An opening in the roof sheds light on this concrete-lined boutique in São Paulo, which Brazilian studio Vão Arquitetura has designed around a lush indoor garden. More about Vão Arquitetura organises São Paulo boutique around indoor garden
Atelier Tao+C has renovated a top-floor apartment in one of the earliest high-rise residential buildings in Shanghai, adding bookshelves all around its perimeter. More about Study takes centre stage in bookshelf-lined apartment in Shanghai
London design studio Native & Co has used five different clays to design a set of tableware that's matched to specific oolong teas. More about Native & Co designs clay Wu teapots to suit specific brews
Two enormous translucent walls flood the playing court of this bright white sports centre by Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza with dazzling light. More about Alberto Campo Baeza's Madrid sports centre is a "box of light"
This week on Dezeen, IKEA rivalled Tesla with the launch of solar battery packs, while the electric car company unveiled its first mass-market electric vehicle. More about This week, IKEA launched solar battery packs and Tesla unveiled its latest electric car
Royal College of Art graduate Florencia Sepúlveda has created a set of utensils and recipe books to help children experiment with food and flavours. More about Nico Eats toolkit encourages children to be more adventurous with food
Toronto firm Atelier Kastelic Buffey has completed a black-and-white ski chalet in Ontario's Blue Mountains, echoing the forms of the area's traditional barns and farmhouses. More about Monochrome Canadian ski lodge by Atelier Kastelic Buffey echoes traditional farmhouses
A tunnel formed from bright pink partitions and a giant paper aeroplane are some of the temporary urban interventions to be spotted around Quebec City. More about Instagram-friendly pink tunnel among Passages Insolites installations in Quebec City
Peeling plaster, raw concrete and dangling wires give character to these home interiors, which look as though they've been abandoned halfway through decorating and have been popular on our Pinterest boards. More about 10 stripped-back home interiors that are deliberately unfinished
PUP Architects has installed a "subversive" duct-shaped pavilion on the roof of a canal-side warehouse in east London, to provoke local planning authorities to reconsider the area's development. More about PUP Architects builds rooftop pavilion disguised as warehouse air duct
Brave hikers in the Swiss Alps can now walk almost half a kilometre across this thin metal suspension bridge to reach trails on either side of a huge valley. More about World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge traverses a Swiss valley
A harbour view is framed through the gap between the two sides of this house in Massachusetts by New York firm Leroy Street Studio. More about Leroy Street Studio updates traditional New England architecture for harbour-side Cove House
Design bodies are consulting their members on what the UK's immigration policy should look like post-Brexit, after the government invited business sectors to submit their views on the subject. More about UK government calls for industry input on post-Brexit immigration system
Dezeen has teamed up with the Royal Institute of British Architects to give away five pairs of tickets to the launch of a new talk series, featuring architect David Chipperfield in conversation with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More about Competition: win tickets to see David Chipperfield in conversation with Dezeen at the RIBA
A fire broke out at one of Dubai's tallest skyscrapers in the early hours of this morning, causing the evacuation of over 600 residences and reigniting debate about the safety of materials used in high-rise buildings. More about Blaze tears through Dubai's Torch Tower skyscraper for second time
Slovenia-based architect Sanja Premrn paired simple plywood panels with pale, chevron-patterned tiling to create the angular geometries of this cafe bar. More about Sanja Premrn combines plywood and chevron-patterned tiling to create "light and bright" Spin Bar
IKEA is expanding its solar panel offering with a battery-storage solution, which it claims could help homeowners cut their electricity bills by 70 per cent. More about IKEA launches solar battery packs to rival Tesla's Powerwall
This tiny guest house by designer Will Beilharz stands on a lava field on Hawaii's Big Island, and has views of the steam produced where molten rock flows into the sea. More about Phoenix House sits at the base of the world's most active volcano
Elon Musk's dream of tube-based transportation is one step closer to reality after the first successful trial using full-scale Hyperloop passenger pods. More about Video shows Hyperloop One's first full system test reaching 190 miles per hour
Work has begun on an office building designed by Rotterdam studio MVRDV for the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, which will feature a gridded facade based on local weaving patterns. More about MVRDV unveils plans for Sri Lankan office building with stepped terraces