The metal cladding of German architect Jürgen Mayer H's FOM Hochschule university building in Düsseldorf is carved into sculptural shapes that connect windows, balconies and stairs. More about Jürgen Mayer H's FOM Hochschule building features bulging balconies and seamless stairs
This week on Dezeen, a renovation of an Alvar Aalto-designed library won Finland's most important architecture prize and Snøhetta unveiled a new £100-million arts school for Bergen. More about This week, Finlandia Prize winner was announced and Snøhetta unveiled a huge Norwegian art school
Hoping to ready earthlings for their move to Mars, Thomas Missé has designed a lightweight, stackable chair made from carbon fibre that he believes will lower interplanetary importation costs. More about Thomas Missé designs carbon-fibre chair fit for use on Mars
The owners of this Hawaiian home by Ljubljana firm Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti can clamber onto its faceted roof to enjoy a lofty view of the Pacific Ocean. More about Angular roof covers clifftop home in Maui by Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti
Deep hues, tactile fabrics and gold detailing feature in the interiors we've highlighted for this weeks' Pinterest roundup, which forgo simplicity for retro glamour. More about 10 opulent interiors that spurn minimalism for rich colours and textures
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, Peter Zuspan of Bureau V and Corinna Natter of MINI Living will discuss how nomadic working and living is changing cities in our latest Dezeen x MINI Living talk in New York on 19 October. Register to attend now! More about Li Edelkoort joins latest Dezeen x MINI Living panel discussion in New York – register now!
Students at this new Snøhetta-designed Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design in Bergen are invited to use the inner walls as a canvas for their work. More about Snøhetta makes every interior surface a canvas in new £100-million arts school in Bergen
Dezeen has teamed up with the Architecture Foundation in London to give readers a chance to win one of five limited-edition T-shirts, designed by architects including AOC, Interrobang and former FAT director Charles Holland. More about Competition: win a limited-edition T-shirt referencing architectural drawing traditions
Facebook has unveiled its new Oculus Go virtual-reality headset, which functions without being plugged into a computer or paired with a phone. More about Facebook launches virtual-reality headset that can be used without other devices
Open House is taking place in Chicago this weekend and we've selected some of the best buildings to snoop around, including a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house, a pink-hued apartment block, and studios of the city's prominent architects. More about 10 significant buildings to visit during Open House Chicago 2017
Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic, curator Glenn Adamson, architect Farshid Moussavi and Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs reflect on the difficulty of predicting the impact of design, in this movie produced by Dezeen for Beazley Designs of the Year. More about It was "a howling error" that the iPhone didn't win Design of the Year in 2008, says Deyan Sudjic
David Connor Design and Kate Darby Architects have transformed a tumbledown cottage in England's West Midlands into a home and studio, enveloping the ruined old structure in a shell of black corrugated metal. More about Kate Darby and David Connor preserve rotting structure in conversion of 18th-century cottage
The Hyperloop One transport company has been renamed Virgin Hyperloop One, following a major investment from Richard Branson's company. More about Richard Branson revealed as major investor in Hyperloop One
Dutch architect Chris Collaris has built a house in Amsterdam that is clad entirely in blackened timber, featuring an asymmetric gabled roof that extends out to form a sheltered entrance. More about Chris Collaris Architects completes black wooden cottage with exaggerated roof
This captioned movie features an installation by Munich-based artist Karina Smigla-Bobinski. Called Ada, it features a huge helium balloon covered in charcoal spikes, which create patterns on the surrounding white walls. More about Ada is a spiky balloon that creates charcoal drawings on surrounding walls
This hillside house in Brisbane, designed by Japanese studio Tato Architects and Australian office Phorm Architecture, features outdoor living spaces raised up on stilts. More about Tato Architects and Phorm Architecture combine Japanese and Australian design for Brisbane house
White concrete columns intersect with wooden beams to form the pavilion for this year's Design Week Mexico, designed by Mexican architecture studio Materia. More about Materia's Design Week Mexico pavilion casts shadow patterns across itself
IKEA's new furniture range for cats and dogs features in this week's Dezeen Mail newsletter, along with plans to create an AI god and a house with a DeLorean parked outside. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
More about Latest Dezeen Mail includes IKEA's furniture for pets and a robot deity
Bright LEDs flash warning signals to smartphone users who veer onto this interactive road surface, which is designed to disappear during the dead of night and reappear only when needed. More about Umbrellium develops interactive road crossing that only appears when needed
Dezeen has teamed up with The Conran Shop to give one reader the chance to win a sofa from its updated Build Your Own upholstery collection, which they can customise from a range of designs, fabrics, and colours. More about Competition: win a customisable sofa from The Conran Shop