This proposal for low-cost housing by Mexican studio Zeller & Moye features a simple module, made from concrete and adobe brick, that can be easily expanded according to residents' needs. More about Zeller & Moye designs modular social housing concept Casa Hilo for rural Mexico
Tech-based clothing startup Vollebak has launched a T-shirt made entirely from wood pulp and algae, which breaks down in soil or in a composter within three months. More about Vollebak's plant and algae T-shirt becomes "worm food" in 12 weeks
Architecture firms Dorte Mandrup, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Weiss Manfredi have revealed their competition proposals to redevelop the park and museum accompanying Los Angeles' historic La Brea Tar Pits. More about Dorte Mandrup, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Weiss Manfredi compete to masterplan LA's La Brea Tar Pits
To mark the 25th anniversary of 100% Design, Dezeen is partnering with Daa to offer readers the chance to win one of its Rock chairs designed by Marc Sadler. More about Competition: win a Rock chair by Marc Sadler
Neutelings Riedijk Architects and Iris van Herpen have wrapped the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in over 1000 metres of delicate concrete friezes that merge fossil forms with the fabric of the designer's collections. More about Iris van Herpen brings couture fashion to the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden
A hardware filter called Winston that users plug into their modem to protect their data has launched, in response to mounting concern over digital privacy and surveillance. More about Winston filter promises to give people control over their online privacy
Waste heat from one of the London Underground's tube lines will be used to warm over a thousand homes in the UK capital from this winter. More about London Underground's waste heat to warm hundreds of homes
Kengo Kuma's V&A Dundee and The Shed in New York by Diller Scofidio + Renfro are among the top 100 locations to visit this year according to Time magazine's list of World's Greatest Places 2019. More about Time magazine names V&A Dundee and The Shed amongst world's 100 greatest places of 2019
Sneha Divias Atelier has swapped stereotypical primary colours for neutral tones inside this restaurant in Dubai, which is designed specifically for children. More about White & The Bear children's restaurant has white surfaces and timber furnishings
RAW Architecture has designed a zigzag roof of thatched bamboo for a school in Indonesia, which is raised up on stilts to deal with its swampy site in Tangerang city. More about Zigzag thatched bamboo roofs shade classrooms of school in Indonesia
BMW has released a Vantablack version of its X6 coupe, which has been spray-painted with "the world's blackest black" pigment that absorbs over 99 per cent of light. More about BMW unveils "blackest black" car sprayed with Vantablack
New photos capture the latest progress on the headquarters that BIG and Heatherwick Studio have designed for Google in California's Mountain View. More about Roof completes on Heatherwick and BIG's Google HQ
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima has designed the Laview commuter train with huge passenger windows and a curved glass nose, which is now in operation between Tokyo and Saitama. More about Kazuyo Sejima creates commuter train with giant windows to take advantage of panoramic views
In this week's comments update, readers are amused by the care instructions accompanying Apple's new credit card. More about "Sort of like a high-maintenance partner"
Foster + Partners has completed its latest Apple Store in Miami with an undulating white concrete roof that draws on the city's art deco buildings. More about Wavy white concrete roof tops Foster + Partners' Apple Aventura store in Miami
American firm M-Rad has created a compact, movable cabin with design elements to accommodate people with disabilities, including a shower with a seat and doorways wide enough for a wheelchair to pass through. More about M-Rad designs accessible tiny cabin for California campground
A green roof with meandering pathways disguises this weathering steel water treatment facility, which Henning Larsen has completed on the island of Zealand, Denmark. More about Henning Larsen tops Danish sewage works with park
Adult video website Pornhub has filmed a movie on a litter-filled beach to raise money to remove plastic from the world's oceans. More about Pornhub launches Dirtiest Porn Ever campaign to clean up the world's oceans
Construction has begun on Japan's tallest building, a 330-metre-tall skyscraper in Tokyo designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. More about Pelli Clarke Pelli reveals Japan's tallest skyscraper
As congested and low-lying Jakarta sinks rapidly, Indonesia's government has revealed that the new capital city will be built on the island of Borneo. More about Indonesia's new capital will be located on Borneo