Solar panels cover the rooftops of these four townhouses in Boston by local firm ISA, allowing them to sustainably produce more energy and hot water than their occupants are likely to use (+ slideshow). More about Roxbury E+ townhouses in Boston designed to produce more energy than they use
To celebrate the launch of Dezeen's office in New York, our recruitment platform Dezeen Jobs is offering new advertisers in the USA their first job ad free! More about Are you recruiting? US companies can get their first Dezeen Jobs ad free
Dutch firm MVRDV has been selected to transform an elevated road in Seoul into a public park that could become South Korea's answer to the High Line. More about MVRDV to transform Seoul overpass into High Line-inspired park
BIG has completed its second addition to a school in Denmark – an art school beneath a football field that joins the underground gymnasium with a humped courtyard on its roof (+ slideshow). More about BIG follows up sunken sports hall with an art school beneath a football field
New York 2015: Dezeen's US editor Jenna McKnight picks 10 designers not to miss at New York's Sight Unseen Offsite exhibition, which opens this Friday (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen's picks from Sight Unseen Offsite exhibition in New York
A pine unit provides a kitchen, bathroom and mezzanine level for this tiny Berlin apartment designed by two local architects, which also features Art Deco details including a parquet door (+ slideshow). More about Pale wooden unit frames rooms and creates a new floor inside a Berlin micro-apartment
Milan 2015: Dutch design studio Droog has launched a collection of small hardware items to focus on the functional elements of furniture design that are often overlooked. More about Droog presents 210 hardware items at micro exhibition
Milan Expo 2015: gardens of fruit trees are framed by the white concrete walls of Bahrain's Milan Expo pavilion, designed by Dutch architect Anne Holtrop as a peaceful oasis of green (+ slideshow + interview). More about Anne Holtrop uses white concrete "puzzle pieces" for Bahrain's tranquil Expo pavilion
New York 2015: New York studio Snarkitecture has used patterns of the city's subway tiles and marbled surfaces to cover a range of clothes that allow the wearer to blend in with the urban environment (+ slideshow). More about Snarkitecture's Architectural Camouflage garments feature subway tiles and marble
Opinion: an exhibition at New York's Museum of Arts and Design about women's role in postwar Modernism highlights the uneasy gender imbalance between craft and industrial design, says Alexandra Lange. More about "Women were unwelcome in architecture, but male architects couldn't live without them"
Comments update: the robotic cranes proposed for building Google's new HQ triggered a debate about "hackable" architecture this week – read on for more on this and the other most commented stories on Dezeen. More about "This isn't as ridiculous as you think"
London collective Assemble has been named on the shortlist for the Turner Prize 2015, marking the first time an architecture or design studio has been recognised by the UK's most important art award (+ slideshow). More about Assemble becomes first design studio shortlisted for the Turner Prize
Design writer Justin McGuirk has been named head of the writing and curating programme at Design Academy Eindhoven, with the school saying there is an urgent need to train a new generation of writers and critics. More about "We need critics and curators" says new head of Design Academy Eindhoven writing programme
Nestled into a grove of mature trees in the Tennessee countryside, this timber-framed farmhouse features a sheltered swimming pool and a large porch where residents can look out over gently rolling fields (+ slideshow). More about Old Briar is a Tennessee farmhouse for a family relocating from Chicago
Japanese architect Kouichi Kimura chose grey steel sheets for the exterior of this office and apartment building in Shiga, giving it an armoured appearance (+ slideshow). More about Live-work block in Japan by Kouichi Kimura features a steel-plated facade
Tato Architects has replaced all of the walls inside a traditional Japanese house with curving plywood screens (+ slideshow). More about Tato Architects updates a traditional Japanese house with a curved plywood interior
New York 2015: Brooklyn lighting brand Roll & Hill is launching seven ranges by designers including Lindsey Adelman and Philippe Malouin during New York's design week (+ slideshow). More about Roll & Hill presents seven new product lines in New York
Terracotta tiles, balcony corridors and a secluded courtyard all feature at this renovated Spanish home, for which Barcelona studio Arquitectura-G has been awarded the European Union's Emerging Architect prize (+ slideshow). More about Arquitectura-G's Casa Luz features terracotta surfaces and a glazed courtyard
New York 2015: patches of dirt and an aquarium with ancient species are part of a new installation by French artist Pierre Huyghe for the roof garden at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (+ slideshow). More about Pierre Huyghe incorporates primordial elements into Met rooftop installation in New York
Dutch artist and philosopher Koert Mensvoort has launched a virtual restaurant featuring a menu of conceptual dishes that could be made possible by lab-grown meat – including knitted mince, a cocktail made from meat foam and sausages grown from living pets (+ slideshow). More about Bistro in Vitro is a virtual restaurant serving the artificial meat dishes of the future