Walls of frameless glazing offer uninterrupted views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay from this 1970s California house, which has been reworked and extended by local studio Swatt Miers Architects (+ slideshow). More about California home by Swatt Miers Architects faces out over San Francisco Bay
London-based Studio Swine has developed its work with ocean plastic, crafting a series of objects from the material to represent each of the ocean gyres where it accumulates (+ movie). More about Studio Swine turns ocean plastic into crafted objects
This timber-clad Copenhagen house was designed by local studio EFFEKT to be flexible for a growing family, but also to match the cost of the country's cheapest kit homes (+ slideshow). More about EFFEKT's Villa One is a low-cost home designed to suit a growing family
MVRDV co-founder Jacob van Rijs explains how the firm created an Amsterdam housing development where over 200 homes share one big "outdoor living room" in the latest movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More about MVRDV's Parkrand apartment block is "like a big mansion" says Jacob van Rijs
Design brand Muji is releasing a pop-up toaster and an electric kettle by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa at stores in the UK, USA and Europe (+ slideshow). More about Naoto Fukasawa designs minimal kitchen appliances for Muji
A root system sprouts from the concrete foundations of this house installation that dangles from a crane above a construction site in Germany. More about Roots trail from house suspended above a construction site by Leandro Erlich
Gensler has designed a terminal for animals that will contain a "pet resort" offering lodging and spa services at New York's JFK airport (+ slideshow). More about Pets to receive spa treatments at Gensler-designed JFK animal airport terminal
Dezeen promotion: Bodin Hon, a student at the IED – Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, has designed a lightweight portable cooker that powers itself with solar energy (+ slideshow). More about Bodin Hon develops Solari portable solar-powered cooker at IED – Istituto Europeo di Design
Pomo summer: this summer, we celebrate the revival of the architecture and design movement everybody loves to hate. To kick off the series, Dezeen editor Anna Winston explains why Postmodernism is back. More about Postmodernism is back: introducing Dezeen's Pomo summer
British architect David Adjaye has revealed plans for a 100-bed paediatric cancer centre in Rwanda, East Africa. More about David Adjaye unveils designs for children's cancer treatment centre in Rwanda
Spiralling staircases connect stalls on different levels inside this concrete market building as well as creating a route between two districts in the Portuguese town of Abrantes (+ slideshow). More about ARX Portugal completes whitewashed concrete market that connects streets above and below
Thousands of plates, cups, saucers and bowls are stacked to form a display platform in this Japanese ceramics shop by Yusuke Seki (+ slideshow). More about Yusuke Seki uses 25,000 pieces of crockery to raise the floor of a ceramics shop
Architect Raúl Sánchez has converted the vaulted basement of a Barcelona house into a subterranean apartment, with rooms separated by a curving pine partition (+ slideshow). More about Circular pine wall creates rooms in vaulted basement home by Raúl Sánchez
A sculpture and landscape intervention on the Norwegian island of Utøya has opened to mark the fourth anniversary of a terrorist attack that killed 69 people (+ slideshow). More about 3RW's memorial for victims of Norwegian massacre opens on Utøya island
Yoon Space Design has completed a gallery dedicated to the work of South Korean potter Jung Gil-Young, featuring mirrored walls that help camouflage the building against its countryside setting (+ slideshow). More about Gallery for ceramic artist Jung Gil-Young is camouflaged behind mirrored walls
American car manufacturer Ford is developing lighting technology that can automatically detect pedestrians on dark roads and widen headlight beams at low-visibility junctions (+ movie). More about Ford's night-vision lighting system warns drivers of unseen pedestrians, cyclists and animals
Metal-clad boxes stand on opposite sides of a glazed atrium to form this sports education and training facility at the University of Canberra, which features an indoor sprint track (+ slideshow). More about Metal boxes sandwich a glazed atrium at university sports facility by Cox Architecture
Competition: Dezeen is offering five readers the chance to win a copy of the second issue of Fiera magazine – a print publication that presents new talent from international design fairs. More about Competition: five copies of Fiera magazine issue two to be won
A flatulence-filtering range of underwear designed to stop farts from smelling has been expanded by British clothing manufacturer Shreddies to include pyjama bottoms and jeans. More about Shreddies adds pyjamas and jeans to line of fart-neutralising apparel
Comments update: Japan's decision to scrap Zaha Hadid's controversial plans for the 2020 Olympic Stadium in Tokyo led the debate this week. Read on for more on this and don't forget to explore our new comments page to keep up to date with the latest discussions on Dezeen. More about "This has become a great political disaster for Japan"