Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Royal College of Art graduate Frank Kolkman has built an open-source machine that could enable people to perform keyhole surgery on themselves using a Playstation controller (+ movie). More about Designer Frank Kolkman hacks 3D printer components to build DIY surgical robot
French studio Marchi Architectes has completed an asymmetric gabled house featuring a room that functions as a courtyard and a generous corridor that doubles as an art gallery (+ slideshow). More about Chestnuts House in France features a courtyard room and a private art gallery
Italian architecture firm +R Piuerre has converted a dental practice at the top of a Milanese building into a 60-square-metre apartment (+ slideshow). More about Milan dental studio converted into compact two-storey apartment
A structure of steel pontoons allows this wooden cabin by New York studio MOS Architects to float on the surface of Lake Huron (+ slideshow). More about Floating House by MOS Architects bobs on the surface of Lake Huron
Dara Huang of London studio Design Haus Liberty said she "used the palette that was already there" to ensure the newly created apartments of this converted building in the city's Marylebone district kept within a small budget (+ slideshow). More about London homes by Design Haus Liberty combine exposed plaster with off-the-shelf materials
Graduate shows 2015: designer Erika Emerén created the shapes and patterns of the chair, lamp and rug in her graduate collection by playing with plasticine (+ slideshow). More about Erika Emerén designs furniture by scaling up plasticine models
Israeli studio Pitsou Kedem Architects knocked four apartments into one to create this two-storey penthouse in Tel Aviv, which features a rooftop pool offering views out over the city (+ slideshow). More about Pitsou Kedem combines four apartments to create penthouse home with sculptural wall surfaces
Today is National Day in Singapore, which is celebrating 50 years since of independence. To mark the occasion, here are all our stories about contemporary architecture in the country, including the spectacular Marina Bay Sands hotel (pictured), the National Stadium with its record-breaking domed roof and the iconic Gardens by the Bay conservatories. See all our stories about architecture in Singapore »
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New York architecture firm Grzywinski+Pons aimed to create a space that is "as warm and cheerful as it is urban" when planning the interior of this hotel in Queens (+ slideshow). More about Boro Hotel interior designed as a mash-up of Copenhagen, Seville and New York City
Architecture in Vietnam is changing thanks to a growing economy and thriving tourism industry. Discover over 40 examples on our new Vietnamese architecture Pinterest board, including a 460-metre-high skyscraper and a kindergarten featuring a knot-shaped roof where children can grow vegetables.
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The windows of this extension to a 1920s bungalow in Tasmania sit within faceted timber reveals, contrasting with the white-painted weatherboard walls (+ slideshow). More about Tasmanian house extension by Preston Lane features faceted wooden window recesses
Danish designer Simon Legald has added a two-seater sofa to his Era lounge collection for Normann Copenhagen, responding to market demand for smaller sofas (+ slideshow). More about Normann Copenhagen responds to small sofa trend with Era by Simon Legald
Music: tanks, helicopters and jets chase a group of people across a shifting landscape of colourful circles in this animated music video directed by London duo Bif for electronic artist Azel Phara (+ movie). More about Azel Phara's Green music video depicts a military chase using brightly coloured geometric shapes
By lowering the ceiling of this London home, Scenario Architecture has created a view between the living room and the roof terrace, allowing parents to keep an eye on their children when they play outside (+ slideshow). More about Scenario Architecture lowers a ceiling to create a sunken roof terrace for a London home
This week on Dezeen: beleaguered Brutalist housing estate Robin Hood Gardens (pictured) hit the headlines this week as a last-ditch attempt to save it from demolition failed, and Tokyo's 2020 Olympics faced further controversy. More about This week, Tokyo Olympics suffered identity crisis and Robin Hood Gardens faced demolition
Pomo summer: design collective Fontaine/Fortin/Labelle has blocked both ends of a lane in Quebec's Quartier Création with a Postmodern-influenced installation of colourful walls and geometric doorways (+ slideshow). More about Fontaine/Fortin/Labelle creates Pomo-inspired entrance to Quebec passageway
Built beside a lily pond on the outskirts of Bangkok, these two adjoining houses both feature prominent gable walls that prompted neighbours to name the property Triangle House (+ slideshow). More about Triangle House in Thailand features gabled walls, a courtyard and a lily pond
Preston Lane Architects has renovated the kitchen inside a 19th-century house designed by British architect Henry Hunter – aiming to "inject light and life" into the property (+ slideshow). More about Preston Lane Architects renovates kitchen of 19th-century house in Tasmania
Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a designer and project manager at Montalba Architects, which recently transformed a trailer into a mobile dental clinic (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund what he describes as the largest air-purifier in the world (+ movie). More about Daan Roosegaarde aims to rid cities of pollution with Smog Free Tower