Our next Dezeen x MINI Living Initiative video explores Carlo Ratti's proposals to replace traditional heating and cooling systems with personalised environments for different occupants in a building. More about Carlo Ratti aims to reduce energy use with personalised heating and cooling systems
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers have until 18 May to submit projects to this year's Iconic Awards, which has previously given prizes to a seashore chapel, a grass-roofed community centre and a cinema modelled on the aftermath of an explosion. More about Final call for entries to Iconic Awards 2017
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor claims his renowned thermal baths in Vals have been ruined by an "egotistical" developer. More about Therme Vals spa has been destroyed says Peter Zumthor
For Prada's Resort 2018 catwalk show, AMO filled Fondazione Prada's new exhibition space with mirrors and translucent pink columns. More about AMO uses mirrors and millennial pink to create a disorientating catwalk for Prada Resort show
Australian architect Nicholas Gurney has used bespoke joinery, sliding partitions and moveable furniture to make the most of limited space inside this 24-square-metre apartment in Sydney. More about Japanese organisational technique informs layout of Sydney micro apartment
Dutch designer Marije Vogelzang has created a series of objects to trick diners into believing their plates are full of food, in a bid to prevent them overeating. More about Marije Vogelzang tackles "mindless food consumption" with strangely shaped tableware
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an interior designer to join Rotterdam-based MVRDV, whose recent projects include an office block in Hong Kong featuring transparent glass walls, floors and furniture. More ›
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An elevated passageway spans a swimming pool to connect the two monolithic blocks of this weekend home in the Iranian city of Karaj by Kamran Heirati Architects. More about Elevated walkway bridges two parts of Iranian holiday home divided by swimming pool
Wall lamps with draping metal chains by New York designer Lindsey Adelman and huge modular lights that bend in different directions by her colleague Karl Zahn feature in a tropical-themed display. More about Lindsey Adelman's Afterglow show features lighting with cascading chains and spine-like frames
A lot in Aspen was divided in half to make way for this white, slender home by US studio Rowland + Broughton, which is meant to bring "a sense of clarity and elegance to a traditionally ornate Victorian form". More about Game On home in Aspen by Rowland + Broughton takes cues from historic neighbours
London-based Trevor Horne Architects has completed a waterfront house in Ontario, referencing local barn structures through expansive spaces and a zinc-clad pitched roof. More about Farm buildings inform design of Canadian lakeside home by Trevor Horne Architects
US magazine Sight Unseen has partnered five New York and five Norwegian design studios to create products for its annual Offsite exhibition, with results including brick furniture, a bent-steel bench and colourful glass vases. More about Sight Unseen pairs Norwegian and American designers for New York exhibition
Dezeen promotion: designers and architects have until 18 May 2017 to submit their projects for awards at this year's World Architecture Festival and Inside World Festival of Interiors in Berlin. More about Final call for entries to this year's WAF and Inside awards
Costa Rica is slowly gaining recognition for its contemporary architecture, so here are five residential projects that demonstrate the small Central American country's particular style of tropical modernism. More about Five of the best houses in Costa Rica on Dezeen
Architectural model kit manufacturer Arckit has launched a series of accessible three-dimensional modelling sets for aspiring and professional architects and urban planners. More about Easy-to-assemble building kits aim to inspire new generation of architects
Bigert & Bergström has built a golden, egg-shaped sauna for the people of Kiruna after damage caused by decades of iron ore mining resulted in the relocation of the entire Swedish town. More about Egg-shaped sauna creates escape for residents of Swedish town displaced by mining
Architects Ministry of Design created this faceted robotics lab in Singapore to train and inspire engineers working with new automation technologies. More about Ministry of Design creates robot training facility lined with metal and tube lights
Japanese studio Nendo has transformed cups, wine bottles and books into small versions of Kartell's iconic Componibili, a cylindrical storage unit created by Italian designer Anna Castelli Ferrieri in the 1960s. More about Nendo turns cups and plant pots into mini versions of Kartell's Componibili storage unit
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a workshop assistant to work with London designer Paul Cocksedge, who mined the floor of his old studio to produce his latest furniture collection. More ›
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Beijing-based Arch Studio has completed a Buddhist shrine near the city of Tangshan, featuring subterranean concrete spaces that open up to views of a nearby river and planted courtyards. More about Arch Studio carves concrete Buddhist shrine into a grassy mound in Hebei