Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for a new technology education centre in the Albanian capital of Tirana, which will be housed within a pyramidal monument to communism. More about MVRDV to convert communist monument in Albania into technology centre
Architects and designers entering Dezeen Awards are invited to join us at a party in London tomorrow, as we mark 40 days until entries close. More about Join us in London to celebrate 40 days to go until Dezeen Awards entries close
MacBook and MacBook Pro users in California have filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple over alleged flaws in the design of its keyboards, which they claim are easily damaged and liable to fail. More about Apple faces lawsuit amid mounting anger over "infuriating" problems with MacBook keyboards
Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with Foster + Partners and RIBA in London, and LOHA in Los Angeles. More about Top five architecture and design jobs this week include roles at Foster + Partners and RIBA
One hundred designers from studios including Zaha Hadid Architects, Heatherwick Studio and John Pawson took part in a five kilometre race in London's Hyde Park last week, raising £52,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. More about Architects and designers raise £52,000 for motor neurone disease in HD5K charity run
A system of pulleys are used to raise and lower sections of the walls of this prefabricated cabin on the border between Turkey and Greece, allowing the holiday home to open up to the outdoors or be completely closed during bad weather. More about Cabin on the Border is an off-grid shelter with walls that open on pulleys
With Clerkenwell Design Week kicking off tomorrow, Dezeen's Natashah Hitti picks out six of the best installations to see, including a pop-up street of pink townhouses and a pavilion made from layers of interwoven string. More about Six installations worth seeing at Clerkenwell Design Week 2018
Sergey Makhno has overhauled his duplex apartment in Kiev with the intention of creating a "a bridge between Japanese minimalism and Ukrainian aesthetics." More about Family apartment in Kiev blends Japanese and Ukrainian design influences
New York designer Huy Bui turned to studios and brands based in Brooklyn to create the verdant interiors for this Vietnamese restaurant in the borough's Greenpoint neighbourhood. More about Di An Di restaurant in Brooklyn serves Vietnamese cuisine in plant-filled spaces
Canadian firm Burgers Architecture constructed this mountainside residence from prefabricated volumes so it could be quickly assembled between British Columbia's snow seasons. More about Buckhorn Place's light-filled interiors complement Whistler snowscapes
Large eaves and a metal-mesh canopy that will eventually be covered with plants help to shade the interiors of this concrete house on Japan's Okinawa Island. More about Ryuichi Ashizawa uses traditional techniques to control climate at house on Okinawa Island
Australian fashion designer Molly Younger has created a range of flesh-like rubber bags and wallets cast from natural latex. More about Molly Younger's washable luggage is made from latex
Inspired by a brutalist soap, we curated a Pinterest board of the best-designed grooming products, including 13 reinterpretations of the shaving brush and an aluminium straight razor aimed at millennials. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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A staircase with living areas on its large landings replaces unnecessary rooms at the centre of this Brussels apartment, which was renovated and extended by Belgian architecture studios Mamout and AUXAU. More about Mamout and AUXAU update Brussels townhouse with mint-green staircase
New York architect Rafael de Cárdenas has transformed a tired apartment in a 20th-century brownstone into a home for himself, featuring "multiple living rooms of varying moods". More about Rafael de Cárdenas renovates rundown Brooklyn brownstone for himself
Massive brick walls and simple geometric forms define this home in a Canadian forest by Montreal-based studio Atelier Barda, which overlooks the client's horse stables. More about Minimalist art and horse stables influence rural Gauthier Residence by Atelier Barda
Design studio Splinterworks has created a sculptural waterslide that is designed to mimic the barrel shape of a wave before it breaks. More about Splinterworks' stainless steel waterslide mimics barrel of a wave
Anthony Hunt Design and Luke Stanley Architects have designed a tent-shaped rental hut for the summit of a hill in rural New South Wales, Australia. More about Remote hut offers holidaymakers vistas over the Kimo Valley
Ceramics brand Mutina has collaborated with design office OEO Studio to create furnishings and accessories to accompany its popular tile collections. More about Mutina launches range of "accents" to complement its designer tiles
This week, architects paid tribute to late British architect Will Alsop, while Dezeen looked back on 10 of the best projects that marked his illustrious career. More about This week, the architecture industry reflected on the legacy of Will Alsop