The Design Museum's new home inside the former Commonwealth Institute in London is an oak-heavy, hotel-like interior that is impressive, but could have been so much more exhilarating, according to critics. More about Critics underwhelmed by "clumsy" new Design Museum
Nordic Office of Architecture has completed a concrete and glass house on the outskirts of Trondheim, Norway, that offers its occupants impressive views. More about Nordic's Villa Vatnan is a hilltop house with a view over a Norwegian city
Austrian architecture studio Raumhochrosen designed this compact timber cabin as a wilderness retreat for a life coach and songwriter. More about Raumhochrosen's woodland cabin in Austria provides respite for a life coach
Light filters gently through the perforated terracotta facade of this showroom for electronics company Panasonic, designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects for the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. More about Vo Trong Nghia uses perforated blocks to create decorative facade for Panasonic showroom
Death urgently needs a redesign, says Phineas Harper in his latest Opinion column. More about "Something is rotten when my trainers are more customised than my funeral"
Studio Octopi has overhauled a terraced house in north London, adding an extension that features a three-storey-high window and a two-storey-high pivoting door. More about Extra-tall windows connect Studio Octopi's Slot House with its patio garden
Apple has been granted a patent for a retro-style flip phone with an OLED screen display. More about Apple granted patent for edgeless-screen flip phone
Architectural designer John Pawson has transformed a second-world-war telecommunication bunker into an art and furniture museum in Berlin's Kreuzberg neighbourhood. More about John Pawson converts WW2 bunker into museum of Southeast Asian art in Berlin
A nose-shaped fountain spouts water from the facade of this museum by South Korean architect Moon Hoon, which is dedicated to the fictional character Pinocchio. More about Moon Hoon completes museum for a Pinocchio doll collector near Seoul
American studio Salmela Architect has created a rural Wisconsin home that features a steep roof, square windows and natural cedar cladding meant to age over time. More about Wisconsin country house by Salmela Architect takes cues from weathered barns
A visit to the new IKEA museum reveals a tension at the heart of the company, between Swedish values of openness and tolerance, and a bid for global domination, argues Tom Cubbin in this Opinion column. More about "IKEA is caught between mythological Swedishness and the challenges of the modern world"
Chinese electric car startup NextEV has launched a vehicle it claims is the fastest electric car in the world. More about NextEV unveils world's fastest electric supercar
Doorways disguised as mirrors, secret corners, moving walls and yurt-shaped rooms feature in these four elaborate London townhouses that architect Peter Salter has been crafting for the last 13 years. More about Peter Salter creates labyrinthine London townhouses to experiment with different ideas
Any cat owner knows their pet is the true ruler of the household. That's particularly so in these six homes with feline-friendly features – including elevated walkways, stepping-stone shelving and discrete doorways. More about Six houses designed as playgrounds for cats
A shot of a brick reservoir in London's Finsbury Park has been selected as the best architecture photograph of the year at the Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards 2016. More about Image of historic reservoir named best architecture photograph of 2016
Danish studio Norm Architects has taken influences from both Scandinavian and Japanese design to create this pared-back gallery and workspace for Kinfolk magazine in central Copenhagen. More about Norm Architects creates minimalist workspace for Kinfolk magazine in Copenhagen
An immersive Christmas tree installation by Apple's Jonathan Ive and industrial designer Marc Newson has been unveiled in London. More about Jony Ive and Marc Newson create room-size interpretation of a Christmas tree
Italian designer Elena Bompani has designed a flexible furniture system for renters and travellers. More about Elena Bompani's Itaca furniture is made for a new generation of nomads
A Vancouver-based startup's conceptual design for flat-packed recreational cabins would allow users to build for themselves, making the wilderness more readily accessible. More about Flat-packed cabin concept allows tiny houses to be assembled like IKEA furniture
A cluster of red metal-clad volumes are arranged around a secluded courtyard at Henning Stummel's self-designed home in west London. More about Red pyramidal rooms form Henning Stummel's London home