Nine dark-coloured blocks circle a forest clearing that acts as a courtyard for this home by Mexican architects Fernanda Canales and Claudia Rodríguez. More about Black concrete boxes form Casa Bruma in rural Mexico
To coincide with Clerkenwell Design Week, Dezeen has teamed up with British furniture company Deadgood to give readers the chance to win a lounge chair designed by David Irwin. More about Competition: win a lounge chair from Deadgood by David Irwin
French studio XTU Architects has developed a concept for four twisting glass towers in Hangzhou, China, featuring facades covered in panels impregnated with micro-algae. More about XTU Architects proposes algae-covered towers for Hangzhou
An exhibition at London's National Gallery brings together 78 paintings by French impressionist artist Claude Monet that explore works of architecture. Curator Rosalind McKever selects her highlights. More about Monet and Architecture exhibition curator picks five must-see paintings
Uber has unveiled its latest "flying car" concept, which looks more like a giant drone than the helicopter-like concept it first developed with NASA last year. More about Uber reveals new drone-like prototype to create aerial taxi service by 2023
Foster + Partners has integrated a skybridge into its design for a new headquarters for Shenzhen-based robotics company DJI, allowing it to show its latest drones. More about DJI's headquarters designed by Foster + Partners will feature skybridge to showcase drones
A solid aluminium cast of one of Tom Dixon's brogues has caused an awkward diplomatic faux pas during an official visit by the Japanese prime minister to Israel. More about Dessert served to Japanese prime minister in Tom Dixon shoe
A concept for a pointed pavilion made from Corten steel pipes and woven goat hair could provide oasis-like respite in the deserts of Jordan. More about Nomad pavilion designed to double as shelter and water-collecting tower for Jordanian desert
New Zealand design brand Resident has created up a pop-up store in Manhattan to showcase its hanging hooped lights alongside other new furnishings. More about Resident debuts home furnishings at temporary New York City showroom
UK prime minister Theresa May has highlighted the importance of creativity to the nation on a day when over 100 leading artists claimed government policies were putting the creative industries at risk. More about Theresa May praises UK architects at 10 Downing Street reception as artists slam schools policy
This year's graduates from the Pratt Institute department of fashion presented collections that included a structured wicker skirt and oversized soft rabbits in New York last week. More about The best collections from Pratt Institute's 2018 graduate fashion show
California studio Edmonds + Lee has refurbished and expanded a gabled-roof dwelling in San Francisco, transforming rooms into light-filled spaces with wood flooring and minimalist decor. More about Edmonds + Lee overhauls slender Victorian home in San Francisco
Dutch studio UNStudio has won a competition to create a road, tram, cycle and pedestrian crossing over the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. More about UNStudio designs major bridge for the Danube river in Budapest
Dezeen promotion: Spanish designer Jaime Hayon has added a series of chairs to his rattan furniture collection Frames. More about Jaime Hayon designs rattan chairs for Expormim
A forest home for an art collector in Canada, and a Budapest metro station are among 20 buildings to receive RIBA Awards for International Excellence 2018 – and to be shortlisted for this year's RIBA International Prize. More about RIBA honours 20 of the world's best new buildings
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced plans to turn dirt excavated by his tunnel-digging enterprise the Boring Company into a cheap building material. More about Elon Musk reveals plans to create bricks for low-cost housing
The German postal service has released a postage stamp, designed by visual artist Thomas Mayfried, to commemorate the 200th birthday of Karl Marx. More about Commemorative Karl Marx stamp celebrates economist's 200th birthday
In our latest Dezeen x MINI Living movie, architect Oke Hauser and designer Nina Tolstrup explain how MINI's Milan design week installation let visitors design their own micro homes. More about MINI Living and Studiomama's Milan installation allowed "everyone to become an architect"
Danish practice Norm Architects has employed sand-coloured walls and earth-hued furnishings throughout this home near Copenhagen to echo the colour palette of the rugged coastal landscape. More about Norm Architects uses earthen tones to connect family home to coastal setting in Denmark
U2's creative director Willie Williams created a giant avatar version of Bono using augmented reality, which appeared on a stage designed by Es Devlin for the band's latest tour. More about Giant augmented reality avatar of Bono appears on Es Devlin’s U2 stage set