Portuguese architect, curator and co-founder of The Decorators Mariana Pestana has been revealed as the curator of the Istanbul Design Biennial in 2020. More about Mariana Pestana to curate 2020 Istanbul Design Biennial
A group of survivors from the deadly 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida are protesting the creation of a museum and memorial for the tragedy – which firms including Studio Libeskind and Diller Scofidio + Renfro are vying to build. More about Coalition of survivors protest museum for Orlando Pulse shooting
American firm Supernormal has created a nursery and preschool in the Boston area that features sculptural volumes wrapped in vibrant wallpaper and open play areas illuminated by speckled daylight. More about Supernormal reimagines the classroom for children's educational centre in Massachusetts
Chinese practice Arch Studio has completely rebuilt a group of old brick and concrete structures in Beijing, joining them together with a "folding" circulation route that reimagines their flat roofs as walkways. More about Arch Studio reconnects a series of neglected Beijing houses with rooftop walkways
Warm and tactile materials help create a domestic feel inside this north London homeless shelter, which Holland Harvey Architects has created inside a former supermarket. More about Holland Harvey Architects transforms disused London supermarket into homeless shelter
Design agency Tangerine worked with British start-up Bluebell to develop a smart monitor, which uses a device attached to the baby's clothing to send alerts to parents through a wearable wristband and app. More about Bluebell reinvents the baby monitor with wearable devices for babies and parents
Christoffersen Welling Architects has designed a house in the Danish countryside for a family and their pet falcons. More about Christoffersen Welling Architects reinterprets Danish barn as cedar-clad home
Bam! Arquitectura has completed a two-storey dwelling on the outskirts of Buenos Aires that consists of concrete and brick walls, along with upper-level setbacks covered in native plants. More about Bam! Arquitectura creates grassy roofs for Casa DaB in Argentina
Mexican designer Norberto Miranda has designed inflatable structures that look like massive beans to host an exhibition that celebrates the traditions and intersection of Mexican gastronomy, music and culture. More about Norberto Miranda creates inflatable bean galleries for travelling exhibit in Mexico
Two red cement-clad domes are connected by a long set of steps to form the Rong Cultural Centre, overlooking the Persian Gulf on the island of Hormuz in Iran. More about ZAV Architects tops cultural centre with steps overlooking the Persian Gulf
Using its own London office as a case study, architecture firm Gensler has created a modular furniture range for Fantoni in response to a trend for more flexible and collaborative workplaces. More about Gensler designs Atelier furniture system to enable "reconfigurability in the workplace"
The "temporary city" of Burning Man has risen once again from the desert foundations of Black Rock City for its 2019 edition. Explore the community-driven music event with our updated Pinterest boards, featuring timber installations and ornate pavilions. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More about Ready your engines and voyage to Burning Man through our new Pinterest board
Plaster surfaces and paved stone floors feature inside this deli-cum-eatery in Melbourne, which Studio Esteta's co-director has designed to reflect her Italian roots. More about Studio Esteta designs Via Porta eatery in Melbourne to look like an Italian street
Brooklyn designer Michael Yarinsky has renovated a home on Long Island's eastern-most tip with crisp white interiors, several lights by Ladies & Gentleman and ethereal Calico wallpaper. More about Michael Yarinsky enlivens Long Island house with the help of Brooklyn design studios
Traditional maritime construction and the harsh climate of Canada's Atlantic coast influenced the architecture studio Atelier Pierre Thibault's design of this house, which is raised on pilotis above a sandy site. More about Atelier Pierre Thibault builds slender Leblanc Residence on sandy Canadian coast
A farmhouse hotel in South Africa's Cape Winelands has opened a plant-filled dining space, designed by Malherbe Rust Architects to pay tribute to the history of the spice trade. More about Babylonstoren hotel in South Africa opens Spice Garden filled with aromatic plants
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created a giant loom with threads that tumble 16 metres between the floors of the multi-storey Lafayette Anticipations foundation in the Marais, Paris. More about Hella Jongerius fills atrium of Parisian foundation with a giant loom
This week on Dezeen, we reported on IKEA's housing for the elderly that has been developed with the Queen of Sweden, and Aston Martin launched a car-centred architecture service. More about This week, architecture projects by IKEA and Aston Martin were unveiled
A series of curtains create fluid boundaries between the spaces of this laboratory for communal living in Belgium, which has opened up a family home to be shared by the surrounding neighbourhood. More about TC Plus opens up family home to be shared by the whole neighbourhood
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is to investigate Joichi Ito, the director of the school's Media Lab, after it was revealed he accepted donations from American businessman and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. More about MIT Media Lab faces investigation following revelations of ties to Jeffrey Epstein