American architecture studio Thomas Phifer and Partners included a pointy chapel among the tiny black buildings that form this residence in a clearing in Upstate New York. More about Tar-coated shingles cover Hudson Valley cottages by Thomas Phifer and Partners
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has revealed a proposal to redesign the "vulnerable" shoreline of Lower Manhattan, in order to make it more resilient to rising sea levels caused by climate change. More about New York mayor reveals plan to extend Manhattan shoreline in response to climate change
Robots made by Japanese automaker Toyota will be deployed across the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic sites to provide assistance to workers and attendees at the Games next year. More about Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to deploy robots
Our new captioned movie shows MIT's "virtually indestructible" Mini Cheetah robot performing a host of athletic manoeuvres, including stretching, running and jumping. More about Watch MIT's modular Mini Cheetah robot land a backflip
In this week's comments update, readers are having a whale of a time making puns about an underwater restaurant designed by Snøhetta. More about "There's Norway we could a-fjord to eat in this plaice"
US firm Norman Kelley has merged old and new elements inside the flagship store for clothing retailer Notre, which is housed inside a 113-year-old building in central Chicago. More about Norman Kelley preserves "layered history" inside revamped Notre store in Chicago
Overtreders W employed the principles of a circular economy when designing the temporary RAUM pavilion in Utrecht, the Netherlands. More about Sustainable RAUM pavilion by Overtreders W designed to be reused
Apple has made its first foray into financial services with a numberless credit card that CEO Tim Cook calls the most significant change to card payments in 50 years. More about Apple launches credit card touting privacy and security
The City of London has said that Foster + Partners' 305-metre-high The Tulip has "the potential to become an architectural icon", in its planning report on the proposed tourist attraction. More about The Tulip by Foster + Partners on track to be approved by City of London
This movie shows the completion of Europe's first underwater restaurant, designed by Snøhetta, as it is submerged off the coast of Båly, Norway. More about Time-lapse movie shows submersion of Snøhetta's underwater restaurant
In the second of a series of short movies about Frida Escobedo, the Mexican architect describes the architecture scene in her home country. More about Mexican architecture "more like a spirit than a style" says Frida Escobedo
AI development should not be left in the hands of mega-companies like Facebook and Google, warns Ine Gevers, curator of an exhibition in Eindhoven that examined the importance of emotion in the relationship between humans and robots. More about Tech companies' development of AI is "unethical" says Robot Love curator
Light-up walls, mirrored partitions, and colourful stone surfaces help channel a "cool bar" aesthetic inside this dental office in Berlin, which has been completed by Studio Karhard – the designers of renowned nightclub Berghain. More about Berghain designers Studio Karhard creates club-feel inside The Urban Dentist
US bike brand Bontrager has launched an improved bicycle helmet that they say is 48 times more likely to prevent concussion than standard foam versions. More about Bontrager's WaveCel bike helmet promises to radically reduce head injury
A long run of gabled volumes clad in honey-coloured wood has been designed by Tracks Architectes for a kindergarten in France called La Ruche, which translates as The Beehive. More about Tracks Architectes designs timber-clad kindergarten with gabled forms in France
Quito's Rama Estudio has used thick rammed-earth walls and large windows to prop up the slanted roof that covers this residence, built among a eucalyptus plantation in Ecuador. More about Angled roof tops rammed-earth walls of Rama Estudio's Casa Lasso in rural Ecuador
Southern US city Atlanta is experiencing a surge in new eateries and bars. Here are five to visit in Georgia's capital, including a snug club by Workstead and Tom Dixon's "raw yet sophisticated" cocktail lounge. More about Five restaurants and bars worth going out for in Atlanta
Architects who rely on free labour should be banned from high-profile projects like the Serpentine Pavilion says designer Adam Nathaniel Furman, who first revealed unpaid internships at this year's pavilion architect Junya Ishigami. More about Architects who don't pay interns "shouldn't be given prestigious commissions" says designer who revealed Ishigami internships
Clear Channel and design studio Affairs have created The Emotional Art Gallery which uses the real-time emotions of commuters to replace adverts with artworks. More about Digital billboards in Stockholm project positive artworks to cheer up anxious commuters
South Korean designer Bae Se Hwa steam bent hundreds of slender walnut slices to create the sinuous chairs, benches and desks that feature in this exhibition at New York gallery R & Company. More about Bae Se Hwa's sinuous Steam Bent Series goes on show in New York