Kyoto studio Alphaville has squeezed an angular concrete apartment building onto a small plot in the Japanese city of Hikone (+ slideshow). More about Alphaville's Hikone Studio Apartments are housed in an angular concrete block
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: a bright red model of the Slovak National Gallery forms the centrepiece of the Czech and Slovak Pavilion, which questions whether the countries' Soviet-era architecture should be saved or demolished. More about Czech and Slovak Pavilion explores whether Soviet-era architecture is worth saving
Music: inspired by her travels to Japan, Melbourne-based director Tessa Chong has depicted a "moving tapestry of city life" for Super Magic Hats' track Transpose (+ movie). More about Tessa Chong contrasts Japanese landscapes and cityscapes for Super Magic Hats video
Canadian designer Philippe Malouin has added a small bowl to new 3D-printed homeware brand Othr's collection of items, as part of its chain of fortnightly product launches (+ slideshow). More about Philippe Malouin contributes 3D-printed bowl to Othr's growing homeware range
A 1960s-inspired window wall fronts this extension to a psychiatric institute in Paris by Local firm Atelier 2+1 (+ slideshow). More about Atelier 2+1 adds glazed extension to Parisian psychiatric hospital
This week on Dezeen: discount supermarket Aldi triggered a debate about copyright laws in furniture design this week after it emerged the company was selling replica versions of a classic chair design by Ray and Charles Eames. More about This week, budget supermarket Aldi hit the headlines for selling replica Eames chairs
Transportation design studio Kolelinia has released an updated model of its three-wheeled Halfbike – which raised close to $1 million on Kickstarter in 2015 (+ movie). More about Kolelinia updates design for Halfbike pedal-powered scooter
Canadian studio MU Architecture has completed a white-painted holiday home in rural Quebec that is composed of two stacked volumes that cling to the steep terrain (+ slideshow). More about Bright white home by MU Architecture blends with Quebec's snowy landscape
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has expanded and updated its Cradle collection for Italian furniture brand Moroso, featuring a stretch-mesh material made using new digital knitting techniques (+ slideshow). More about Benjamin Hubert's Layer expands Cradle chair collection for Moroso with knitted mesh backs
London designer Ilse Crawford will create a hub space for Maison&Objet's Paris fair in September after being awarded the title of Designer of the Year. More about Ilse Crawford named Maison&Objet Designer of the Year
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has designed a system for an office in Turin that instructs heating, lighting and cooling systems to follow occupants around the building like an "individually-tailored environmental bubble". More about Carlo Ratti's Office 3.0 uses Internet of Things to create personalised environments
Shelving crafted from Douglas fir curves around the interior of skincare brand Aesop's first Düsseldorf store, which Snøhetta designed to feel like an amphitheatre (+ slideshow). More about Snøhetta creates curving wooden amphitheatre for Aesop's Düsseldorf store
Discount supermarket chain Aldi is selling pairs of replica Eames chairs for £39.99 – a fraction of the £339 it costs to buy a single authorised version of the chair. More about Aldi says replica Eames chair "does not infringe design rights"
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Norman Foster reflects on Zaha Hadid's Capital Hill Residence in the first of a series of interviews with top architects, which Dezeen and Architizer filmed for our video tribute to Hadid last month (+ movie). More about Norman Foster discusses Zaha Hadid's "extraordinary" Capital Hill Residence
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: scale reproductions of Nefertiti's bust and a shelter used by refugees in Calais' Jungle are among the myriad replicas of cultural artefacts included in a V&A-curated show about the value of copying (+ slideshow). More about V&A features Sam Jacob's replica refugee shelter in copying exhibition at Venice Biennale
Pritzker Prize winners Álvaro Siza Vieira and Eduardo Souto de Moura have teamed up to renovate a museum at a historic Portuguese monastery and have also added a new contemporary sculpture museum (+ slideshow). More about Álvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura team up for Portuguese museum project
Transparent glass walls, floors and furniture all feature inside this office block, created by Dutch firm MVRDV in a stripped-out Hong Kong factory (+ slideshow). More about MVRDV creates transparent interior for Hong Kong office block
Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a creative director at digital animation studio Squint/Opera, whose past projects include visualisations of a flooded future London (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Golden Lion-winner Solano Benítez presents a brick and timber arch at the Venice Biennale as an example of how cheap materials and intensive labour could "transform scarcity into abundance". More about Gabinete de Arquitectura presents latticed brick arch as model for low-cost construction
Danish brand Republic of Fritz Hansen has become the latest furniture company to launch an accessories range, which includes a brass candlestick by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón and cushion covers by Arne Jacobsen (+ slideshow). More about Fritz Hansen launches Objects range of home accessories