Italian architect Renzo Piano has offered to design a structure to replace the collapsed Ponte Morandi bridge in his hometown of Genoa. More about Renzo Piano volunteers to design "beautiful" new bridge for Genoa
Italian designer Luca Nichetto explains how his Canal Chair references Venice, the city where he first made his name as a designer, in our latest Design Dreams movie in collaboration with Moooi. More about Canal Chair for Moooi "is part of my personal heritage" says Luca Nichetto
Kaja Møller, head of Danish furniture brand Fredericia, opted for a Scandi-inspired colour palette of greys, whites and taupes for the interiors of her family home in Copenhagen. More about Neutral tones used to create tranquil family home in Copenhagen
Danish textile designer Margrethe Odgaard has created a collection of rugs for design brand Muuto, which are designed to feel like pebbles underfoot. More about Muuto launches bobbly rugs designed by Margrethe Odgaard to feel like pebbles
Architecture studio Make has completed a pair of office buildings in the City of London, alongside a series of pocket gardens traversed by sinuous pre-weathered steel bridges. More about Make inserts public gardens between office towers at London Wall
Pentagram's New York office has updated the visual identity for America's Library of Congress in Washington DC, with a shape-shifting logo that resembles stacks of books and bookends on a shelf. More about Pentagram models US Library of Congress logo on bookends
New York's plans for replacing Rikers Island jail will require input from design's brightest minds if the buildings are to integrate with their neighbourhoods, and conditions for inmates and staff are to improve, says Aaron Betsky. More about "New York's new prisons will be more than just places of incarceration"
Burning Man fans can watch the action from this year's festival unfold without getting dusty, thanks to a live online broadcast of the event. More about Burning Man livestream provides glimpses at life in Black Rock City
In this week's comments update, readers are critical of Zaha Hadid Architects' recently revealed designs for a housing development. More about "Where are the Hadid signature curves?"
American studio Anacapa Architecture has designed a low-slung home in central California, with light-filled rooms that open onto a backyard with a fire pit and an outdoor shower. More about Anacapa Architecture creates minimalist residence for entrepreneur in Santa Barbara
Ilse Crawford, Gitta Gschwendtner and Roksanda Ilinčić are among six female designers that have created artworks for an exhibition at 2 Willow Road, the London house that belonged to architect Ernö Goldfinger. More about Six female designers create responses to artworks in Ernö Goldfinger's former home
David Chipperfield Architects has submitted its planning application for the IMPACT Centre, the proposed new home for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, including a series of new visuals. More about David Chipperfield reveals latest visuals for Edinburgh concert hall
Australian Institute of Architects' Gold Medal-winning architect Kerry Hill, designer of the City of Perth Library as well as numerous award-winning hotels, has passed away. More about Kerry Hill "architect of exceptional sensibility and expertise" dies aged 75
Finnish designer Laura Seppänen applied earthy tones throughout this restaurant in Helsinki to reflect the menu's focus on locally sourced ingredients. More about Farm-to-table cooking informs natural colour palette of Maannos restaurant in Helsinki
Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with David Adjaye's firm in London and sportswear brand Nike in Portland, Oregon. More about Top five architecture and design jobs this week include Adjaye Associates and Nike
British product designer Hans Ramzan has created a pocket-sized device that enables people to test themselves for HIV from the comfort of their own home. More about Catch device lets users in developing countries test themselves for HIV at home
Created by Belgian designer Bram Kerkhofs, Coil is a modular furniture system designed to combine the function of an open shelf and a display cabinet. More about Bram Kerkhofs designs cabinets with elastic walls to "redefine the cupboard"
This wooden chicken coop, installed in the grounds of summer house in rural Finland, is styled like a miniature log cabin perched above the ground on granite rocks. More about Chan Brisco Architects builds wooden chicken coop that looks like a log cabin in rural Finland
Dezeen's US editor Dan Howarth spoke to architecture studios Desai Chia, MKCA and Only If as part of Dezeen's second Spirit of the City talk at A/D/O in Brooklyn. More about Watch Dezeen's second Spirit of the City talk at A/D/O in Brooklyn
An exhibit celebrating the work of late American architect-inventor Richard Buckminster Fuller opens in Los Angeles next week. Here's eight of his futuristic designs, including "autonomous" prefab houses with bulging windows, an underwater island and a pared-back rowing boat. More about Eight of Buckminster Fuller's most forward-thinking ideas