In this week's comments update, Dezeen commenters disagree with Apple chief designer Jony Ive's description of the company's new ring-shaped headquarters as "nice". More about "This is where creativity goes to die"
In this video interview filmed at the RIBA International Conference, Chinese architect Ma Yansong of MAD spells out why he believes architects should be proposing visionary ideas for the future, rather than cozying up to developers. More about Ma Yansong: "Architects need to talk about what the future is"
US firm Works Progress Architecture has created a residential building in Portland with gabled roofs, which help it stand out from the conventional boxy structures that are emerging in the Oregon city. More about Works Progress Architecture tops Portland apartment building with zigzagging roof
American studio wHY has won a competition to design a new events pavilion overlooked by Edinburgh Castle, with plans for a series of glazed pavilions topped by wave-shaped roof gardens. More about WHY wins Edinburgh's Ross Pavilion contest with design featuring undulating roof gardens
Japanese studio Nendo has created a ladle-inspired container for soy seasoning, which it hopes will one day become as popular as the red-topped Kikkoman sauce bottle. More about Nendo designs soy seasoning dispenser to rival iconic Kikkoman bottle
Dezeen promotion: Italian company Nice has launched a system of touchless automated interior blinds that can be tailored to homes, public buildings and commercial spaces. More about Nice's automated blinds help buildings to make the most of natural light
The highly detailed drawings used to create the backdrops of animated Japanese movies like Ghost in the Shell are the focus of a new exhibition in London. More about Anime Architecture exhibition showcases the fictional worlds created for Japan's animated movies
This drugstore by Taiwan studio Waterfrom includes greenery, glass shelves and copper details designed to combat the clinical reputation of pharmacies. More about Waterfrom subverts clinical pharmacy stereotype with airy interior for Taiwan's Molecure
British studio NEON has created a vibrant tent-like installation covered in wind-reactive inflatable pockets in the mountains of France. More about NEON constructs a colourful cathedral in France that moves with the wind
The top of this faceted private observatory in central New Hampshire, by Anmahian Winton Architects, rotates to provide different views of the night sky. More about Anmahian Winton's zinc-clad observatory enables stargazing from a New Hampshire mountain
Apple's next iPhone will be unlocked using facial-recognition technology and will feature a screen covering almost its entire front, according to reports. More about New iPhone likely to feature facial recognition and an all-screen design
Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla has achieved a long-held goal with the launch of the Model 3, its most affordable vehicle to date. More about Tesla unveils "first mass-market electric vehicle" the Model 3
Branding agency ThoughtMatter has given the US constitution a colourful makeover to make it easier to read and distribute, in response to the current political climate. More about ThoughtMatter redesigns US constitution to "shine a light" on American democracy
Snaking shelves by local studio Tretow are designed to encourage customers to linger in Wisconsin's Commonplace design store. More about Tretow designs snaking interior for Commonplace design store in Milwaukee
American studio LOT-EK has used brightly painted, metal cargo containers to create a vertical enclosure and a rooftop penthouse for an urban residence owned by a creative couple in New York. More about LOT-EK uses shipping containers to overhaul Brooklyn carriage house
British artist Alex Chinneck has unveiled his first permanent public installation – a 10-tonne ripped page made from 4,000 bricks. More about Alex Chinneck creates giant rip in the brick facade of a London building
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan was the first in a series of grave events that prompted Fukushima-based architect Cohta Asano to develop the complex design for his new home. More about Cohta Asano builds his new Fukushima home as a cluster of nine cuboids
Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Grace Quah has produced a feminist film featuring a conceptual housing estate where appliances become the architecture, reducing the amount of unpaid domestic labour women are required to carry out. More about Grace Quah's Bartlett graduation project is a feminist film featuring homes that perform domestic chores
Shenkar College graduate Tamar Canfi has designed a collection of purposefully unusual eyewear that emphasises rather than hides high-prescription lenses. More about Tamar Canfi designs frames that "exaggerate and celebrate" thick lenses
The cosy feel of classic Scandinavian cottages is referenced in the interior of this summer house near the Belarusian village of Raubichi, which is clad entirely in larch and cedar. More about Zrobym Architects' summer house combines references to Scandinavian and Belarusian architecture