We've selected the best opportunities in London available for architectural assistants right now via Dezeen Jobs including positions with architecture firms WilkinsonEyre and Cousins & Cousins. More about Four opportunities for architecture graduates in London
UK scientists have found a way to incorporate wonder-material graphene into concrete, greatly increasing the material's strength and water resistance. More about Graphene-reinforced concrete is "more than twice as strong" say scientists
Designer Asif Khan installed a grid of red-stained timber columns in the courtyard of Milan's Palazzo Litta, to create a place of refuge for visitors to this year's Milan design week. More about Asif Khan creates "something between a forest and an open-air cathedral" within Milanese palazzo
Archive drawings of bygone creatures feature in The Museum of Extinct Animals, a new range of wall coverings and textiles from Dutch brand Moooi. More about Moooi pays tribute to extinct animals with range of wallpapers
Polly is a brightly-coloured pavilion designed by Charles Holland Architects, which has taken up residence in the grounds of Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal in North Yorkshire. More about Charles Holland installs parrot-like pavilion in National Trust garden
Researchers from MIT are developing a technology that transforms water droplets into programmable, interactive tools for entertainment and communication. More about MIT develops technology to digitally program water droplets
The great-grandson of art collector Peggy Guggenheim has opened a gallery at an eco-resort in Tulum, where wave-like cement walls and undulating vine floors provide an unusual backdrop to artwork. More about Guggenheim successor opens tropical-influenced IK Lab art gallery in Tulum
American artist and designer Misha Kahn presented a series of new limited-edition pieces at the Nomad Monaco collectible-design fair, featuring colourful jewels, shiny metal and sea shells. More about Misha Kahn unveils jewelled tables and "animated" chairs at Nomad Monaco
British firm David Chipperfield Architects has completed its first project in Canada – the overhaul of a 19th-century building into a minimalist fashion store. More about David Chipperfield designs metallic interiors for Ssense's Montreal boutique
The geometric blocks of 1980s video game Tetris are replaced by Soviet-era apartment buildings in Tower Block Tetris, a mobile game by Lithuanian designer Lukas Valiauga. More about Modernist building blocks feature in Tetris-inspired mobile game
Numerous design elements help reduce energy costs in this home by Argentinian studio BHY Arquitectos that overlooks a lake in a new development. More about BHY Arquitectos creates austere white Casa Lucia on outskirts of Buenos Aires
SCAU is set to cover the Clamart stadium in Paris with verdant foliage, as part of a renovation that will be completed in time for the Olympic Games in 2024. More about Paris stadium to be covered with greenery in bid to become Olympic venue
NASA has started production of a plane that will fly faster than the speed of sound, but will be almost inaudible from the ground below. More about NASA's "nearly silent" supersonic X-Plane goes into production
The Fearless Girl statue that faces down Wall Street's Charging Bull and the environmentally minded Palau Pledge tourist visa are among the big winners from this year's D&AD Awards, which recognise the best in communication design. More about D&AD Awards 2018 celebrate designs for gender diversity and environmental protection
Sony's latest research suggests that the homes of the future will feature sensors that can turn any object into a light switch or a music system, and lighting and shadows that follow you around. More about Sony creates technological "magic tricks" to show future of sensor technology in the home
These new images by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan show the almost-complete National Museum of Qatar, designed by architect Jean Nouvel. More about Jean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar nears completion
A new amusement park in Japan will bring to life the worlds of Studio Ghibli, the Oscar-winning animation house known for its films Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro. More about Studio Ghibli reveals visualisations for new theme park in Japan
White lasers, capable of projecting light 360 degrees, illuminated blacked-out spaces at the Lexus exhibition during Milan design week last month. More about Lasers create effects at Lexus' Limitless Co-existence installation in Milan
Images of a mixed-use development for Miami by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly show a pair of perpendicular towers connected at the top by a wedge-shaped sky bridge. More about Rafael Viñoly plans angled residential towers for One River Point in Downtown Miami
A near-complete bullet-shaped skyscraper by Kohn Pedersen Fox in Shenzhen generated a debate between readers over phallic architecture in this week's comments update. More about "They are compensating for something"