Opinion: twisting slides, a hotel room shaped like a boat and a pop-up theatre are among the "fun" recent additions to London's Brutalist Southbank Centre. Has Owen Hatherley lost his sense of humour or is there something more sinister in all these layers of entertainment? More about "The real problem with all this Fun is that it isn't really very funny"
Architect Bjarke Ingels has unveiled plans to turn the chimneys at Battersea Power Station in London into giant sparking Tesla coils, powered by pedestrians passing through a public square beside the historic building. More about Bjarke Ingels could turn Battersea Power Station's chimneys into sparking Tesla coils
British designer Tom Dixon has unveiled a set of copper-covered items for brewing and serving coffee. More about Tom Dixon designs Brew coffee set of reflective copper products
Comments update: London is in danger of losing its creative class, according to former political advisor Rohan Silva, but could it be a good thing for the UK's creative sector? Read on for more on this and don't forget to explore our new comments page to keep up to date with the latest debates on Dezeen. More about "It would be a healthy thing for the UK if London lost its creative class"
This Victorian-era villa in Sydney has been renovated and extended to meet the needs of a family with an extensive art collection, while a concrete plunge pool caters for its grown-up children (+ slideshow). More about Smart Design Studio adds concrete extension and pool to dilapidated Sydney villa
Curtain-like walls can be drawn up to the ceiling of this luggage-sorting space in Rotterdam's port, minimising its impact on the 1940s cruise terminal building behind (+ movie). More about Pop Up Luggage Space by TomDavid has walls that recede like an "inverted umbrella"
Australian studio Project 12 Architecture has used plywood partitions and furnishings to reconfigure a converted warehouse in Melbourne and make more space for a growing family. More about Project 12 uses plywood joinery to create more rooms inside a Melbourne home
Students behind "the world's first solar-powered family car" have redesigned the vehicle to run for more than 1,000 kilometres on a single charge and produce enough excess energy to power a TV or washing machine (+ slideshow). More about Solar-powered family car designed to travel over 1,000 kilometres on a single charge
Marlene Uldschmidt's extension to an old farmhouse in Portugal's Algarve region features windows that cover entire walls and a paved rooftop promenade that affords views of the rural landscape (+ slideshow). More about Walkway extends over rooftop of Algarve farmhouse extension by Marlene Uldschmidt
Ennead Architects has been selected to design a research centre near Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of South America, which will promote study and ecological tourism in the remote region (+ slideshow). More about Ennead Architects chosen for Chile's subantarctic research centre
Students and faculty members at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have designed a tiny house to help address the city's low-cost housing shortage. More about UCLA research lab unveils micro dwelling to help combat affordable housing crisis
Graduate shows 2015: airport runways are raised above the streets and waterways of a new Stockholm city district in this conceptual proposal by Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Alex Sutton (+ slideshow). More about Stockholm airport proposal elevates runways among city rooftops
This steeply slanted platform by architects John Lin and Olivier Ottervaere forms a roadside market and elevated viewing point for a Chinese town being rebuilt after two earthquakes (+ slideshow). More about Undulating viewing platform by John Lin and Olivier Ottevaere features built-in market stalls
Design duo Lanzavecchia + Wai has incorporated a lens into an outdoor furniture set to concentrate sunlight onto a grilling plate for cooking food. More about Solar cooking set by Lanzavecchia + Wai uses the sun's rays to barbecue
Atmospheric photographs of a Swedish lake provided the reference material for this Hong Kong hotel, which Design Systems has lined with flecked marble and textured concrete (+ slideshow). More about Design Systems uses low lighting and marble to create "cold and lonely" mood inside Tuve hotel
The concrete volumes that make up this house on Sydney's seafront are arranged in a bridging formation to frame sculptures belonging to its art-collector residents (+ slideshow). More about Concrete blocks frame a private sculpture collection at Balmoral House in Sydney
Graduate shows 2015: a toaster that needs hugging and an alarm clock that buzzes until raised above the head are among Royal College of Art graduate Ted Wiles' collection of interactive household objects (+ movie). More about Ted Wiles creates huggable toaster for Involuntary Pleasures product range
Flower beds and vegetable gardens cover the rooftops of this mixed-use property in Halifax, Canada, designed by architect Susan Fitzgerald as a space for her to live and work in (+ slideshow). More about Susan Fitzgerald's live-work space in Halifax features a rooftop vegetable garden
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Ammo Liao has created pairs of shoes with 3D-printed soles and uppers made entirely from a recyclable knitted material (+ movie). More about Ammo Liao's recyclable Bio-Knit trainers have uppers knitted from a single material
German design student May Kukula has created a Moroccan-inspired pot and a set of tools that enable users to "cook" their own bespoke scents. More about May Kukula's Aroma set produces homemade room fragrances