American artist Doug Aitken has created a mirrored hot air balloon to travel across rural landscapes of Massachusetts this summer. More about Doug Aitken's mirrored balloon New Horizon flies over Massachusetts
Daniel Libeskind is the latest architect to design a Maggie's cancer care centre, releasing visuals of building covered in angled timber louvres that is set to be built in London. More about Daniel Libeskind unveils design for Maggie's Centre in London's Hampstead
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American industrial designer Tucker Viemeister has teamed up with software giant Microsoft to build an electronic voting machine that could boost security of paper ballots. More about Tucker Viemeister designs ElectionGuard ballot machine to make voting more secure
Vietnamese practice K59 Atelier has designed its own architecture office and home for a family in Ho Chi Minh City, connecting two alleyways with an open and airy ground floor. More about K59 Atelier merges its studio and home in concrete-framed block
Spanish fashion retailer Zara has announced that 100 per cent of the cotton, linen and polyester used in its clothing will be more sustainable, organic or recycled by 2025. More about Zara clothing to be made using 100 per cent sustainable fabrics by 2025
Gina Périer and Alexander Egebjerg have designed an industrial-standard female toilet for festivals and outdoor events that allows people to pee sitting down quickly and safely. More about Lapee female urinal designed to reduce festival loo queues
Bright patterned panels envelop this south London railway bridge, which designer Yinka Ilori has revived as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture. More about Yinka Ilori transforms "forbidding" London bridge into Happy Street installation
Customers can peek inside cabinet drawers to see the glasses on offer inside this mint-green eyewear store in Berlin, which has been designed by Oskar Kohnen Studio. More about Oskar Kohnen Studio adds pastel cabinetry to Lunettes Selection store
Rimal Bhatt has developed a fire evacuation mask that allows additional time to evacuate a burning building, designed in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. More about Rimal Bhatt's breathing apparatus helps people evacuate smoke-filled tower blocks
This week we've selected five roles for architectural assistants in London on Dezeen Jobs, including positions at British firms Emil Eve Architects and Theis + Khan. More about Five opportunities for architectural assistants including positions at Emil Eve Architects and Theis + Khan
An experimental cork house, Grimshaw's London Bridge Station, and Feilden Fowles Architects' visitor centre at Yorkshire Sculpture Park are among the projects shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize. More about RIBA announces Stirling Prize 2019 shortlist
Landscape architecture firm Reed Hilderbrand has cut a pathway through water as part of its extension to the sculpture garden at the New Orleans Museum of Modern Art. More about NOMA sculpture garden extension features outdoor theatre and submerged walkway
Atlanta studio NO Architecture has teamed pale woods and white accents with retro tiles and gingham print inside this all-day breakfast eatery in the city. More about Atlanta breakfast joint Pancake Social draws on simplicity of Scandinavian design
Three-dimensional doodle-like lines form this series of furniture by Korean designer Jeong Greem, which aims to breathe life into mundane, everyday materials. More about Jeong Greem brings doodles to life in Mono furniture series
Brazilian firm Laurent Troost Architects has built a concrete house in the Amazon, featuring outdoor living areas and a swimming pool that are elevated above the dense tropical forest surrounds. More about Laurent Troost Architects folds weathered steel roof over concrete house in Brazilian Amazon
Architect Richard John Andrews has built The Light Shed, a fibreglass-clad multi-functional shed in his east London garden to house his architecture studio. More about Richard John Andrews builds garden shed as his own architecture studio
Embracing the circular economy and closed-loop design is the only way for brands to achieve business success while safeguarding the planet, according to Dharan Kirupanantham, a senior member of the innovation team at Adidas. More about Adopting circular design is "good for business" says Adidas eco-innovation leader Dharan Kirupanantham
Spanish studio Beta Ø Architects has inserted a void and a permeable metal sculpture at the centre of this Madrid family home to let air and natural light flow through its interiors. More about Beta Ø Architects completes overhaul of X House in Madrid
Traditional Danish seaweed thatching could be updated into a sustainable contemporary building material, according to research by Kathryn Larsen. More about Viking-style seaweed thatch updated into prefab panelling