New York-based Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners sought to preserve the "authentic patina of aging materials" in its subtle refurbishment of the former Whitney Museum, which will reopen this month as The Met Breuer. More about Official photos revealed of The Met Breuer ahead of public opening this month
French designer Patrick Norguet has paired raw concrete and sheet metal with colourful ceiling-mounted light boxes to create an unusual interior for this McDonald's on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. More about Patrick Norguet gives "truly novel" makeover to McDonald's in Paris
Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind, Jean Nouvel, Azzedine Alaïa and Wolf D Prix are among the architects and designers paying tribute to Claude Parent, creator of Oblique Architecture, who has died aged 93. More about "Radical and audacious" French architect Claude Parent dies aged 93
Geneva Motor Show 2016: architecture firm Foster + Partners and auto brand Nissan have combined technologies including wireless charging, autonomous driving and battery storage to present a proposal for the future of vehicles and cities (+ movie). More about Foster + Partners and Nissan unveil vision for self-charging driverless cars that can power the home
Comments update: controversial gun laws in America were hotly contested this week, after the dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas resigned over a new state law that will allow students to carry firearms on campus. More about "What a disastrous and shameful policy"
The Scottish Government has pledged an extra £20 million of funding to the V&A museum outpost in Dundee, a year after costs for the Kengo Kuma-designed building doubled to £80 million. More about Kengo Kuma's V&A Dundee receives extra £20 million from Scottish Government
Memphis-based firm Designshop has added orange accents to the protruding window shades of this house in Tennessee, bringing pops of colour to its otherwise grey and white facades (+ slideshow). More about Designshop uses metal and brick to clad rural Tennessee home
To celebrate the Welsh holiday of St David's Day, we've rounded up all of the projects Dezeen has published in the country – from remote rural retreats to large-scale public buildings. See more architecture in Wales »
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One of Google's self-driving vehicles has collided with a public bus in Mountain View, California, an accident report has revealed. More about Google's self-driving vehicle crashes with bus in California
As we approach 500,000 followers on Instagram, we're counting down the most popular interiors ever published on Dezeen on our feed. Follow us now to see the top 10!
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The butterfly wing-shaped roof of this rear extension to a Victorian house in north London by local architect Kenny Forrester references the shape of the city's traditional terraced rooflines (+ slideshow). More about Forrester Architects' London house extension has a "butterfly" roof and exposed wooden rafters
Dutch designer Maarten Baas will present his latest furniture collection, Carapace, at an exhibition opening this week at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in New York (+ slideshow). More about Maarten Baas exhibition in New York showcases furniture based on turtle and beetle shells
Lisbon architecture office Cais has renovated and extended an outdated house in the city, preserving its existing facade and creating an open-plan interior that extends into a new terraced garden at the rear (+ slideshow). More about Renovated Lisbon house by Cais conceals modern interior behind traditional facade
Stockholm 2016: the top of this table by Swedish designer Alexander Lervik flips up when not in use, so its curved handle can be used for carrying or as a hook for hanging on the wall. More about Alexander Lervik's Storm table features a foldaway tray
Narrowly spaced steel louvres wrap around the exterior of this extension to a house in Beijing, providing privacy and creating linear patterns of light and shadow throughout the minimal white interior (+ slideshow). More about Remix Studio's Shunyi House extension features louvred cladding and an all-white interior
Photographer Peter Bloomfield spent four years behind-the-scenes on the construction site of London's Barbican Estate, documenting the iconic brutalist development as it "emerged from its chrysalis of scaffolding" (+ slideshow). More about Birth of brutalist Barbican Estate documented in Peter Bloomfield's construction photos
London studio Quinn Architects has designed a minimal interior for this apartment in the city's Barbican Estate, pairing white lacquered surfaces with timber skirting and oak cabinets (+ slideshow). More about Quinn Architects renovates apartment in London's Brutalist Barbican Estate
Rotterdam firm MVRDV has unveiled its plans to overhaul La Part Dieu retail complex in Lyon, which feature an "evaporating" facade and a rooftop park. More about MVRDV to transform La Part Dieu shopping centre in Lyon
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has created a bathtub for Italian brand Agape that is supported by a frame of tubular steel. More about Steel tubes support Patricia Urquiola's Cuna bath for Agape
Dezeen promotion: London's first multi-brand sample sale will take place from 4 to 6 March 2016, with 20 top furniture, lighting and accessories brands offering discounts of up to 70 per cent off (+ slideshow). More about The Sample Sale to offer discounted design products at London event