Comments update: issues surrounding replica furniture design were a hot topic this week after we reported that Norwegian authorities had destroyed 100 copies of Danish designer Hans J Wegner's Round Chair. Read on for more on this and explore our comments page to keep up to date with the latest discussions. More about "Fakes wouldn't exist if design wasn't so expensive"
Dutch Design Week 2015: Maarten Baas has become the latest designer to foray into architecture, partnering with two teams of architects to unveil designs for a residential development in Eindhoven's De Bakermat plaza. More about Maarten Baas oversees architectural battle for "ugly location" in the Netherlands
This limestone-faced museum in the German city of Kassel by Kada Wittfeld Architektur houses the archives of famous literary duo the Brothers Grimm (+ slideshow). More about Museum dedicated to the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm has a stepped roof overlooking Kassel
Dutch Design Week 2015: design agency Maurice Mentjens referred to the convoluted structures of the brain when creating the interior for this boutique selling stimulants in Eindhoven (+ slideshow). More about House of Smart drugs shop by Maurice Mentjens features maze-like wooden beams
This floating sun deck on the edge of a Bruges canal by Atelier Bow-Wow and Dertien 12 is installed to provide a resting place for swimmers during the city's first art and architecture triennial (+ slideshow). More about Atelier Bow-Wow and Dertien 12 create Canal Swimmer's Club on Bruges waterway
Feline furniture brand Meyou has launched its first collection with three designer cat beds (+ slideshow). More about Cat cocoons feature in Meyou's debut furniture collection
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: Vietnam-based Vo Trong Nghia Architects has unveiled a third prototype of its low-cost housing design, which is now moving towards mass production (+ slideshow). More about Vo Trong Nghia Architects' low-cost housing moves towards mass production
Stark white walls frame vistas of the Ionian Sea from a bright white house by Brussels-based architect Olivier Dwek, which is perched above the coastline of Zante (+ slideshow). More about Silver House by Olivier Dwek stands on the forested hillside of the Greek island Zante
Installations that demonstrate Yayoi Kusama's obsession with polka dots are on show at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, as part of an exhibition that presents six decades of the Japanese artist's work (+ slideshow). More about Yayoi Kusama exhibition at Louisiana Museum features six decades of spots
Opinion: Chicago may have been the birthplace of the modern skyscraper, but the city is now more interested in landscape projects that make New York's High Line look like small fry, says Jonathan D Solomon, director of architecture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. More about "Chicago is a living laboratory of future infrastructure"
Business news: South African designer Christopher Jenner has left his position as creative director of cross-channel rail company Eurostar less than two years after taking over the role from Philippe Starck. More about Eurostar and creative director Christopher Jenner part company
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: the first career retrospective of architect David Adjaye has opened at the Art Institute of Chicago, featuring a full-size replica of his 2007 Horizon pavilion (+ slideshow). More about David Adjaye retrospective at Art Institute of Chicago includes a full-size pavilion
Awards season is upon us and Dezeen is shortlisted for 12 media awards at four different ceremonies over the coming weeks. More about Dezeen's editorial and video teams shortlisted for 12 media awards
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a range of furniture that looks like it has been drawn onto surfaces at the Eye of Gyre gallery in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's sketch-like Border tables fit the contours of a Tokyo gallery
UK studio Caruso St John has created Gagosian's third and largest gallery in London, featuring dark oak flooring and a glass ceiling, which opened ahead of this week's Frieze art fair (+ slideshow). More about Caruso St John's Gagosian Grosvenor Hill art gallery opens in London
Dutch interior architecture studio i29 combined contrasting block colours and mirrored walls to create this pavilion for an annual design fair in Amsterdam (+ slideshow). More about i29 uses multicoloured walls and mirrored volumes to create temporary exhibition space
A robust concrete facade provides protection from traffic noise for these two houses squeezed onto a narrow plot in the Colegiales neighbourhood of Buenos Aires (+ slideshow). More about BAK Arquitectos squeezes two concrete homes onto a narrow city plot
Old stone walls contrast with crisp white surfaces inside this converted barn in southern France, which architect Michaël Menuet has transformed into an office and showroom for furniture retailer Objekto (+ slideshow). More about Michaël Menuet converts French barn into a showroom of Brazilian furniture
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created new versions of Modernist Alvar Aalto's iconic 901 tea trolley for Finnish furniture brand Artek. More about Hella Jongerius launches light and dark editions of Alvar Aalto tea trolley
Parasitic apartments blocks over fire stations and starter homes floating on waterways are among the 10 winning designs in a New London Architecture competition to find solutions to London's housing shortage (+ slideshow). More about NLA unveils 10 winning designs in ideas competition addressing London's housing crisis