Hampshire studio Ström Architects designed this larch and glass holiday home in the New Forest, England, as a weekend escape for a London-based family. More about Ström Architects creates timber-framed retreat in rural Hampshire
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a head of bids and acquisitions at Zaha Hadid Architects, which recently completed a mathematics gallery at London's Science Museum (pictured). Read more stories about Zaha Hadid Architects or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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These "biobots" developed by a research team at North Carolina State University could map out areas or collapsed buildings in the wake of a disaster. More about Swarms of cyborg insects could be used to map dangerous environments
Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza has just completed his latest minimal house, this time in Mexico, so we've rounded up a selection of home designs by the architect to showcase his pared-back, monochrome style. More about Five envy-inducing minimal houses by Alberto Campo Baeza
A metal and glass volume containing offices rests on a concrete base that encloses a public courtyard at this headquarters for the National Confederation of Municipalities in Brasília. More about Glazed block cantilevers over reflecting pool at Brasília offices by Mira Arquitetos
This collection of decorative concrete objects by London designer Liliana Ovalle, created for an exhibition at Schloss Hollenegg, borrows architectural details from brutalist buildings. More about Liliana Ovalle creates mini concrete sculptures based on brutalist buildings
Peaks and troughs accommodate planting on the roof of this concrete extension to a south London house by Bureau de Change Architects, which has a blue and white interior. More about London house extension by Bureau de Change Architects features dark blue kitchen and bright white lounge
Architects Héctor Fernández Elorza and Manuel Fernández Ramírez have transformed a dilapidated chapel in Spain into a cultural centre by inserting a shell made of board-marked concrete. More about Board-marked concrete and pleated wood line cultural centre in 17th-century chapel
Eindhoven graduate Lucie Majerus's Human Ivory jewellery collection is made from her own extracted wisdom teeth. More about Lucie Majerus makes "pearl" jewellery from her own teeth
Two pared-back Polish interiors were popular on Dezeen this week, so we've created a Pinterest board dedicated to Poland's best residential projects – from a micro flat measuring just 13 square metres to a suite of holiday apartments inside a 19th century brewery. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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D'Arcy Jones Architecture has renovated a 100-year-old structure in Vancouver, excavating the basement to create new living spaces with direct access to the home's yard. More about D'Arcy Jones Architecture excavates new living spaces from under Vancouver home
Fala Atelier has transformed a windowless garage in Lisbon into bright, open-plan living space for a young couple with a parking spot for their car. More about Fala Atelier converts windowless garage into home for young couple
Interior designer Maayan Zusman and architect Amir Navon have renovated a flat with a challenging, boat-shaped floor plan in one of Tel Aviv's influential Bauhaus buildings. More about Bauhaus apartment in Tel Aviv renovated to highlight its history
American designer Misha Kahn worked alongside basket weavers in Swaziland, Africa to create this cabinet made from grass, trash and stained glass found on a beach. More about Misha Kahn's Scrappy Cabinet is made from trash and woven grass
Spheron Architects has completed a small wooden chapel for the Belarusian community of north London to commemorate victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. More about Belarusian Memorial Chapel by Spheron Architects is dedicated to Chernobyl victims
This week on Dezeen, Google announced that its self-driving car project will continue life as a new company, while Uber's fleet of autonomous vehicles got in hot water just hours after taking to the streets. More about This week, self-driving cars from Uber and Google both hit headlines
French illustrator Jean Jullien painted happy, sad and unimpressed expressions for his new collection of plates. More about Jean Jullien turns faces into plates for Case Studyo
Living spaces are enclosed in a plywood box nested inside an expansive gabled volume in this Canadian lakeside property by La Shed Architecture. More about Black beachfront cabin in Canada contains expansive white interior
This holiday dwelling by Malcolm Davis Architecture consists of angled wooden volumes with giant windows that provide sweeping ocean views. More about Malcolm Davis creates redwood-clad Meadow House in northern California
Grimshaw has completed the renovation and expansion of Duke University's West Campus Union in Durham, North Carolina, where the UK firm has added a glass box in the centre of the historic building. More about Grimshaw overhauls student union at North Carolina university