Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects has won planning permission for an astronomical research centre on top of a Cyprus mountain, which will provide NASA with information about celestial phenomena. More about Star Wars-inspired observatory will be built atop a mountain in Cyprus
An angular pair of towers located directly outside London's Victoria station has been named the UK's worst new building from the last year. More about "Crass" London development wins Carbuncle Cup 2017 for worst UK building
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Fantoni has collaborated with design studio Metrica to create a range of office tables made from solid oak and beech, which aim to bring a softer look to work environments. More about Fantoni launches solid wood tables designed to bring a home-like feel to the office
Belgian photographer Julien Lanoo took these images of the National Theatre of Ghana built in Accra in the early 90s, which features smooth, white volumes elevated above the surrounding streetscape. More about Ghana's "UFO-like" National Theatre photographed by Julien Lanoo
Benjamin Hubert has collaborated with British furniture brand Allermuir to create a collection made entirely from recycled materials, which will launch during this year's London Design Festival. More about Benjamin Hubert uses recycled aluminium, wood and nylon to create Axyl furniture
American architect Richard Meier has finished work on his first project in Israel, a residential tower covered in a "veil" of white louvres that ensure the building is in keeping with its Bauhaus-era neighbours in Tel Aviv's White City. More about Richard Meier completes Bauhaus-inspired tower in Tel Aviv
A midcentury Hollywood Hills home designed by modernist architect Richard Neutra is potentially in jeopardy, as the property has hit the market as "a unique development opportunity". More about Richard Neutra's Chuey House up for sale as a developable lot
This white-concrete guest house in the Mexican resort of Tulum is surrounded by dense tropical foliage, which can be viewed from above thanks to a large roof terrace. More about Tulum Treehouse by CO-LAB Design Office provides a jungle escape
Readers are not afraid to make their feelings known about the six projects shortlisted to take the title of the UK's worst building, in this week's comments update. More about "These buildings will unfortunately remain on this planet for some time"
Dezeen promotion: textiles and homeware brand Sølø has patterned recycled fabric with palm trees, flowers and dragonflies for a collection of rugs, sofas and pouffes, which will launch at Maison et Objet in Paris this weekend. More about Sølø updates recycled textiles with tropical artwork for Jungle collection
Canadian studio Batay-Csorba Architects has taken cues from traditional bay windows on Victorian homes for this residential building in Toronto, which has apertures that appear to be slanted. More about Batay-Csorba animates facades of Toronto townhouses with angled windows
The revival of great urban centres including New York, Los Angeles and London has caused unprecedented inequality and has led to the populism of Donald Trump, according to Richard Florida. More about Inequality caused by urban renewal is "the central crisis of capitalism" says Richard Florida
London's V&A museum has acquired a T-shirt designed for Jeremy Corbyn's political campaign, which features a "bootlegged" version of the Nike logo topped with the UK Labour Party leader's name. More about V&A acquires "Nike" T-shirt designed in support of Jeremy Corbyn
Lisbon-based practice Extrastudio has converted a winery in southern Portugal into a family home by covering its walls with red-pigmented mortar, introducing light wells and adding a black-bottomed swimming pool. More about Extrastudio transforms Portuguese winery into house covered with rough red mortar
Amid rising tensions between North Korea and the rest of the world, a pair of architects have built a full-scale mockup of a Pyongyang apartment, as part of an exhibition in the South Korean capital. More about Seoul Biennale visitors invited to experience replica of a North Korean home
Juicero, the company behind the Yves Behar-designed juicer that was famously the subject of a social media backlash earlier this year, has announced it is shutting down. More about Company behind Yves Behar's hard-pressed Juicero machine shuts down
Deputy mayor of Paris Jean-Louis Missika will join architects Edouard François, Chartier Dalix and Hamonic+Masson & Associés to discuss the future development of the French capital in our latest Dezeen x MINI Living talk at Maison&Objet on Friday. More about Deputy mayor of Paris joins Dezeen x MINI Living panel to discuss the future of the French capital
Spanish designer Jaime Hayon has teamed up with British designer Jasper Morrison to launch a fashion label, which will see an "evolving collection" of clothing created by a number of contributing designers. More about Jaime Hayon and Jasper Morrison launch new menswear brand Jijibaba
Nendo has used brush strokes in soft, pastel hues for a range of minimal packaging for an organic cosmetics company. More about Nendo creates minimal, painterly branding for cosmetics brand Naturaglacé
This set of images by photographer Marc Goodwin shows major new buildings under construction in Ningbo, China, by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Schmidt Hammer Lassen. More about Photographer Marc Goodwin reveals new buildings under construction in Chinese city Ningbo