Texas studio Matt Fajkus Architecture used wood, stucco and glass to form an extension to a 1960s dwelling on a sloped site overlooking a creek. More about Matt Fajkus creates office addition for mid-century Austin home
Architects can't solve the world's problems, but they can still make a significant impact, say Venice Architecture Biennale directors Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, who compare architecture to the slow-food movement. More about Architects can make a big impact "at a very small scale" say Grafton Architects founders
Technology firms are increasingly looking to designers to help them shape the future and create objects with greater sensory appeal, according to Google's head of hardware design Ivy Ross. More about "The tech world is jumping on the design world" says Google's head of hardware design
Munich-based designer Saskia Diez has created a range of earrings to represent football formations that will be seen at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, which begins on 14 June. More about Saskia Diez creates football-formation earrings ahead of World Cup
Splashes of burgundy, blue and emerald green appear throughout this apartment in Moscow that Russian practice Archetype has redesigned to feature an "aristocratic" colour palette. More about Archetype use rich-toned walls and furnishings for redesign of Moscow flat
Chinese design studio Neri&Hu has teamed up with Spanish textile brand Gan to create a modular collection of sofas, rugs and screens that aim to blend eastern and western design sensibilities. More about Neri&Hu design modular rug, screen and sofa collection for Gan
Subtle stepped levels and intersecting volumes of grey terrazzo break up this Beijing pizza-restaurant interior, designed by Italian-German architectural practice MDDM Studio. More about Blocks of grey terrazzo set the tone of muted pizza restaurant in Beijing
Brooklyn-based Bower Studios has expanded its collection of trompe l'oeil mirrors with designs that look like arcades, porthole windows and arched doorways. More about Bower Studios extends collection of mirrors that trick the eye
The American Institute of Architects has announced its top 11 residential projects for 2018, including a house in New York that takes design cues from its past as a Quaker settlement and a remote residence with expansive light wood and glass in rural Ontario. More about AIA awards North America's best new housing of 2018
New York design collective Colony has put on an exhibition of tapestries and home products at its space in Tribeca, which was painted dark blue for the occasion, during the NYCxDesign festival. More about Colony showcases Balance Unbalanced homeware for NYCxDesign
In this week's comments update readers debated whether BIG's tiny cabin in Upstate New York could incorporate any of the more quirky features of the practice's recent projects. More about "Can the chimney blow smoke rings?"
Japanese manga characters replace traditional images of angels in this kitsch reimagining of traditional Venetian mirrors by designers Giada Fiorindi and Federico Floriani. More about Traditional Venetian mirrors redesigned to include "sexy manga girls"
Cantilevers and setbacks define the elevations of this vacation housing complex, designed by Chilean studio Mobil Arquitectos for a gently sloping site in a coastal village. More about Mobil Arquitectos creates pine-clad holiday dwellings for seaside town in Chile
Dezeen promotion: Danish designer Cecilie Manz has collaborated with Bang & Olufsen to design a portable speaker that offers 360 degrees of sound. More about Cecilie Manz and Bang & Olufsen design portable speaker
Platov airport in Rostov-on-Don, designed by Twelve Architects, has completed ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018, when the city will be hosting games. More about Twelve Architects unveils Rostov-on-Don airport in time for World Cup in Russia
Japanese design duo We+ has created a series of magnetic chairs and vases that are covered with thousands of tiny steel rods. More about We+ creates magnetic spiky chair and matching vases
Designer Simon Pengelly and Boss Design's Mark Barrell explain how their new collection of office furniture can be used to create open and flexible workplaces, in this movie Dezeen produced for the brand. More about Boss Design's Atom furniture collection designed for flexible workplaces, says Simon Pengelly
Undulations in the green roof of the Macallan Distillery by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners hint at the bulbous whisky stills situated below. More about Rolling wildflower roof covers Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners-designed Scottish distillery
The Venice Architecture Biennale kicks off this week. Ahead of the opening, Dezeen architecture editor Jessica Mairs looks at some of the topics likely to dominate conversation, from the future of social housing to cruising culture. More about Five key topics for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018
Four engineers from MIT have opened a fast-food restaurant in Boston that uses mechanical woks to autonomously prepare meals in under three minutes. More about MIT engineers replace chefs with machines at "world's first" robotic kitchen