Japanese studio Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office has completed a mixed-use building in Tokyo featuring a jumbled composition of concrete rooms that create spaces for small balconies and gardens. More about Akihisa Hirata stacks concrete boxes to create "futuristic and savage" Tree-ness House
Colourful ridged-glass cleaning bottles, a black broom and a red washing line are among the tools for cooking, cleaning and organising created for a New York exhibition based on the American Shaker movement. More about Shaker-style tools for household chores feature in Furnishing Utopia's Hands to Work exhibition
Ettore Sottsass' Memphis designs join eccentric contemporary furnishings that decorate a townhouse in New York's Soho for this installation. More about Memphis designs fill Raquel's Dream House in New York
Danish furniture company Carl Hansen & Son has released its first line of office furniture, building on its collection of heritage household pieces. More about Carl Hansen & Son launches first office furniture series by Brad Ascalon
Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga is causing a stir online with a T-shirt that features a long-sleeved shirt attached to its front, designed for its Fall 2018 collection. More about Balenciaga's T-shirt Shirt confuses the internet
Dezeen promotion: Sou Fujimoto and OMA's Reinier de Graaf will be among the speakers at reSITE 2018, an annual international forum showcasing better solutions for the urbanised world. More about Reinier de Graaf and Sou Fujimoto to speak at reSITE 2018
The practice of cruising is changing the way that buildings are designed, according to the curators of a Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition that brings together sex and architecture. More about Cruising Pavilion aims to show how sex "is always latent or silenced" in architecture
French illustrator Jean Jullien has collaborated with start-up Yolky Games to design a card game that will feature a series of playful dog drawings. More about Jean Jullien illustrates card game with playful dogs
Sculptural white stucco panels and small triangular windows define the facades of this gallery by US studio Schaum/Shieh, which is meant to appear like it could "blow away in the wind". More about Schaum/Shieh covers Houston art gallery in sculptural white panels
The Vatican City seeks to question the meaning of the chapel in the 21st century with its debut at the Venice Architecture Biennale, a series of woodland structures by famous architects from around the world. More about Vatican City presents woodland chapels built by architects including Foster, Souto de Moura and Flores & Prats
The Vatican City is a champion for contemporary architecture, according to Norman Foster, one of several architects commissioned by the Catholic city state for the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Vatican City's patronage is "exactly what architecture needs" says Norman Foster
The curator of a new exhibition on punk graphics at Detroit's Cranbrook Art Museum, has selected five key works that explore the movement in the United States and United Kingdom. More about "If punk birthed a thousand garage bands, it certainly birthed as many designers," says Punk Graphics curator
Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin and Yinka Shonibare are among six artists commissioned by Royal Mail to create bespoke stamps to celebrate 250 years since the Royal Academy was founded. More about Grayson Perry and Tracey Emin mark Royal Academy's 250th anniversary with stamp designs
This extension to a Canadian cottage by Montreal studio ACDF Architecture echoes the traditional language of the original home, but executed with contemporary geometry and finishes. More about Lakeside cottage extension by ACDF takes cues from traditional neighbour
Dezeen's new documentary Elevation on drones will be screened at festivals around the world including in Los Angeles, Prague, Pristina and Madrid. More about Dezeen's Elevation documentary to be screened at festivals around the world
In this week's comments update, readers gave kudos to a whisky distillery cut into the hills of the Scottish countryside by British architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. More about "Buildings like this are masterpieces of architecture"
Patrik Schumacher has launched an attack on the curators of the national pavilions at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which he claims are "devoid of architecture". More about Architects must reclaim Venice Architecture Biennale from "arrogant" curators, says Patrik Schumacher
A group of designers have collaborated on interiors for Hank's restaurant in Austin, Texas, transforming an old grocery store into a spacious, bright eatery. More about Austin eatery Hank's features "minimalist desert modern" interiors
Brazilian firm Studio MK27 has used timber, polycarbonate panels and white metal sheets to form an austere building for Micasa, a contemporary furniture retailer based in São Paulo. More about Studio MK27 creates minimalist pavilion for Micasa campus in São Paulo
A Swedish court has blocked construction of David Chipperfield's £100 million Nobel Center in Stockholm, stating that it would cause "significant damage" to the city's historic waterfront. More about David Chipperfield Architects "disappointed" after Nobel Center project is blocked by court