Spierings' Echo combines bespoke speakers with removable tubes made of different materials that can be used to alter the properties of the music played by the system. More about Tessa Spierings' tactile sound system explores the acoustic properties of materials
This week on Dezeen, the "world's first" plant-based hotel suite was unveiled by Bompas & Parr, and plans for the debut Vegan Fashion Week in Los Angeles were announced. More about This week, vegan design was in the spotlight
Spanish-German firm YLAB Arquitectos has transformed a gloomy Barcelona apartment into a light-filled holiday home with plenty of hidden storage. More about YLAB Arquitectos creates holiday apartment with indoor garden and hidden kitchen
Herzog & de Meuron has updated its design for an arts building in Vancouver, which will be the Swiss firm's first project in Canada if approved. More about Herzog & de Meuron swaps wood for glass in Vancouver Art Gallery proposal
This captioned movie shows how the roof of The Shed, currently under construction in New York's Hudson Yards, will move back and forth. More about Movie shows The Shed's moving roof in action
French-Lebanese design studio David/Nicolas' furniture inspired by the night sky and Beirut's history is on display at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Manhattan. More about David/Nicolas' Supernova exhibition in New York City features heavy travertine tables
A bee explores the interior of Micasa Vol C, a multi-use pavilion for a furniture retailer in São Paulo, in this unconventional architecture film by Studio MK27. More about Movie shows Studio MK27's minimalist pavilion for Micasa through the eyes of a bee
Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro will be World Capital of Architecture for 2020, becoming the first metropolis to receive the designation from heritage body UNESCO. More about UNESCO names Rio de Janeiro first World Capital of Architecture
The soon-to-open M+ museum in Hong Kong has bought the entire archive of influential British architecture collective Archigram, despite attempts to block the overseas sale. More about M+ museum acquires Archigram archive for £1.8 million
New Deal Design has collaborated with Postmates, to give the "on-demand anything" delivery company an autonomous rover capable of charming the pedestrians it shares the pavement with. More about Postmates' delivery robot Serve is designed to be "lovable at first sight"
The Nova mobile office pod supports the flexible working needs of the modern nomad with fast wifi, a minibar and a daily changing view. More about The Nova pod is a solar-powered co-working office on wheels
The Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental hotel has opened within a 88-metre-deep abandoned quarry near Shanghai. More about Jade + QA unveils "groundscraper" hotel in Chinese quarry
Designer Philippe Malouin looked to wooden-slatted barrels for the bases of the furniture in the Barrel collection, his second for British furniture brand SCP. More about Philippe Malouin's furniture for SCP is based on whiskey barrels
London is entering a confident new era of public housing, says Paul Karakusevic, thanks to housing projects with pioneering new financial models. More about "London has an ambition for quality public housing design not seen since the 1970s"
Tiny Holiday Home is a compact black house by i29 Interior Architects and Chris Collaris, which is designed to stand out like a minimalist sculpture within a nature reserve near Amsterdam, the Netherlands. More about Chris Collaris and i29 Interior Architects complete Tiny Holiday Home in the Netherlands
Curved partition walls and ceiling panels hint at the research underway inside this Tel Aviv office, which Roy David Architecture has designed for a tech company specialising in prenatal care. More about Roy David Architecture references maternity for interiors of Tel Aviv office
Scottish studio Collective Architecture has transformed a former observatory in Edinburgh into the Collective contemporary art centre, which is joined on its hilltop site by a new gallery, restaurant and welcome kiosk. More about Collective Architecture completes contemporary art venue on Edinburgh's Calton Hill
Glaswegian design studio Timorous Beasties has created a "dramatic and vibrant" wallpaper collection featuring damask-inspired, totemic patterns. More about Timorous Beasties' wallpaper series features totemic patterns
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects' major extension and renovation of the Hood Museum of Art in New Hampshire has kept postmodern architect Charles Moore's glass and grey-brick stairway as its centrepiece. More about Tod Williams Billie Tsien overhauls postmodern Dartmouth Hood Museum
This townhouse in Brooklyn was renovated by New York studio Kalos Eidos to include designated floors for "extroverted" and "introverted" activities. More about Extro-Intro is a Brooklyn townhouse refurbished by Kalos Eidos