A series of large-scale architecture and urbanism projects were unveiled for Toronto this week, including a trio of skyscrapers and an entire new smart city, while Frankfurt embarked on a Brexit building boom. More about This week, Toronto and Frankfurt announced major urban developments
To encourage people to consume more tap water, Dutch designer Lotte de Raadt presents a range of terracotta carafes that naturally keep liquids cool at this year's Dutch Design Week, which starts today. More about Lotte de Raadt's terracotta carafes are designed to encourage people to drink tap water
Simple black and white volumes form this home in Quebec City, which was built by local firm PARKA Architecture for a professional ice hockey player and his family. More about Quebec residence for ice hockey player includes indoor practice rink
Marble tables, coloured glass vases and bowls, and mirrors with concrete bases are among pieces by design studio Objects of Common Interest on show at New York gallery Matter. More about Objects of Common Interest presents homeware based on classical geometries
French architect Jean Nouvel's residential development in Miami Beach, designed to combat rising sea levels, has secured significant funding and is now underway. More about Interiors of Jean Nouvel's Monad Terrace in Miami revealed as construction begins
The latest mid-century motor lodge given a new lease of life as a boutique hotel is this property in California, which has been refreshed with a colour palette reminiscent of its former heyday. More about AvroKO's interiors for Calistoga Motor Lodge and Spa look like "a fictitious Wes Anderson film"
Foster + Partners has designed its "most ambitious" Apple Store for Chicago, with huge glass walls and a slender roof that looks like a scaled-up version of the company's laptop computer. More about Macbook-shaped roof tops Foster + Partners' glazed Apple Store in Chicago
Secret spaces beneath trapdoors, underground pools and subterranean yoga rooms feature in our latest Pinterest roundup, which focuses on homes with basements that defy the gloomy stereotype. More about 10 homes that make impressive use of their basements
Canadian firm Hunter Office Architecture has built a stilted concrete house with ample glazing, which has a layout influenced by a traditional Hindu organisational system. More about Hunter Office Architecture uses Hindu "science of architecture" to arrange British Columbia house
Architects and designers are too obsessed with being original and should get over their aversion to copying others, according to a new book co-written by Winy Maas of MVRDV. More about Architects are suffering from "originality syndrome" and should copy more, says Winy Maas
A lace-like brickwork facade and an interior inspired by a couture jacket lining are some of the fashion-inspired features of Studio KO's Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakech. More about Studio KO celebrates Yves Saint Laurent's fashion oeuvre with Marrakech museum
After being rejected by the Louvre, Atelier van Lieshout's controversial sculpture resembling a man penetrating an animal has been given a new public exhibition space, at Paris' Centre Pompidou – prompting one critic to describe it as "nasty public art". More about Centre Pompidou presents Atelier van Lieshout sculpture that was too lewd for Louvre
The past year has seen more and more designers responding to shifts in the political landscape, from the Brexit vote to the election of Donald Trump. Ahead of our Good Design for a Bad World talk series, here's a look at eight designs used as tools for change. More about Eight design responses to a turbulent political climate
Architect Laura Dewe Mathews has added a staggered red brick extension to a London house, as part of a renovation that involved creating spaces for the clients' various hobbies. More about Laura Dewe Mathews creates spaces for birdwatching and painting in London home of a retired couple
Designer Yinka Ilori worked with volunteers from social enterprise Restoration Station to create this collection of brightly coloured chairs, which were showcased during this year's London Design Festival, before being auctioned off for charity. More about Yinka Ilori teams up with recovering addicts to create range of colourful chairs
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has completed an office building at Hanoi's FPT University, featuring gridded facades that incorporate recessed windows shaded by trees. More about Vo Trong Nghia incorporates trees into chequerboard facade of Hanoi university building
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, Peter Zuspan of Bureau V and Corinna Natter of MINI Living discussed how nomadic working and living is changing cities in our latest Dezeen x MINI Living talk at A/D/O in New York. More about Watch our Dezeen x MINI Living talk about nomadic living
Communal spaces available to the future residents of Zaha Hadid Architects' 520 West 28th project in New York's Chelsea are revealed in these images, which show a skylit swimming pool, a striated IMAX theatre and a bright gymnasium. More about Zaha Hadid's amenity spaces for 520 West 28th shown in new photos
Emerging designers from across Mexico and Latin America showcased new products at this year's Inédito exhibition, held at Museo Tamayo during Design Week Mexico this month. We've chosen our picks of the bunch. More about Designers to watch from Design Week Mexico 2017's Inédito exhibition
Google's parent company Alphabet has revealed plans to build a new district along the eastern waterfront of Toronto, which will use cutting-edge technology to pioneer a model for future urban developments. More about Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to create high-tech "future city" on Toronto waterfront