Doric columns, arches and vaulted ceilings are among the architectural details that Matthew Simmonds has carved from stone in these intricate sculptures. More about Matthew Simmonds explores historic architecture in stone sculptures
Indian firm Morphogenesis has become one of the world's first architecture practices to report a gender pay gap in favour of its women employees. More about Morphogenesis celebrates "gender-positive" pay gap
The second edition of the Madrid Design Festival saw designers create exhibitions across the Spanish capital. Our favourites include a showcase from mid-century furniture brand Darro and a series of sculptures inside a baroque mansion. More about Five of the best exhibitions from Madrid Design Festival 2019
Architecture firm Ortner & Ortner Baukunst has created a new facility for the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin, by renovating a 1950s workshop building and adding a fly tower made from fibreglass and wood. More about Berlin workshop transformed into theatre school by Ortner & Ortner Baukunst
French sports retailer Decathlon has abandoned plans to sell a hijab for female runners in France, following a surge of complaints. More about Decathlon's athletic hijab for Muslim women won't go on sale in France
Distinctive yellow Belgian bricks of the 1930s and 1960s are reinterpreted in this store designed by architect Bernard Dubois for skincare brand Aesop. More about Bernard Dubois channels childhood memories into Aesop interior in Brussels
Pritzker Prize-winning architect and Eero Saarinen protégé Kevin Roche has passed away aged 96, leaving behind a "formidable body of work" including New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Ford Foundation headquarters. More about Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kevin Roche dies aged 96
Sharks suspended in formaldehyde, graphics of oversized pills and flooring patterned with butterflies await high-rolling guests staying in this hotel suite, which British artist Damien Hirst has designed for the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. More about Damien Hirst creates 0,000-per-night hotel suite in Las Vegas
New York gallery Friedman Benda is hosting the first solo exhibition of work by Lebanese designer Najla El Zein, which includes sculptural furniture influenced by pregnancy and seduction. More about Najla El Zein's "sensual" furniture goes on show in New York
Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten has used built-in furniture and bright colours to create both fun and functionality in a house renovation in Antwerp. More about Block colours and hidden storage feature in Van Staeyen's Antwerp townhouse renovation
US firm Caleb Johnson Studio has raised this cedar-clad coastal dwelling in Maine on wooden stilts so that the "landscape is allowed to flow under the house". More about Caleb Johnson elevates In the Dunes home above beachfront site in Maine
Dezeen promotion: the Whass office chair, created by Item Designworks for Spanish brand Actiu, is designed for flexible use. More about Actiu launches "super stackable" office chair by Item Designworks
John Pawson has stacked up 61 tree trunks to create a space of rest and contemplation on a cycle route in southwest Germany. More about John Pawson builds Wooden Chapel for cyclists from huge logs
Italian designer Luca Nichetto has created a range of glass lights for Swedish heritage brand Svenskt Tenn, marrying together a print by Josef Frank with Venetian glassblowing techniques. More about Luca Nichetto celebrates Josef Frank and Venetian glass in colourful Fusa lamps
Artist Joe Sweeney has installed a phone box on the English coast that invites people to share their feelings about Brexit, in an interactive public artwork called +44. More about Brexit phonebox on Dungeness beach invites the public to "leave a message for Europe"
China is planning to build the world's first solar power station in space to provide "inexhaustible clean energy", according to reports. More about China plans solar power station in space
Tactile surfaces made from sisal plant fibres helped Master Studio foster an inviting atmosphere inside this pared-back coffee bar in Cape Town, South Africa. More about Sisal covers almost every surface in Pauline's stand-up coffee bar
This week we've selected five of the best job vacancies in architecture, interiors and design available on Dezeen Jobs, including roles at Olafur Eliasson's studio and Amanda Levete's architecture firm. More about Top jobs in architecture and design this week include roles at Studio Olafur Eliasson and AL_A
Four designers from London's Royal College of Art have recycled the toxic red mud residue from aluminium production to make a series of terracotta-hued cups, bowls and teapots. More about RCA designers transform toxic industrial waste into ceramic tableware
Morris + Company has staggered a terrace of brick houses for the elderly within the grounds of a 17th century mansion in Sevenoaks, Kent. More about Morris + Company completes Wildernesse Mews retirement homes in historic Kent estate