Comments update: a range of sex toys for women created to subvert stereotypes sparked a debate among readers this week about whether design could achieve the same for men. Read on for more on this and the other most commented stories on Dezeen. More about "Design should tackle the huge taboo surrounding sex toys for men"
Competition: Dezeen has paired up with New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to offer readers the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to an intimate talk with Chile-based architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofa von Ellrichshausen. More about Competition: win tickets to Pezo von Ellrichshausen's talk at The Met
Two house-shaped rooms project out from the facade of this three-storey residence by SoNo Arhitekti, which nestles into a hillside near an Austrian Alpine village (+ slideshow). More about Mountain View House nestles against a hillside in the Austrian Alps
The trio of stacked blocks that make up this Virginia residence by Höweler + Yoon Architecture are arranged in a bridge-like formation, providing three generations of a family with separate living spaces (+ slideshow). More about Höweler + Yoon's Bridge House accommodates three generations of a family
New York designer Karim Rashid has asked his Facebook fans to select their preferred option from four facades for a building in the city's SoHo district. More about Karim Rashid asks Facebook followers to pick facade for NY building
A concrete basin constructed inside this small apartment in Venice is designed to fend off flooding from the city's waterways. More about Act_Romegialli damp-proofs a Venetian home against the rising tides of the city's waterways
Dutch studio Kaan Architecten has added a medical research centre to a Rotterdam hospital, featuring triangular skylights, spiral staircases and a 35-metre-high bookcase (+ movie). More about Kaan Architecten adds study centre to a hospital part-designed by Jean Prouvé
Graduate shows 2015: intended to promote eating humans, the Guide to Cannibalism provides recipes for cooking meat, and also comes with kitchenware embedded with real hair (+ slideshow). More about Guide to Cannibalism suggests ways to eat humans
Prefabricated modules of cross-laminated timber were "plugged in like Lego pieces" to build this eight-storey apartment block in Finland – one of the first examples of its type in the world (+ slideshow). More about OOPEAA completes Finland's first high-rise wooden apartment building
Architecture studio Overland Partners has transformed an old warehouse to create itself a new studio and office building in the heart of the arts district of San Antonio, Texas (+ slideshow). More about Overland Partners transforms a San Antonio warehouse into a lofty studio
An illuminated ceiling based on a scene from George Lucas' 1971 sci-fi film THX 1138 has been installed in the showroom at fashion designer Nicolas Andreas Taralis' offices in Shanghai (+ slideshow). More about Shanghai fashion showroom features ceiling lightbox based on sci-fi film set
Czech designer Anna Maresova's Whoop.de.doo sex toys for women are designed to avoid being "blatantly vulgar or weird". More about Czech designer aims to tackle sex-toy stereotypes with range of eggs and a vibrator
This McDonald's restaurant featuring a perforated golden facade and a grand spiral staircase was designed by Dutch firm Mei Architects to replace "the ugliest building in Rotterdam" (+ slideshow). More about McDonald's restaurant by Mei Architects boasts a golden facade and a spiral staircase
Barrel-shaped wire cages form the bases for these compact lounge chairs by Stockholm-based Note Design Studio for Spanish brand Sancal. More about Note Design Studio's Tonella chair for Sancal is based on wine barrels
This Paris nursery by French architect Samuel Delmas looks like a pile of stacked boxes, featuring a facade of aluminium louvres and colourful enamelled glass (+ slideshow). More about Parisian nursery by Samuel Delmas consists of a pile of irregularly stacked boxes
Sports brand Nike has fused its Flyknit technology with a protective mesh to update the Hypervenom football boot and created a new version for street use (+ slideshow). More about Nike updates Hypervenom football boots with new materials
The Västerås Travel Center by Bjarke Ingel's firm BIG will bring together trains, buses, taxis and bicycles as part of an ambitious redevelopment plan for the city's main railway station (+ slideshow). More about BIG unveils transport hub for one of Sweden's biggest cities
A cookery school is housed behind the glazed facade of this contemporary shed, recently completed by Satellite Architects at the headquarters of British TV programme River Cottage (+ slideshow). More about Satellite Architects adds a new cookery school to the River Cottage headquarters
This collection of angular asphalt-clad roof extensions provide elevated sleeping platforms, a study and a pair of funnel-shaped skylights for a home in eastern Denmark. More about Asphalt-clad roof pods by Leth & Gori create new rooms on top of a Danish bungalow
Architect Zaha Hadid has added a range of stools and a bowl designed to resemble ice formations to her collection of furniture for London's David Gill Gallery. More about Zaha Hadid extends Liquid Glacial furniture collection