Dezeen promotion: Samsung and Dezeen are calling for the best graphics and accessory designs to enhance future Galaxy mobile devices, in a new competition with prize money of $40,000. More about Samsung and Dezeen launch ,000 mobile design competition
A 19th-century building in New York's East Village has been given a new lease on life as the headquarters of female-focused co-working club The Wing. More about The Wing transforms 1850s building in New York's East Village into company headquarters
Our latest captioned movie shows how researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed 3D-printed synthetic soft muscles for robots that are three times stronger than human muscle. More about Movie shows soft robotic muscles that are three times stronger than humans'
Peter Zumthor's Secular Retreat, an eco-friendly mews house and a concrete residence informed by Tadao Ando's work are among the 20 homes vying to be RIBA House of the Year 2019. More about RIBA names 20 British homes longlisted for the House of the Year 2019
Architecture studio Wallgren Arkitekter and Swedish construction company BOX Bygg have created a parametric design tool called Finch, which can generate floor plans adapted to the constraints of a site. More about Wallgren Arkitekter and BOX Bygg create parametric tool that generates adaptive plans
Low lighting, rough stone-effect walls and water-like glass floors help create a cave-like atmosphere inside this restaurant in Tokyo designed by architect Ryoji Iedokoro. More about Ryoji Iedokoro turns Tokyo's Nikunotoriko restaurant into indoor cave
This week we've selected the top roles on Dezeen Jobs for interior architects including vacancies at British fashion brand Burberry and global architecture firm Conran + Partners. More about The top four opportunities for interior architects including positions at Burberry and Conran + Partners
Katja Trinkwalder and Pia-Marie Stute have designed a series of add-on accessories for those who are concerned about surveillance and their data security. More about Accessories for the Paranoid uses fake data to stop your devices spying on you
The all-white rooms of the Annso Hill Hotel in Tengchong City, western China, are covered with a traditional tiled roof, which is broken by a zigzagging entrance. More about Studio QI cuts zigzagging entrance into sloped tiled roof of Annso Hill Hotel
The Royal Institute of British Architects has named the 54 winners of its national awards, including the V&A Dundee by Kengo Kuma, Heatherwick's Coal Drops Yard and Peter Zumthor's Secular Retreat. More about RIBA reveals the best of British architecture for 2019
Snøhetta, Rapt Studio and Kelly Wearstler are among eight architecture and design studios that have redesigned Max Lamb's Last Stool for Swedish furniture brand Hem to raise funds for affordable housing in Los Angeles. More about Architects including Snøhetta and Rapt Studio hack Hem's Last Stool for LA-Más charity raffle
KoningEizenberg Architecture founders, Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg, have been awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal for 2019. We've rounded up seven of their key projects. More about Seven key projects by Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal winning KoningEizenberg Architecture
Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to build a timber boathouse on Manhattan's Harlem River for a non-profit that teaches local teens to row. More about Foster + Partners reveals New York City boathouse featuring zigzag roof
Affordable developer BoKlok, which is co-owned by IKEA and Skanska, has signed a deal with Worthing council in West Sussex to build low-cost housing in the south of England. More about IKEA is bringing its low-cost modular housing units to the UK
Dezeen promotion: Ermenegildo Zegna has unveiled My Claudio, its latest range of personalised trainers available in a striking array of colour combinations. More about Ermenegildo Zegna releases latest customisable sneaker My Claudio
Kids can now build their own fully functional Windows 10 PC tablet laptop, using this powerful new kit by creative-tech toy company Kano. More about Microsoft and Kano partner on build-your-own PC for children
A model unit within David Chipperfield's new residential tower in Midtown Manhattan has been furnished with whimsical decor and colourful artwork selected by the curatorial firm Standard Arts. More about Standard Arts adorns apartment in David Chipperfield’s The Bryant tower in Manhattan
Fuglemyrhytta is a self-service cabin designed by Snøhetta for walkers trekking near Vettakollen, Norway, to take advantage of the views across the Oslofjord. More about Snøhetta unveils pentagonal walker's cabin overlooking Oslofjord
University of Westminster student San Kim presented a line of inflatable couture for his graduate fashion collection inspired by Freudian theories of psychosexual development. More about San Kim channels fetishistic Freudian theories in inflatable fashion collection
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has unveiled plans to plant trees and gardens alongside four of its historic sites to improve the air quality and address climate change. More about Paris plans to go green by planting "urban forest" around architectural landmarks