Underwhelmed by BIG and Heatherwick's latest plans for Google's new California headquarters, readers are describing the design as "dystopian" and "oppressive" in this week's comments update. More about "Like an armadillo trying to cross the road during rush hour"
Nike has unveiled the aerodynamic shoe it hopes will get its athletes to achieve a sub-two-hour marathon – a long-held dream of many runners. More about Nike designs "fastest shoe ever" to break two-hour marathon barrier
Architects Annie Ritz and Daniel Rabin have altered the layout of a "cramped" home in Los Angeles to maximise space and natural light. More about Annie Ritz and Daniel Rabin reconfigure 1960s house in LA to create bright and open interior
Promotion: École des Ponts ParisTech is now accepting applications to its Design by Data course, which trains architects and designers to build for the next era of cities. More about ENPC's Design by Data programme focuses on computational design for urban planning and architecture
Threefold Architects has renovated a mews property in London's exclusive Primrose Hill area, pairing stark white walls with blackened metalwork, polished concrete and painted brickwork. More about Threefold Architects updates London mews house with monochrome interiors and rustic details
Awarding the Pritzker Prize to little-known RCR Arquitectes is a quiet rebuke against the superficiality and greed that has dominated architectural culture around the world, says Catherine Slessor in this Opinion column. More about "RCR's work is under the radar, yet it is stealthily evolving in scale and ambition"
In this movie Dezeen produced for Haberdashery, Ben Rigby introduces the London design studio's first commercial lighting product, which casts dappled light reminiscent of sunshine filtering through leaves. More about Haberdashery's Canopy pendant light recreates the effect of dappled sunlight
British set designer Es Devlin has used a basin-shaped map as the canvas for video projections for a play at London's National Theatre, which follows an injured soldier undergoing virtual-reality therapy. More about Es Devlin creates bowl-shaped set as backdrop for virtual reality-themed play
Dezeen promotion: textile brand Camira has unveiled a report of key colours, fabrics and moods expected to influence commercial interiors for the next two years. More about Camira reveals its interior trend predictions for 2017
Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has previewed a third design in his series of solar-powered mini lamps made for people without access to reliable energy. More about Olafur Eliasson reveals his latest pocket-sized solar lamp, the Little Sun Diamond
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Swedish-speaking project architect at the Stockholm office of Danish firm 3XN, which recently unveiled plans for an aquatics centre in Linköping. More ›
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A bright white canopy undulates above the glazed walls of this chapel outside Cape Town, framing views right through it to scenic mountains, vineyards and pomegranate orchards. More about Steyn Studio's chapel frames dramatic views of South African countryside below its sinuous roof
Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect has created a remote vacation home in Nova Scotia for an urban couple, with floor-to-ceiling windows that provide sweeping views of the sea. More about Omar Gandhi Architect perches glass-walled cabin on rocky cliff in Nova Scotia
Floor-to-ceiling glazing retracts to open up the interiors of this concrete home in Mexico City, designed by local firm JJRR/Arquitectura. More about Mexico City house by JJRR/Arquitectura features sliding glass walls and verdant terraces
MVRDV has revealed its plans to redevelop the former Mannheim US Army camp in Germany, creating a green mound from demolished barracks and four residential towers that spell out the word home. More about MVRDV's letter-shaped housing blocks will spell out HOME across old army barracks
Models were disguised within oversized forms made from layers of wadding at this season's Comme des Garçons Autumn Winter 2017 show during Paris Fashion Week. More about Comme des Garçons creates bulbous, armless figures in The Future of Silhouette
A giant concrete-like cuboid seemingly defies gravity as it tilts and rotates in this installation by Studio Drift, shown at The Armory Show in New York. More about Monolithic block appears to levitate for Studio Drift's Armory Show installation
The fiddly ritual of assembling IKEA furniture is set to become a thing of the past as the furniture giant introduces products that snap together "like a jigsaw puzzle". More about IKEA switches to furniture that snaps together in minutes without requiring tools
A+Awards: this badminton hall in a Swiss village, which looks more like a spaceport than a sports facility, received an Architizer A+Award last year. More about Jan Henrik Hansen adds futuristic badminton hall to Swiss sports centre
Architect Snøhetta has revealed a prototype of an arch in honour of South African anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu, which will be built near the National Parliament in Cape Town. More about Snøhetta presents memorial arch to Desmond Tutu at Design Indaba