Architects and designers can take an activist approach to instigate social change, according to participants in this year's Beirut Design Week. More about Beirut-based designers advocate new uses for the city's overlooked public spaces
ÉCAL graduate Alexandre Picciotto collaborated with French technology firm Oledcomm to design a LiFi emitting lamp for libraries. More about C-224 lamp uses LiFi technology to transmit data through light
Space-saving oak furniture and white-washed walls feature in this minimalist apartment in Moscow renovated by architecture studio Ruetemple. More about Ruetemple creates small spartan apartment in Moscow
Latvian designer Arthur Analts has created a €5 coin with a tessellating honeycomb shape, to highlight the abundant natural resources of his home country. More about Arthur Analts designs honeycomb coin in tribute to Latvia
This residential building containing two apartments, in the Iranian city of Yazd, has an angular form influenced by vernacular cottages. More about AWE Office creates apartment building with angular stone-clad facade in Iran
Detroit is taken over by Amazon in architecture student Cody Seipp's conceptual project, which envisions the US city in 2051 following a major redevelopment orchestrated by the retail giant. More about Cody Seipp imagines Detroit as Amazon's "hyper-designed" headquarters
The curators of MoMA's recently opened exhibition about the architecture of former Yugoslavia have chosen their favourite pieces from the show, including Kenzo Tange's masterplan for Skopje and a giant war monument in Croatia. More about MoMA curators select highlights from Towards a Concrete Utopia
Curving walls, fluted columns and golden touches are among features that Californian firm MBH Architects added to an old TV studio in Los Angeles, while converting it into a gym for luxury fitness brand Equinox. More about Equinox Miracle Mile gym opens in former LA television studio
Bennetts Associates and Allford Hall Monaghan Morris are both designing buildings in London's King's Cross to house the offices of tech giant Facebook. More about Bennetts and AHMM design Facebook's new London headquarters
British aerospace company Rolls-Royce is developing a personal electric flying vehicle that it says could be on the market by the early 2020s. More about Rolls-Royce reveals concept for electric flying vehicle with vertical takeoff and landing
Curved slats of laminated wood cover the walls and ceiling of a Chinese restaurant in New York's East Village by design firm New Practice Studio. More about Wooden arches traverse Hunan Slurp noodle shop by New Practice Studio
Polish designer Oskar Zieta has created a public sculpture in Wrocław using an inflated steel technique he plans to use for larger works of architecture. More about Oskar Zieta inflates steel to create Daliowa island pavilion in Poland
The layout, colour scheme, materials and furniture of this house in Beijing have been built to cater to the needs of the owner's disabled dog. More about Beijing house by Atelier About Architecture features a storey for a disabled dog
Richard Baird has created a quarterly magazine to celebrate minimalist mid-century logos. Speaking to Dezeen the London-based designer picks five of his favourite examples. More about LogoArchive magazine explores the visual language of mid-century branding
Royal College of Art graduate Joseph Mercer has proposed building Netherlands-style greenhouses on London's green belt to intensify food production and allow farmland to be returned to a wilder natural state. More about Joseph Mercer suggests creating more "feral" London green belt
Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with technology brand Apple and architecture firm Zaha Hadid Architects. More about Top architecture and design jobs this week include Apple and Zaha Hadid Architects
Belgian table manufacturer Heerenhuis is launching a six-metre-long wooden table called Kombinat, which takes its cues from brutalist architecture. More about Heerenhuis to present brutalist table at Paris Design Week
The sawtooth brick facades and steeply pitched roof of this house designed by Mole Architects in Ely, Cambridgeshire, are derived from architectural features found at the city's famous cathedral. More about Fijal House by Mole Architects borrows details from Ely cathedral
American firm Square Feet Studio has used subtle maritime references, like wood panelling, and hints of blue and green, throughout this seafood restaurant in Atlanta. More about Square Feet Studio opts for "spare nautical" interior at Atlanta oyster bar
This house on New York's Fire Island escaped Hurricane Sandy unscathed, despite its exposed beachfront location, thanks to an overhaul from Delson or Sherman Architects. More about Delson or Sherman Architects upgrades Fire Island House to withstand hurricanes