Royal College of Art Innovation Design Engineering student Hamza Oza has created a cloud-based system that helps families locate their loved ones during Hajj without the need for a smartphone or phone signal. More about Hamza Oza debuts tracking device for pilgrims that operates without a mobile network
A stark white palette is used both outside and in this Brazilian home, designed by local firm Bloco Arquitetos as a series of angular volumes on a steep site. More about Bloco Arquitetos gives "abstract character" to Cora House in Brasília
Stella McCartney set out her sustainable approach to design in an interview with Dezeen last week. Here's a look at the five of her sustainable designs, including trainers made from sea plastic and a backpack made from fishing nets. More about Five of Stella McCartney's designs that push the sustainable agenda
Photographer Stephan Zirwes uses drones to shoot aerial views of public swimming pools, in a bid to make people appreciate the value of free swimming facilities. More about Stephan Zirwes showcases swimming pools in abstract aerial photographs
Game developer and writer Konstantinos Dimopoulos has crowdfunded an atlas exploring the design of cities in video games. More about Virtual Cities explores the urban landscapes of 40 video games
Conrad Willems' architectural sculptures based on toy blocks feature in a solo exhibition inside a Victor Bourgeois modernist villa in Brussels. More about Conrad Willems creates modular stone structures based on children’s building blocks
We've selected four of the best architecture and design roles in Germany available right now via Dezeen Jobs including roles with car brands MINI and Volkswagen. More about Four of the best architecture and design roles available in Germany right now
Rundell Associates has revamped the Harrods Fine Watches department by adding a marble staircase and a floor designed to look like a timepiece. More about Harrods Fine Watches department features a sweeping marble staircase
A Jewish cemetery, the new Tate St Ives, and Foster + Partners' headquarters for Bloomberg are on the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize. More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2018 shortlist announced
Following the release of the movie Skyscraper, which centres around a fictional megatall tower in Hong Kong, we've pulled together more examples of buildings that reach over 600 metres (1,969 feet) in height that are either completed, under construction or conceptual. More about Seven megatall skyscrapers reaching new heights
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has scattered mirrored balls inside a hurricane-damaged train garage on New York's Rockaway Peninsula, as the latest instalment in her 52-year-old Narcissus Garden series. More about Yayoi Kusama fills abandoned garage in New York's Rockaways with 1,500 mirrored balls
The Nike boot that will be worn by players in the next European football season is designed to support a more attack-focused form of play. More about Nike's PhantomVSN football boot is designed to suit an attack-focused game
Researchers from Universidade da Coruña in Spain have drawn from nature to write an algorithm that is capable of anticipating the growth pattern of cities. More about Algorithm developed to predict the vertical growth of cities
Architecture firm Office of Jonathan Tate has designed a tall, narrow dwelling in Louisiana that offers a new approach towards entry-level homes in America. More about OJT creates compact "starter home" for skinny site in New Orleans
In this competition, Dezeen readers have the chance to win one of three copies of Viktor & Rolf Cover Cover, a book created by graphic designer Irma Boom to mark the 25th anniversary of the Dutch fashion label. More about Competition: win a copy of Viktor & Rolf Cover Cover
Central Saint Martins' graduate Magda Sabatowska has devised a cooking kit to help isolated elderly female residents of housing estates in Poland socialise with their neighbours. More about Subscription cookery kit is designed to help elderly women socialise
Aston Martin aims to bring luxury private transport to the sky with its Volante Vision Concept aircraft – a flying autonomous, hybrid-electric vehicle that can take off vertically. More about Aston Martin takes to the skies with first aircraft concept
Zaha Hadid Architects has recreated the form of Danish designer Hans J Wegner's 1963 CH07 lounge chair in stone and carbon fibre. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reinterprets classic Hans J Wegner chair in stone
Graduates Saki Maruyama and Daniel Coppen have designed a set of children's toys that encourage "free and open-ended play." More about Saki Maruyama's Knotty children's toy set encourages playfulness
A pink pigmented concrete building designed by David Chipperfield's studio for a cemetery in the Japanese town of Inagawa has been captured in photographs by Edmund Sumner. More about David Chipperfield Architects completes pink visitor centre and chapel at Inagawa Cemetery