Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha has been named the architecture laureate for the 2016 Praemium Imperiale arts prize from the Japan Art Association. More about Paulo Mendes da Rocha wins Praemium Imperiale prize
Bjarke Ingels' firm has unveiled a duplicate version of its website that mimics 1980s video game Arkanoid (+ game). More about BIG transforms its website into a classic 1980s arcade game
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has continued her residency at the iconic Glass House in Connecticut by sticking red polka dots all over its transparent walls (+ slideshow). More about Yayoi Kusama plasters red dots across Philip Johnson's Glass House
The cafe building where 13 people tragically lost their lives in the Norwegian terrorist attacks of 2011 has been enshrined within a new learning centre by architect Erlend Blakstad Haffner (+ slideshow). More about Utøya massacre site given "new beginning" by architect Erlend Blakstad Haffner
Dezeen promotion: British industrial designer David Irwin has created a space-saving wooden chair for Case Furniture that can be folded up and hung on a wall (+ slideshow). More about David Irwin designs wooden folding chair for Case Furniture
London Design Festival 2016: Oxidised copper and sheets of cork are among the textures replicated by Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek for wallpaper manufacturer NLXL Lab (+ slideshow). More about Piet Hein Eek designs oxidised copper wallpaper for NLXL Lab
The kitchen of Sir John Soane's Museum in London has opened to the public for the first time, filled with contemporary homeware by designers including Barber and Osgerby and Jasper Morrison. More about Barber and Osgerby and Jasper Morrison furnish previously unseen kitchen at Soane Museum
Shingles inscribed with personal messages cover this squat hilltop pavilion, created by British designer Giles Miller as a rest stop for ramblers (+ slideshow). More about Giles Miller designs shingle-covered pavilion for English countryside
These images by French photographer Virgile Simon Bertrand show a concrete stadium in Cambodia, which was designed by architect Vann Molyvann for a Southeast Asian Games that never took place (+ slideshow). More about Modernist stadium in Cambodia captured in new photos by Virgile Simon Bertrand
US firm Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects has completed an academic facility on the Berkeley campus in California that is topped with an expansive, overhanging canopy made up of solar cells (+ slideshow). More about Leddy Maytum Stacy covers entire roof of Berkeley design centre with photovoltaics
A+Awards: the African armadillo influenced the curved, scale-covered form of this boutique safari lodge in Botswana – one of the winners at this year's Architizer A+Awards. More about Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge provides luxury getaway in remote African beauty spot
London Design Festival 2016: British designer Bethan Gray created her latest collection of handmade furniture using vibrantly stained wood and brass marquetry (+ slideshow). More about Bethan Gray bases brass-patterned furniture on the architecture of Oman
Plans for a new outpost of the Guggenheim museum in Helsinki have been thrown into doubt, as the Finnish government refuses funding for the Moreau Kusunoki Architectes-designed project. More about Guggenheim Helsinki in question after Finnish government refuses funding
Graduate shows 2016: the trend for line-drawn furniture design crossed over into fashion at the Parsons School of Design graduate show in New York, where two collections with sketch-like details were among Dezeen US editor Dan Howarth's favourites. More about Dezeen's top five collections from Parsons 2016 MA graduate fashion show
Dezeen promotion: activities taking place at designjunction's new Kings Cross location will include an open-air design party, film screenings and interactive workshops. More about Designjunction 2016 adds to programme of events during London Design Festival
Models by Japanese architects including Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma and Riken Yamamoto are the focus of a museum that has opened in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Museum dedicated to architecture models opens in Japan
London Design Festival 2016: co-director of Universal Assembly Unit Samantha Lee unveils the digital art studio's interactive sculpture for London Design Festival in this exclusive movie Dezeen produced for Italian lighting brand iGuzzini. More about Universal Assembly Unit creates pulsing Light Pollination installation for iGuzzini
Italian transport design studio Pininfarina has released its first electric bike, created with bicycle makers Diavelo (+ slideshow). More about Pininfarina puts sports car design expertise into its first electric bicycle
An angular thatched roof extends down over this seaside house, which references the grassy dune landscape of Latvia's Pape Nature Reserve (+ slideshow). More about Archispektras creates holiday home with a sculptural thatched roof on the Baltic Sea
Danish designer Emma Jorn has partnered with rainwear specialist Ilse Jacobsen to design a range of waterproofs that are easy to wear while cycling. More about Emma Jorn designs rainproof skirts, dresses and jumpsuits for cyclists