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
Golden-hued volumes and a huge rotunda-like frame help arrange the layout of this office in Moscow, Russia, designed by Alexander Volkov Architects. More about Brass elements appear inside Moscow office by Alexander Volkov Architects
As head of design communication Narinder Sagoo oversees all project visualisations, from concept sketches to photo-real digital renderings at Foster + Partners. For the Dezeen Jobs careers guide, he discusses his appreciation of both digital and hand-drawn images. More about Careers guide: Narinder Sagoo explains how he came to oversee the visual output of Foster + Partners
Last month's Łódź Design Festival showed the work of the most promising Polish design talents alongside thematic exhibitions and workshops. Here are ten up-and-coming designers and their projects. More about Ten emerging Polish designers at this year's Łódź Design Festival
Local architecture studio Candalepas Associates has completed a mosque with a decorative concrete-vaulted roof in Sydney, Australia. More about Traditional Islamic architecture informs ornamental concrete vaulting in Punchbowl Mosque
The successor of furniture brand Orior, which was established in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, has opened a showroom in New York City to display furniture with "spunk and flavour". More about Orior revives colourful retro furniture in New York showroom
Jennifer Bonner has ambitions to disrupt the American architecture scene by focusing on bizarre concepts and southern typologies. The architectural designer talks Dezeen through six of her projects, including an Atlanta house with a jagged roofline and a property that resembles a sandwich. More about Six projects by designer Jennifer Bonner hailing from America's "dirty south"
The ascetic living quarters of 19th-century nuns is now host to the August hotel, which features contemporary pared-back interiors developed by Vincent Van Duysen. More about Vincent Van Duysen transforms 19th-century convent into Antwerp's August hotel
New toiletries brand By Humankind aims to eliminate plastic waste through more sustainable products such as refillable deodorants and dehydrated mouthwash. More about By Humankind wants to banish single-use plastic from your bathroom
In this week's comments update, readers are debating whether a fashion student who deliberately failed to present a collection at her graduate show deserves to pass. More about "Seems like the emperor's new clothes to me"
An exhibition at the Denver Art Museum showcases over 200 pieces with a playful spirit that were created by US-based industrial and graphic designers in the 1950s and '60s. Curator Darrin Alfred selects his highlights. More about Six whimsical mid-century designs featured in Denver's Serious Play exhibition
Fluted concrete walls punctured by stone entrances and window frames characterise this minimal Italian house, which LCA Architetti has completed for an archaeologist in Varese, Italy. More about LCA Architetti models "primitive" House of the Archeologist on fossils
The Daedalum maze, which consists of 19 interconnected egg-shaped domes made from translucent material, is the latest piece of inflatable architecture designed by Alan Parkinson, founder of Architects of Air. More about Architects of Air creates "sense of wonder" with inflatable architecture maze