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A brick holiday home in Tangshan, China designed by Arch Studio has four external terraces partially sheltered under a pitched roof. More about Arch Studio surrounds holiday house in China with covered courtyards
Snøhetta has been granted planning permission to create a garden at New York's 550 Madison, which forms part of its overhaul of the postmodern tower. More about Snøhetta gets go ahead for public garden at Phillip Johnson's AT&T building
A Mies van der Roe Dip, an Odile Decquiri cocktail and Florence Knoll Rolls are among the recipes in a tongue-in-cheek cookbook by New York artist Esther Choi. More about Le Corbuffet cookbook includes recipes for Rem Brûlée and Denise Scott Brownies
Foster + Partners has unveiled a proposal for Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba's offices in Shanghai that will be built within a giant grid. More about Foster + Partners reveals visuals for gridded Alibaba Shanghai offices
Samsung introduced its vision of robots as "life companions" at this year's Consumer Electronics Show – a tiny, ball-shaped AI device that rolls around the house and responds to commands like a pet dog. More about Ballie the rolling robot is Samsung's near-future vision of personal care
An early 1950s dwelling in the Pacific Northwest that was originally built for cartoonist Irwin Caplan has received a sensitive refurbishment by American firm SHED. More about SHED updates mid-century modern home with "strong bones” in Seattle
Dezeen Promotion: NeueHouse is hosting a series of conversations with prominent members of LA's creative community, including philanthropist Nicolas Berggruen, architect Kulapat Yantrasast, author Josh Kun and futurist Liam Young, to mark the opening of its latest location in Downtown Los Angeles. More about NeueHouse to launch Bradbury Building location with LA Futures conversations
Architecture studio Bence Mulcahy has added a black steel-framed glass extension to a 19th-century villa in Mount Stuart, Tasmania. More about Bence Mulchay adds glass extension to historic Tasmanian villa
Chinese furniture design is looking back to its cultural roots and reinvigorating past techniques, materials and forms, say authors Charlotte and Peter Fiell. Here they pick six items from their latest book that show how. More about Six contemporary Chinese furniture designers leading the industry
Mercedes-Benz has revealed its take on the vehicle as a "living creature" with the Vision AVTR concept, which takes design cues from the sci-fi fantasy film Avatar. More about Mercedes-Benz unveils scale-covered concept car inspired by Avatar movie
In our latest competition, we're offering one reader the chance to win a three-night stay for two at Le Pigalle in Paris, France. More about Competition: win a three-night stay at Le Pigalle in Paris
Expansive openings punctuate the earth-toned facade of this home designed by architecture practice MORQ, which is on a hillside in southern Italy. More about Villa RA features huge openings that frame views of the Italian coast
Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a pair of chairs based on intimate parts of the body. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman explores colour, cuteness and queerness with anatomical chairs
Architecture studio TAA Design has made the green roof of this house in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, from stepped planters finished in red plaster and tiles. More about TAA Design tops red house in Vietnam with a stepped vegetable garden
Architecture firms BIG and WXY have unveiled a masterplan for Downtown Brooklyn that aims to improve the area's pedestrian experience with playful furniture, expanded sidewalks and improved crossings. More about BIG and WXY unveil "playful" transformation of Downtown Brooklyn
Work is set to start again on Santiago Calatrava's Greek Orthodox church in Downtown Manhattan, over two years after it was halted because the archdiocese failed to pay construction fees. More about Construction to restart on Calatrava's Greek Orthodox Church at World Trade Center site
In this week's comments update, readers are looking forward to the world's first wooden football stadium being completed and are disappointed in Virgil Abloh's fashion collection with Paris's Musée du Louvre. More about "Does it come with a fire station next door?"
Danish architecture studio BIG is designing a "prototype city of the future" with wooden buildings and autonomous vehicles for Japanese car company Toyota near Mount Fuji in Japan. More about BIG and Toyota reveal city of the future at base of Mount Fuji in Japan
Virgin Trains USA has unveiled plans to build a fully electric, high-speed train that would connect Southern California to Las Vegas by 2023. More about Virgin Trains plans to connect Las Vegas and Southern California with electric high-speed rail