OMA, MAD and Studio Gang are among seven teams vying to overhaul Paris' Tour Montparnasse – a 209-metre tower that caused such uproar on completion that it sparked a 42-year skyscraper ban in the city. More about OMA, MAD and Studio Gang compete for Tour Montparnasse redesign
Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for architects and designers to submit ideas to transform a 16th-century Italian villa into a beer brewery. More about Call for entries to Experiential Beer Garden competition 2016
Multimedia designer Lara Défayes has designed a three-piece survival kit to help with the uniquely contemporary condition known as FOMO. More about FOMO Survival Kit helps users overcome their fear of missing out
London studio 6a Architects designed these student halls at the University of Cambridge's Churchill College to pay homage to the "picturesque Brutalism" of the original 1960s campus architecture. More about 6a Architects adds timber-clad halls to 1960s campus at University of Cambridge
To celebrate Vincent Van Duysen being named Designer of the Year at Biennale Interieur 2016, we've rounded up seven standout projects from the architect and designer admired for his minimalist style. More about Seven projects worth knowing by Vincent Van Duysen
Museums are benefitting from the decline of long-form print journalism according to Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic, who spoke to Dezeen's Marcus Fairs in this talk we filmed for Molteni&C. More about Design museums are filling the void left by print magazines says Deyan Sudjic
Strategically placed mirrors are used to reflect natural light and create the illusion of greater space in this compact Barcelona flat, which has been renovated by local studio Nook Architects. More about Nook Architects uses mirrors to exaggerate space in Barcelona apartment
Barcelona brand Marset has released a portable lamp with a rechargeable battery that allows it to be detached and carried around the house. More about Marset's cordless Ginger lamp is designed to be carried from room to room
Four floors clad in slim red bricks sit above the concrete base of this office and apartment block in the South Korean city Seoul, which was designed by local firm Stocker Lee Architetti. More about Top-heavy block in Seoul features red brick top and concrete base
Design solutions for a wide range of social concerns, from rapid-recovery housing to drinking water access for migrants, are featured in a new show at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. More about Socially responsible design in America presented in Cooper Hewitt exhibition
This cafe owned by Moby in Los Angeles was designed by local firm Studio Hus to reflect the musician's love of the mid-century modern style. More about Moby's Little Pine vegan cafe features modernism-influenced interior by Studio Hus
Construction has begun on the One Vanderbilt tower in Midtown Manhattan, which will overtake 432 Park Avenue as the second-tallest structure in New York City. More about New York's future second-tallest skyscraper breaks ground
Plans by former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs to build a luxury hotel and shopping centre in Manchester may be scuppered as the Twentieth Century Society seeks emergency heritage listing for a synagogue on the site. More about Heritage body seeks to block Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville's Manchester plans
One-minute movie: this gabled garden shed in Eindhoven has been designed with walls that slide along runners to create different layouts. More about Timber and glass walls slide to reveal or enclose Caspar Schols' Garden House
Dezeen readers were surprised to discover that David Bowie was an extensive collector of Memphis furniture, and speculated how much his collection will sell for in our comments section this week. More about "I'll be curious to see the hammer prices"
Exhausted parents can stay in bed while this bassinet designed by Yves Behar rocks their babies back to sleep with a "womb-like motion" whenever it hears them cry. More about Yves Behar's robotic Snoo crib rocks babies to sleep
Chinese studio MAD has released visuals for its new concert hall in Beijing, which will be draped in a translucent fluted facade. More about MAD reveals plans for translucent China Philharmonic Hall in Beijing
Timber and glass walls slide along runners to reveal or enclose this gabled garden shed in Eindhoven, designed and built by Caspar Schols as a hobby space for his mother. More about Sliding walls create various layouts inside Garden House by Caspar Schols
Dezeen promotion: designer Daniela Dallavalle has created a porcelain tile collection for Italian brand Ceramiche Refin featuring textured surfaces based on different types of fabrics. More about Ceramiche Refin launches textile-inspired tile collection by Daniela Dallavalle
Nendo has revisited its technique of creating sketch-like objects with a series of 3D-printed pieces that look like the outlines of paper. More about Nendo creates 3D-printed objects that look like the fine outlines of paper