In this week's comments update, readers think that a concept electric car designed by Russian defence manufacturer Kalashnikov already looks outdated. More about "Who are they marketing it to, the Flintstones?"
London Design Biennale opens to the public today. Design editor Augusta Pownall picks the 10 installations worth spending time at, including a condensation-covered wall and a skeletal house made of white rods. More about 10 of the best installations at London Design Biennale 2018
Intersticial Arquitectura has completed a home in the Mexican state of Querétaro, lifting the living spaces on walls built from volcanic rocks found on-site during construction. More about Intersticial Arquitectura builds Casa Maguey in Mexico on volcanic stone plinth
Grimshaw has designed a 35-metre-square micro home to raise money for Kids Under Cover, which supports homeless youth in Australia. More about Grimshaw designs tiny homes for Australian charity
Norway's installation at the London Design Biennale features a telepresence robot, which keeps kids in touch with the classroom if they're off school with long-term illness. More about AV1 is a robot that helps ill children keep up with schoolwork
3XN is designing an arena, five housing blocks and a police school, all with green roofs, for a development in Bergen, Norway. More about 3XN to design "modern-day colosseum" for Bergen
Shreds of rattan, chutes of bamboo and offcuts of wood have been used throughout this hotel in Zante, designed by Block722 Architects to blend into the Grecian landscape. More about Greek landscape informs natural-toned suites of the Olea Hotel
Sam Baron and Costas Voyatzis, founder of Yatzer, have created a collection of irregular, handmade and hand-painted ceramics for Swedish design company Mateus. More about Sam Baron and Yatzer look back to "humankind's earliest ceramics" for Mateus
Dutch practice Unknown Architects has given this 20th-century home in Leiden, the Netherlands, an understated overhaul to draw attention to its historic quirks. More about Unknown Architects celebrates original details in renovation of Corner House
Brazilian firm Solo Arquitetos has designed its own office, where plywood shelves divide the space, and accents of yellow and green enliven the simple studio. More about Plywood and plants feature in Solo Arquitetos' studio in Brazil
Tom Dixon has created a collection of candle holders and serving platters made from green forest marble sourced from India, called Rock. More about Tom Dixon launches green marble tableware based on visits to India
Paz Arquitectura has extended a small cabin on the outskirts of Guatemala City, flanking the existing structure with two additional volumes connected by a terrace and a glass walkway. More about Paz Arquitectura expands Guatemala forest retreat with new living spaces and huge terrace
Dezeen promotion: Swift Creatives' digital mobile, composed of gently moving fish, is the winning design in the Dezeen and Samsung competition to create Ambient Mode graphics for the brand's QLED TV. More about Responsive fish mobile wins Dezeen and Samsung's TV Ambient Mode design competition
Manuel Herz Architects has completed a housing block in Zurich, with dynamic facades that transform into balconies for its five apartments. More about Ballet Mécanique apartment block has walls that unfold to form balconies and sunshades
Fashion designer Hussein Chalayan, known for avant-garde designs such as clothes that dissolve, will receive this year's London Design Medal. More about Hussein Chalayan awarded London Design Medal 2018
Minimalist designer Michael Anastassiades is behind Bang & Olufsen's circular Beosound Edge, which is both speaker and volume knob in one. More about Michael Anastassiades designs Bang & Olufsen speaker you adjust by rolling
There is just one week left to enter Dezeen and MINI Living's competition to design an urban home of the future, which closes on Monday 10 September 2018. More about One week left to enter Dezeen and MINI Living's £10,000 Future Urban Home Competition
Jubilee Pool Penzance, a triangular lido built in 1935, is set to be transformed into the UK's largest heated seawater pool, by London-based Scott Whitby Studio. More about Penzance could become "spa town of Cornwall" with revamp of art-deco sea pool
Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and Squire and Partners in London. More about Top five architecture and design jobs this week include The Met and Squire and Partners
Irish architect Kieran Donnellan and a team of students have built a non-denominational chapel on a clifftop near the 12th-century Byblos Castle in Lebanon. More about Kieran Donnellan works with students to build tiny clifftop chapel in Lebanon