To mark Independence Day in the US, we've picked out five American pool houses that are perfect for relaxing in during the public holiday, including a concrete cabana topped with shrubs and a pavilion beside an infinity pool. More about Five pool houses ideal for cooling off this Fourth of July
The latest set of images from photographer Marc Goodwin offers a look inside 17 prolific architects' studios in the Netherlands. More about Studios of Dutch architecture firms including OMA, MVRDV and UNStudio revealed in photos
Royal College of Art graduate Jiabao Zhang has taken the average dimensions of 50 cups, bottles, pens, light shades and reading glasses to create five standard items. More about Jiabao Zhang creates "normal" everyday objects
Engineers from MIT have developed a streamlined prosthetic foot that lets wearers walk with a fluid motion, and can be manufactured at a low cost. More about MIT engineers create low-cost prosthetic foot that approximates natural gait
Dezeen promotion: Maison&Objet has chosen six up-and-coming Lebanese designers as the winners of its 2018 Rising Talents Awards. More about Maison&Objet reveals winners of 2018 Rising Talent Awards
Swedish collective Note Design Studio has created a collection of poufs called Arkad, which are designed to look like architectural arches. More about Note Design Studio creates architecture-inspired poufs
Layers of metal mesh are used to regulate the level of privacy and daylight for glazed creative studios added to a residential building in Beijing by local architecture firm Remix Studio. More about Remix Studio wraps metal mesh around artists studios and residences in Beijing
The traditional gabled roofs of nearby farm structures influenced this single-family residence outside Columbus, Ohio, by Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design. More about JBAD builds farmhouse-style Sullivan House in Ohio
New York-based Savvy Studio has designed a restaurant in the city themed on beachgoing and boating with striped cushions, chrome and wood. More about Savvy Studio creates nautical interiors for Summer Day Cafe in New York City
New photographs reveal that MAD's residential complex in California, designed to look like a village on top of a hill, has topped out. More about MAD's Gardenhouse residences take shape in Beverly Hills
A sea of beckoning cats feature in this installation by Central Saint Martins graduate Katie May Boyd. More about Katie May Boyd's installation turns plastic waste into beckoning cats
In this week's comments update, readers are riled up by Christo comparing the creation of his work to building a skyscraper. More about "This is bait to make architects angry"
For the latest Dezeen competition, we've teamed up with the Royal Academy of Arts to give readers the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to a lecture with Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, founders of Grafton Architects and curators of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018. More about Competition: win tickets to the RA's annual architecture lecture with Grafton Architects
Büro Ole Scheeren has revealed plans for a pair of skyscrapers in Vancouver that would be formed from irregularly stacked glass boxes interlaced with greenery. More about Ole Scheeren designs twin Vancouver skyscrapers to be vertical villages
Tall shoots of bamboo rise through the central atrium of a new Apple Store completed by Foster + Partners in Macau, China. More about Foster + Partners unveils Apple Store in Macau with translucent stone walls and bamboo
Visualisations have been released showing Thomas Heatherwick's plans to transform the Olympia events centre in west London into a major hub for the creative industries. More about Thomas Heatherwick's vision for London's Olympia revealed in new renderings
Central Saint Martins graduate Ying Wang has recreated a traditional tea ceremony ritual that uses milk and vinegar to produce an alternative to single-use plastic. More about Ying Wang's tea ceremony installation makes bioplastic using milk and vinegar
A century-old house in north London has been overhauled by Richard Parr Associates, to create a home for the founder of cycling brand Rapha and his family. More about Richard Parr Associates remodels Edwardian house for Rapha founder Simon Mottram
Scandinavian lighting brand Louis Poulsen has been acquired by Investindustrial, an Italian investment firm that also owns Flos, B&B Italia and Oka. More about Louis Poulsen becomes latest design brand sold to Investindustrial
This contemporary reinterpretation of a vernacular courtyard house in the Chinese city of Guangzhou features a sequence of living areas and bedrooms arranged around a central pond. More about O-office Architects reinterprets traditional Chinese courtyard house in concrete and steel