Canadian studio Naturehumaine has overhauled a 1950s duplex in Montreal, placing a slatted black volume at its centre alongside other stark contemporary surfaces. More about Naturehumaine adds rodded stairwell to Bessborough Residence in Montreal
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have made a blind robot that moves by feeling, without the need for sensors and cameras. More about MIT's blind Cheetah 3 robot can navigate without sensors or cameras
US artist and designer Michael Jantzen has envisioned a non-denominational chapel in New Mexico, featuring a series of gabled frames that stretch up to the sky to represent its "openness to all". More about Michael Jantzen's imaginary Chapel For New Mexico is open to all religions
In this week's comments update, an interview with Trump Baby blimp designer Matt Bonner caused a stir. More about "I'd love to see an army of balloons in the US"
Swedish tech startup Einride has designed T-log, a fully electric and autonomous logging truck, which is designed to hit public roads by 2020. More about Einride reveals driverless all-electric logging truck
A principal at US firm Cutler Anderson Architects has created a small outbuilding at his residence overlooking the Puget Sound, which serves as both his studio and a place for his daughter to bring friends. More about Cutler Anderson designs Studio/Bunkhouse for dad's work and daughter's sleepovers
Kingston School of Art graduate Oksana Bondar has created a dressing table stool from human hair to demonstrate the design possibilities of the material. More about Oksana Bondar uses human hair to create biodegradable stool
Lithuanian practice Aketuri Architektai has paired pale grey interiors with dark timber joinery for this family apartment in Vilnius. More about Aketuri Architektai use grey tones to create contemporary family apartment in Vilnius
Royal College of Art graduate Jun Kamei has built a garment that functions like gills, which could allow humans to survive when sea levels rise up and submerge the earth. More about Jun Kamei's amphibious garment could enable humans to breathe underwater
The Gensler-designed Sapphire Residences in Colombo, Sri Lanka, will be connected by a sky bridge topped with a swimming pool, and have interiors by Philippe Starck. More about Gensler designs pair of skyscrapers on Sri Lankan coast
Leeds Beckett University graduate James Hughes has made a bench with metal spikes embedded in its seat to highlight issues surrounding hostile urban design. More about James Hughes creates Hostile Bench to show "ugly side" of urban design
Chinese architecture office Ares Partners has completed a hotel nestled among the mountains of Ninghai County, China, in a collection of refurbished stone warehouses. More about Ares Partners converts former granary into hotel in rural China
Photographer Valentin Jeck has travelled around the region of former Yugoslavia to capture images of its brutalist architecture for MoMA's Toward a Concrete Utopia exhibition. More about Valentin Jeck photographs Yugoslavia's concrete architecture for MoMA exhibition
Mattress startup Casper has opened a space where New Yorkers can relax and refresh, and even sleep for a short while in tubular wooden pods. More about Casper offers rentable nap rooms in the city that never sleeps
Grafton Architects founders Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara explained their theme for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018 in the Royal Academy of Arts' annual architecture lecture. More about Watch Grafton Architects speak at the Royal Academy's 2018 annual architecture lecture
The megatall tower in new action movie Skyscraper was never expected to be a hit with architects, admits production designer Jim Bissell, but he wanted the building to be a "hero" nonetheless. More about "We were doomed for failure in the eyes of the architectural community" says Skyscraper movie designer
Dezeen promotion: to celebrate its 15th anniversary in the UK, international fashion school Istituto Marangoni has announced eight new design courses at its London location, starting from October 2018. More about Istituto Marangoni announces new design courses at its London school
US studio Craig Steely Architecture has created a two-level home for a sloped site in northern California, with vast stretches of glass that overlook the treetops. More about Craig Steely positions Pam and Paul's House on hillside in Silicon Valley
The latest sculpture at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed features six Porsche cars attached to a 52-metre-high star-shaped white structure. More about Goodwood Festival of Speed sculpture by Gerry Judah celebrates 70 years of Porsche production
London-based architects Denizen Works has submitted planning for a observation tower containing a vertical gallery and bird hide at Inverewe Garden in Scotland. More about Denizen Works designs "abstracted tree" viewing tower for Scottish botanical gardens