This week on Dezeen, Sagrada Familia was granted its first building permit, after 137 years of construction, and Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House was encased in a protective chainmail. More about This week, Sagrada Familia finally got a building permit
Japanese houses come in all shapes and sizes, but privacy is always a big concern. Here are 10 that offer their residents complete seclusion, from an angular concrete bunker to a seemingly windowless box. More about Ten bunker-like houses in Japan that offer total privacy
Canadian design firm Yabu Pushelberg has created a pink and cream pop-up store for Goop in its home city of Toronto with rustic accents designed to encapsulate the brand's identity. More about Yabu Pushelberg designs blush-pink Goop pop-up in Toronto
Paris' famous Périphérique ring road could have its car lanes slashed by half and replaced by a playground in the switch to driverless cars, says Carlo Ratti. More about Carlo Ratti imagines how Boulevard Périphérique in Paris will look in 2050
Belgian studio Morales Finch has transformed a 200-year-old barn in the Scottish Highlands into a studio for a painter and other artists in residence, called Aviemore Studio. More about Morales Finch converts old Scottish barn into artist's residence and studio
Perkins+Will has overhauled the North American headquarters of consumer goods company Unilever, with new communal areas designed to help employees forget they're in a suburban office park. More about Perkins+Will creates "Instagram-ready" spaces in Unilever's New Jersey campus
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers are invited to register to MADE Labs' architecture and design training programme, which takes place in Sicily throughout July and August. More about Call for entries to MADE Labs' architecture and design training programme
Wood knotholes are typically a sign of poverty in Japanese architecture, but ICADA has used them to create a unique lighting effect in Knothole House. More about ICADA intentionally puts holes in roof of small wooden house in Japan
Foster + Partners has completed stations in Saudi Arabian cities Mecca, Medina, Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City, connected by the 280-mile Haramain high-speed rail line. More about Foster + Partners completes quartet of high-speed rail stations in Saudi Arabia
The first sex toy created by retailer Wild Flower is a genderless object meant to suit a variety of bodies. More about Wild Flower launches gender-neutral sex toy Enby for "all of life's transitions"
An exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculpture made by Ai-Da, a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence, has been unveiled at a gallery in the UK. More about AI robot Ai-Da presents her original artworks in University of Oxford exhibition
London architecture studio Softroom has created six lounges for Turkish Airlines inside Istanbul Airport, linked by a ribbon-like parametric wall that's nearly a mile long. More about Softroom creates "world's-longest" parametric wall inside Istanbul Airport
There are plenty of opportunities for recent graduates and junior architects on Dezeen Jobs right now. Here are five of the best roles for Part 2 architectural assistants in London, including positions at Craftworks and Arup. More about Five promising opportunities for Part 2 architectural assistants in London
Nike has looked back into it archives from the 1980s to create a collection of clothing and sneakers based on Netflix series Stranger Things. More about Nike channels 1980s nostalgia into Stranger Things sportswear collection
Fundamental Approach Architects has transformed the facade of an eight-storey housing block in Tehran using angular screens of perforated brick. More about Tehran apartment block by Fundamental Approach Architects features perforated brick screens
Kettal has launched a replica of the penthouse pavilion atop VDL Research House, the former Los Angeles home of modernist architect Richard Neutra. More about Kettal to sell replicas of penthouse from Richard Neutra's California home
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Fundamental Architects and Omega Render have envisioned a building spanning a river in Nursultan, capital of Kazakhstan, with a hole in the middle to make it look like the national flag. More about Kazakhstan's flag reinterpreted as new building for the capital
A giant sleeping whippet and a bright red sundial are among the playful street furniture enlivening the UK capital during the London Festival of Architecture.
More about City Benches by young designers brighten London's Cheapside
A pair of "floating" timber-clad bedrooms and a wooden staircase now feature in this Victorian-era residence in Toronto, renovated by local firm StudioAC. More about StudioAC inserts wooden staircase and bedroom boxes into 140-year-old Toronto home