Italian artist Edoardo Tresoldi has used wire to recreate an early Christian church on an archaeological site in Siponto, a port town in southern Italy (+ slideshow). More about Edoardo Tresoldi uses wire mesh to reconstruct ancient Roman church in Italy
Milan 2016: Japanese studio Nendo has designed a transparent plastic rocking horse based on I-beams used in building construction. More about Nendo designs transparent plastic rocking horse for Kartell
Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, this year's Pritzker Prize winner, is releasing a number of his residential designs as an open-source resource to help tackle the global affordable housing crisis. More about Alejandro Aravena makes housing designs available to the public for free
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has built a showroom and production facility for a Japanese furniture manufacturer, which features both translucent undulating walls and a simple rectangular roof. More about Sogokagu furniture showroom by Kengo Kuma features wavy translucent walls
Coffey Architects has added a library with a perforated facade to London's Science Museum, as part of a major redevelopment that will also include galleries by Muf, Wilkinson Eyre and the late Zaha Hadid. More about Perforations create dappled lighting inside Coffey Architects' Science Museum research centre
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs followed the career of the late Zaha Hadid for almost 20 years. Here, he gives a personal tribute. More about "Zaha left us ahead of time, but she did everything ahead of time"
San Francisco start-up The Flex Company has designed a tampon that allows women to experience "mess-free" sex during their periods. More about Flex tampon is designed to be worn during sex
Comments update: readers are reflecting on the life and work of Zaha Hadid after the Pritzker Prize-winning architect died suddenly aged 65 last week. More about "Zaha was bold, inspirational and challenged the status quo"
Shared living spaces are booming in major cities as young people seek a more sociable lifestyle, according to the entrepreneurs behind the "co-living" accommodation trend (+ slideshow). More about Millennials want experiences not possessions, say co-living entrepreneurs
City dwellers are adapting to escalating house prices by living in smaller, more flexible spaces, and designers are responding with furniture that makes the most of every inch of the floors, walls, and even the ceiling. We've pulled together 10 of the best examples (+ slideshow). More about 10 space-saving furniture designs for small homes
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: the day before Zaha Hadid suffered a fatal heart attack, photographer Julien Lanoo unexpectedly stumbled across her Issam Fares Institute in Beirut, Lebanon, and created a new set of images (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's first building in the Arab World photographed by Julien Lanoo
Extra Moooi: Japanese designer Arihiro Miyake explains how he reinterpreted the traditional chandelier using steel wire and dozens of LEDs in our next movie for Dutch brand Moooi. More about Arihiro Miyake's Coppélia chandelier for Moooi could "only be created with LEDs"
Kengo Kuma and Associates has built an art centre with an intricate aluminium-moulded facade at a former cotton mill in China, which has been converted into a shop and office complex (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma clads "amoeba-shaped" art centre in porous aluminium panels
Six bronze statues mark the entrance to Kaan Architecten's new Supreme Court of the Netherlands, which features a facade of green glass louvres and an interior dominated by marble (+ slideshow). More about Kaan Architecten completes new Supreme Court of the Netherlands
Milan 2016: British fashion designer Paul Smith has created a new striped version of the cactus-shaped coat stand launched by Italian furniture brand Gufram in the 1970s. More about Paul Smith applies psychedelic colours to iconic cactus-shaped coat stand
Graduate design students at Iowa State University have created conceptual schemes for shelters that would house US soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and help give them a sense of safety (+ slideshow). More about Iowa graduate students design military shelters for combat zones to help soldiers feel safer
Milan 2016: London design studio Pinch has unveiled a limited edition of its Nim coffee table, which combines plaster and resin composite material Jesmonite with powdered copper. More about Pinch uses copper to create a new version of the Jesmonite Nim table
Thirteen oak trees are planted in a courtyard at the centre of this residence by Roof Arquitectos, which sits in the hilly landscape outside the Mexican city of Morelia (+ movie). More about Roof Arquitectos arranges Mexican residence around a "forest" of red oak trees
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Zaha Hadid was "part of a mini-rebellion" as a student at London's Architectural Association, setting the tone for the career that followed, says Nicholas Boyarsky, son of former AA director Alvin Boyarsky. In this exclusive interview, he shares some of the drawings from his father's collection, and remembers growing up under Hadid's influence. More about "Zaha stood out from the start" says son of former AA head
Dezeen Watch Store: the Axcent Pocket Watch by Stockholm collective People People is designed for those who are used to reaching into their pocket for their phone to tell the time (+ slideshow). More about People People updates the traditional pocket watch for the iPhone generation