A group of micro holiday homes for stressed-out city dwellers (pictured), the six buildings shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize, and augmented-reality gaming phenomenon Pokémon GO all feature in this week's edition of Dezeen Mail.
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British designer Tom Dixon has created a pink concrete bar, green leather booths and a cabinet of curiosities for London restaurant Bronte (+ slideshow). More about Tom Dixon transforms London Regency building into explorer-themed Bronte restaurant
Brick piers frame the double-height windows of these three houses that husband-and-wife team Robert and Jessica Barker have slotted behind a row of Victorian terraces in southeast London (+ slideshow). More about Robert and Jessica Barker build trio of London houses including live-work space for themselves
Opinion: the Pokémon GO smartphone video game has become a cultural phenomenon that is changing the way people interact with cities and buildings, says Alex Wiltshire. More about "Pokémon GO has redrawn the map of what people find important about the world"
Today is Bastille Day, a French national holiday that celebrates the country's reinvention as a republic. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille in Paris on 14 July 1789 – a symbolic moment for the French Revolution.
We're joining the celebrations with a look back at some of the best French houses from our archive, including a dilapidated barn turned into a holiday home using traditional hemp-based plaster (pictured) and a villa designed to look like a bump in the landscape. See more French houses on Dezeen »
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Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Fiona O'Leary has designed a prototype gadget that can identify the font used in any book or magazine (+ movie). More about Fiona O'Leary designs pocket-sized font detector
Brexit crisis: architect and government adviser Sadie Morgan has called on the UK government to stick to its infrastructure investment plans as it prepares to leave the European Union. More about UK needs infrastructure spending to succeed after Brexit, says Sadie Morgan
Bespoke joinery creates furniture, partitions and storage solutions for this Sydney studio apartment renovated by local design firm Catseye Bay (+ slideshow). More about Catseye Bay designs multi-use furniture for renovated Sydney studio flat
The head of Saif Faisal's Poise lamp moves freely along a wooden column, allowing the light to be intensified or diffused (+ slideshow). More about Poise lamp by Saif Faisal slides up and down to adjust light levels
The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, including Damien Hirst's London gallery, an Oxford university building by Herzog & de Meuron and a forest home for a pair of artists (+ slideshow). More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2016 shortlist announced
US studio Merge Architects has completed a family home in the Boston area with facades clad in pre-rusted steel and interior spaces that overlook slot gardens (+ slideshow). More about Merge Architects clads Massachusetts home in weathering steel
These new photographs show American architect Richard Meier's Douglas House perched above Lake Michigan, which has been added to the USA's National Register of Historic Places (+ slideshow). More about Richard Meier's Douglas House joins America's historic places list
Spanish-Mexican studio LaSelva has released a collection of small concrete accessories for the home in collaboration with designer Iván Zúñiga (+ slideshow). More about LaSelva and Iván Zúñiga design range of concrete home accessories
Photo essay: British photographer Anthony Gerace has produced a series of images offering a snapshot of the crumbling architecture and infrastructure of Cornwall – a stronghold of the Brexit campaign (+ slideshow). More about Anthony Gerace's Land's End series chronicles pre-Brexit Cornwall
The founders and board members of non-profit organisation Architecture for Humanity, which filed for bankruptcy last year, are being sued for the alleged misuse of donations. More about Architecture for Humanity founders and board members sued for million
Dezeen promotion: a weathering-steel temple, marble-patterned tables and a pivoting glass door are among the 18 winners of this year's AZ Awards for architecture and design (+ slideshow). More about Architects and designers including Studio MK27 and Neri&Hu among AZ Award winners 2016
Movie: in this exclusive video, the late Zaha Hadid's long-standing business partner Patrik Schumacher reflects on meeting the architect for the first time at a deconstructivism exhibition and the impact of her early paintings. More about Patrik Schumacher discusses first meeting with "intense and intriguing" Zaha Hadid
We're heading to Arizona for this week's roundup of American houses from different states, where a rammed-earth retreat near the Mexican border and a white concrete house in the desert are among our top five (+ slideshow). More about Five of the best houses in Arizona on Dezeen
Graduate shows 2016: architecture graduate Muhammad Sahrum has envisioned an embassy for the 21st century, with flexible workspaces and games rooms to make diplomatic decision making more informal. More about Muhammad Sahrum proposes hot-desking and games in conceptual 21st-century embassy
Design Academy Eindhoven creative director and chair Thomas Widdershoven has resigned, saying he has "decided not to be available" after the summer break. More about Design Academy Eindhoven creative director Thomas Widdershoven resigns