Next in our series of roundups presenting houses from different US states, it's New York's turn. The Empire State's top rural residences include a Hamptons home shaded with strips of canvas and a secluded writer's retreat (+ slideshow). More about Five of the best houses in New York State on Dezeen
London Design Festival 2016: in this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen for MINI, the brand's Oke Hauser explains why they worked with architect Asif Khan to install plant-filled pavilions across east London. More about Asif Khan creates "space in between" homes and workplaces with Forests installation for MINI
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk plans to make humankind a "spacefaring civilisation" by starting manned missions to Mars as soon as 2022. More about Elon Musk announces plans to start colonising Mars in six years
Beijing Design Week 2016: German designer Thomas Schnur presents six pieces of furniture adapted from common objects like traffic cones and metal barriers for an exhibition in Beijing (+ slideshow). More about Thomas Schnur exhibits furniture pieces based on objects found in the street
Inflatable buildings are back in fashion, and being created for all kinds of functions. Here are 10 of the most inventive examples, including a mobile concert hall, a black PVC nightclub and a field of giant mushrooms. More about 10 inflatable buildings designed to blow you away
London Design Festival 2016: design duo Barber and Osgerby have created a limited-edition table constructed from three curved pieces of oak (+ slideshow). More about Barber and Osgerby base minimal wooden table on Japanese joinery
Projecting over a hillside in the Ecuadorean countryside, this small mirrored viewpoint was designed by Natura Futura Arquitectura as a rest stop for hikers (+slideshow). More about Mirrored viewing platform by Natura Futura is disguised against the Ecuadorean landscape
The thin columns and wood cladding that front this educational facility in a Pittsburgh park are designed to help the building fit in with its woodland setting (+ slideshow). More about Bohlin Cywinski Jackson's nature centre in Pittsburgh "blends with the surrounding woods"
New York developer Macro Sea has turned a warehouse at Brooklyn's Navy Yard into a workspace for tech entrepreneurs, using the building's "cathedral-like" steel trusswork to inform new elements (+ slideshow). More about Macro Sea turns abandoned Brooklyn warehouse into New Lab co-working space
London Design Festival 2016: this furniture collection from designer Alessandro Zambelli features a puzzle of metal pieces that have been oxidised to different degrees (+ slideshow). More about Alessandro Zambelli creates furniture inlaid with patterns of oxidised metal
These new photographs reveal a vast cultural complex by Zaha Hadid Architects, which is reaching its final stages of construction in the Chinese city Nanjing (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre nears completion
Dezeen promotion: this year's Beijing Design Week features installations, design exhibitions and pop-ups focused on the redevelopment of China's urban environment. More about Beijing Design Week returns for 2016
Comments update: Zaha Hadid Architects' new headquarters for Antwerp's Port Authority is the controversial talking point this week, with readers both decrying and praising the building's visual impact on its surroundings. More about "Giant glass grasshoppermates with building"
Wicker balconies project from the brick facade of this apartment block in north London, which was designed by Amin Taha Architects with a cross-laminated timber structure. More about Slender apartment block by Amin Taha Architects features a timber structure and wicker balconies
Sharon Baurley, head of the Royal College of Art's Design Products programme, is leaving after just three years to take up a post at a "prestigious European institution". More about Sharon Baurley to step down as head of Design Products at Royal College of Art
A door latch and a pair of pliers are among the mechanisms created without screws, bolts or other fixings by researchers working with a new technology called metamaterials (+ movie). More about Metamaterials make it possible to create mechanisms from a single piece of plastic
To encourage Bloomberg's Hong Kong employees to interact more, architecture studio Neri&Hu has given them a staircase with generous landings, seating areas and strategically positioned windows. More about Neri&Hu creates "stair of encounters" inside Bloomberg's Hong Kong office
German furniture maker Nils Holger Moormann has released a flat-pack bed designed for the needs of man's best friend (+ slideshow). More about Nils Holger Moorman launches dog-sized version of its flatpack bed
Swiss-French photographer Hélène Binet has shot the recently completed port authority building in Antwerp by Zaha Hadid Architects, which features a huge glazed volume mounted on its roof. More about Zaha Hadid's Port House in Antwerp captured in photography by Hélène Binet
American architect Wesley Walls has created a home for his family in central Arkansas that is composed of stacked boxes clad in stone, metal and glass (+ slideshow). More about Wesley Walls embeds multi-level home into forested Arkansas hillside