This window by Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel is made up from coloured solar cells that harvest energy from the sun and convert it into electricity to charge small computer devices. More about Marjan van Aubel's "stained glass window" harvests solar energy to charge mobile phones
A layer of glass louvres wraps this Paris sports centre by Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes, forming a semi-transparent facade that controls the amount of light, heat and ventilation entering the building (+ slideshow). More about Jules Ladoumègue Sports Centre features a facade of moving glass shutters
A wooden catwalk designed by zU-studio runs through the middle of this hotel conference room in the Netherlands to allow whoever is speaking to be "free to move and walk around" (+ slideshow). More about Wooden catwalk installed in conference room to encourage livelier presentations
Conceived as a Danish alternative to London's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, this ring-shaped wooden structure provides a temporary events space in the leafy grounds of Copenhagen's Rosenborg Castle (+ slideshow). More about Christiansen and Andersen create a pavilion of wooden walkways in Copenhagen castle grounds
MVRDV created an urban centre in the heart of "business-park suburbia" with its UPV Munich office park, says studio co-founder Jacob van Rijs in the third movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More about MVRDV's "office village" avoids business park cliches says Jacob van Rijs
British architect David Adjaye has been commissioned to design a new home for the Studio Museum in Harlem – an institution dedicated to promoting the work of artists of African descent. More about David Adjaye designs new home for Harlem's Studio Museum
An installation of more than two million translucent straws provides the setting for a retrospective exhibition of work by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka (+ slideshow). More about Tokujin Yoshioka uses millions of straws to recreate Tornado installation in Japan
Graduate shows 2015: these headphones by Royal College of Art graduate Gemma Roper clip to a cycling helmet and play music through the wearer's cheekbones so they are still able to listen out for vehicles (+ movie). More about Bone-conduction headphones allow cyclists to hear traffic noise while listening to music
Comments update: designers like Thomas Heatherwick are increasingly encroaching on architects' territory, sparking a lively debate among readers about the implications for the built environment. Read more on this and the other most commented stories on Dezeen. More about "Designers are free from the rigid education of architects"
A team headed up by British firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has been selected to design a new conservation and storage centre for the Musée du Louvre, housing 250,000 works of art. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour to design conservation facility for Musée du Louvre
Brooklyn studio Snarkitecture has transformed the grand hall of the National Building Museum in Washington DC into a "beach" featuring a sea of translucent balls and a shoreline dotted with lounge chairs and umbrellas (+ slideshow). More about Snarkitecture fills Washington DC museum with nearly one million plastic balls
Pods built from yellow chipboard and glass provide meeting spots inside this co-working office in Barcelona, created by local studio Nook Architects in the city's Poblenou district (+ slideshow). More about Nook Architects move into self-designed co-working space in Barcelona
Rio 2016: the 2016 Olympic torch by São Paulo studio Chelles & Hayashi has been revealed ahead of next year's games in Rio de Janeiro. More about Expanding torch for Rio 2016 Olympic Games unveiled
This beachside cafe and toilet block by French studio Link Architectes is built into a grassy bank by the Loire River near Saint-Étienne, France (+ slideshow). More about Beachfront facilities building by Link Architectes nestles into a slope near Saint-Étienne
A complicated assemblage of glass beakers and steel tubes emits scents into this outpost of skincare brand Aesop, designed by Paris studio Ciguë above a record store in Nottingham, UK (+ slideshow). More about Distillation apparatus forms centrepiece in Ciguë's Aesop Nottingham store
Diamond-patterned brickwork helps this trio of apartment blocks in east London blend in with the historic 19th-century church that it surrounds (+ slideshow). More about Matthew Lloyd builds decorative brick homes around a 19th-century London church
Graduate shows 2015: human statues support the floors of these conceptual towers by graduate Alice Theodorou – part of a 10,000-year masterplan that anticipates nuclear war and city-wide flooding (+ slideshow). More about Humanoid columns support conceptual skyscrapers designed to never go out of style
Artek is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala's birth by re-releasing a set of glass lampshades he created in the 1960s. More about Artek reintroduces coloured glass lampshades by Tapio Wirkkala
The research arm of Dutch studio OMA created a 1990s-style nightclub in Paris to host a one-off event for fashion brand Miu Miu (+ slideshow). More about AMO designs pop-up Miu Miu Club for fashion event in Paris
Fans of Bubble Wrap are up in arms after its American manufacturer unveiled a new variety of inflatable packaging that doesn't pop under pressure. More about Bubble Wrap redesigned to create pop-less packaging material