toilet harvests human waste for electricity and compost
These foggy renderings by The Boundary forego the stereotypical blue-sky backdrop to depict a wedge-shaped tower by Richard Keep Architects and Henry Goss Architects, which has just been granted planning permission in Nairobi, Kenya. More about Richard Keep and Henry Goss unveil plans for Nairobi tower in rainy renderings
These responsive leggings by tech brand Wearable X use gentle pulses to give instant feedback to the wearer on their yoga postures. More about Smart leggings by Wearable X vibrate to correct imperfect yoga poses
Studio MK27 has completed a luxurious Miami Beach residence, featuring a natural swimming pool where residents can swim with fish, and a bridge walkway that snakes over the top. More about Studio MK27 completes Pine Tree Drive house at Miami Beach with its own private lagoon