Overlooking the coastal city of Halifax, Canada, this hilltop house by architect Omar Gandhi is made up of black cuboids stacked at slightly different angles to offer a variety of views. More about Omar Gandhi's Fyren house is a hilltop beacon above Halifax
The demolition of a brutalist-era car park behind London's Oxford Street has been approved to make way for a hotel designed by Eric Parry Architects. More about "Stunning" car park will be demolished to make way for Eric Parry-designed hotel
The thriving creative scene in east London is leaving the west of the city starved of culture, according to Rohan Silva, who is preparing to launch a new Holland Park branch of his workspace community Second Home. More about West London needs cultural investment, says Second Home co-founder Rohan Silva
A garden created by Japanese architect Tadao Ando around a huge concrete buddha and IKEA's first foray into solar battery packs are in the latest edition of Dezeen Mail, our weekly newsletter. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
More about Latest Dezeen Mail features Tadao Ando's buddha garden and IKEA's new solar batteries
Whitewashed walls provide backdrops for cacti and frame ocean views at this boutique hotel in Mexico, by Austin architecture firm Lake Flato and designer Liz Lambert. More about Mexico's Hotel San Cristóbal boasts prime beachfront location
Some Apple workers hate the open-plan layout of their new Foster + Partners-designed campus so much they might quit, according to reports circulating around Silicon Valley. More about Apple Park employees revolt over having to work in open-plan offices
Thomas Heatherwick's studio has revealed its own video and photographs of its tree-covered development in Shanghai, following the release of drone footage earlier this week. More about Heatherwick Studio releases new video of 1000 Trees under construction in Shanghai
Simon Smithson, the son of the architects behind the soon-to-be-demolished Robin Hood Gardens, has attacked politicians for tampering with the heritage-listing system, to erase prime examples of the UK's post-war architecture. More about Robin Hood Gardens demolition is an "act of vandalism" says Simon Smithson
Didzis Jaunzems Architecture has built a circular pavilion for open-air music and lighting performances, designed to be reminiscent of an earthworm's natural habitat. More about Earthworm-inspired pavilion stages concerts and light shows in Latvia's floodplains
A group of students from the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design have used a vintage telephone to create a screen-free experience of the internet. More about Copenhagen students design rotary phone that can literally dial up the internet
Flood danger and a footprint restriction led to the elevated cube-like design of this Hamptons house by New York firm Leroy Street Studio. More about Cube House by Leroy Street Studio is a family beach retreat in the Hamptons
The renovation of this Brooklyn row house by local firm Bostudio Architecture involved recladding the property in grey fibre-cement board and reworking its internal layout. More about Bostudio updates Sunset Park Row House with fibre-cement cladding and open layout
Dezeen promotion: Winy Maas and Studio Swine are set to take part in the inaugural DesignCommons event in Helsinki, which will see designers and architects talk about issues currently facing the industry and wider world. More about DesignCommons event in Helsinki aims to find solutions to world issues
A flock of giant spherical drones move in response to visitors inside London's Roundhouse, which is hosting the latest installation by Rain Room creators Random International. More about Random International fills London's Roundhouse theatre with "swarming" drones
Driverless-vehicle testing usually involves some level of autonomous technology, but Virginia Tech university's recent experiment involved disguising a human driver as a car seat. More about Virginia Tech's "driverless" van is steered by a man dressed as a car seat
San Francisco studio Natoma Architects has completed a family residence that consists of intersecting volumes, with connections between its planes of concrete and glass designed to look as minimal as possible. More about Materials meet seamlessly "like an iPhone" at northern California home by Natoma Architects
Liverpool's docks may lose their UNESCO World Heritage status following the approval of a pair of high-rise residential blocks facing the city's River Mersey. More about Liverpool gives go-ahead for towers despite UNESCO warnings
British architect David Chipperfield describes the UK's departure from the European Union as a "shocking loss" in our final video interview filmed at the RIBA International Conference in London. More about David Chipperfield: "Brexit will isolate the UK"
Dezeen promotion: A TV stand that doubles as a plant pot and another that incorporates a decorative display shelf are among the designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Samsung's QLED TV stand design competition. More about Plants, pulleys and a surfboard among shortlist for Dezeen and Samsung's TV stand design contest
MWAI Architects has updated an 1960s apartment in Hampstead, London, by rearranging a series of minimalist living spaces around an integrated wooden storage unit. More about Built-in storage redefines layout of 1960s apartment overhauled by MWAI Architects