This week's roundup from Pinterest finds homes that borrow from their rural locations and use natural materials, including a 19th-century barn conversion in rural Germany and a Barcelona apartment with exposed stone walls. More about 10 rustic home interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that go back to basics
British designer Faye Toogood is displaying her Assemblage 5 collection at New York gallery Friedman Benda for her first solo exhibition in the United States. More about Friedman Benda presents Faye Toogood's first US solo show
This museum on the site of a former French military and internment camp near Perpignan comprises a 240-metre-long concrete block with large openings puncturing its gently inclined roof. More about Rudy Ricciotti sinks Rivesaltes Memorial Museum in furrow at former French military camp
Those unable to visit Mies van der Rohe's iconic Barcelona Pavilion can now tour the building remotely through a virtual-reality experience created by architectural visualisation studio CL3VER. More about CL3VER launches virtual tour of Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion
The Dutch design entrepreneur Casper Vissers has made his first significant business move since stepping down from Moooi almost two years ago, becoming an equal shareholder in British brand Minimalux. More about Moooi co-founder Casper Vissers buys into Minimalux
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a graphic designer at Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios in London, whose experiential work Super K Sonic Booooum (pictured) imagines what it would be like to see subatomic particles slam together at high speed. More ›
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Japanese studio Hibinosekkei has added a small wooden playhouse to a kindergarten in the city of Saga to encourage independent domestic role play. More about Hibinosekkei installs micro-house in Japanese kindergarten to encourage independent play
Goodyear has updated its spherical tyres for self-driving cars, adding a "bionic skin" of sensors that reads the road and adapts to suit different terrains. More about Goodyear's spherical tyres shape-shift to suit different terrains
Monks perform levitation over a huge wind tunnel at this amphitheatre, which was designed by Latvian studio Mailītis Architects for a mountain range in central China. More about Wind tunnel allows monks to fly above Mailītis Architects' amphitheatre in rural China
This concrete home shaded by a wooden screen by Chilean architects Felipe Assadi and Francisca Pulido is elevated off the ground, allowing plants to grow underneath the structure. More about Hexagonal wooden lattice wraps Mexico City home by Felipe Assadi and Francisca Pulido
These cabinets by Esrawe Studio are based on the process of making mezcal – a traditional Mexican alcohol. More about Esrawe Studio's Agave cabinets celebrate the culture and craft of mezcal
Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron is set to turn a derelict power station on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn into a manufacturing centre for designers and makers. More about Herzog & de Meuron to transform Brooklyn's "batcave" into creative hub
The tender for President Donald Trump's Mexico border wall has been amended, with more details added about the design requirements and the deadline for submissions extended. More about US-Mexico border wall tender calls for 30-foot-tall concrete barriers
A South African chapel framing dramatic mountain views features in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with Nike's Pro Hijab for female Muslim athletes and snap-together furniture from IKEA. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
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This packaging design for Thinx organic tampons brings a significant part of menstruation out of hiding – the vagina. More about Sliding packaging design shows where to put your Thinx tampon
In light of plans to bring the neoclassical Penn Station and Frank Lloyd Wright's lost pavilions back to life, Aaron Betsky argues that architects should focus on renovating existing buildings rather than replacing new with old, in this Opinion column. More about "Should we resurrect dead buildings?"
Stilts elevate this small winter cabin by Delordinaire above a snow-laden slope in Quebec, sheltering beneath its base an outdoor living space with a warming stove. More about Delordinaire raises High House above snowy Quebec countryside to protect an outdoor lounge
Bjarke Ingels' firm BIG has launched its own in-house engineering department to cater to increasingly technically ambitious projects. More about Bjarke Ingels launches "silo-shattering" BIG Engineering department
The Royal College of Art has again been named the world's leading art and design university, according to a recent international survey. More about RCA named world's top design school for third year running
British firms Squire and Partners and SOM have completed a slender skyscraper just north of the City of London, which at 117 metres is the tallest tower in the borough of Islington. More about SOM and Squire and Partners complete tallest tower in London's Islington