In the first of a series of exclusive movies profiling buildings by Dutch firm MVRDV, architect and studio co-founder Winy Maas looks back at Book Mountain – a library contained within a glass pyramid. More about MVRDV's Spijkenisse library has become a "proud mountain of books" says Winy Maas
This glass-encased lift and elevated walkway have been created by architecture studio Vaumm to improve access between the new and historic centres of Spanish town Hernani (+ slideshow). More about Glass elevator and steel bridge by Vaumm connect two neighbourhoods in a Spanish town
Comments update: is this image sexist? Photos of model in an Australian house prompted a discussion on the way women are represented in architecture. Read more on this and more lively comment threads on Dezeen. More about "Good taste has nothing to do with sexism"
Philippe Starck has spoken about the pros and cons of technology, saying that designers are morally obliged to use the latest materials to create more efficient products – but warned that dependence on screen-based devices is "sick" (+ transcript). More about LED technology means designers are "obliged to redesign all lights" says Philippe Starck
Dezeen promotion: designers including Jaime Hayón, Nendo and Front created scent-related installations for the Milan exhibition of creative thinktank Be Open (+ slideshow). More about Designers rebrand defunct perfume labels for Be Open's The Garden of Wonders
This glass, steel and sandstone pavilion near Sydney protrudes over the edge of a natural dam to create a closer connection with its surroundings (+ slideshow). More about Glass and steel pavilion by Matthew Woodward cantilevers over a natural dam
Movie: in this exclusive video filmed at the unveiling of the 15th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, architects José Selgas and Lucía Cano explain how their structure plays with coloured, translucent and mirrored plastic sheet. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is an experiment with plastic, says SelgasCano
French firm Moreau Kusunoki Architectes has been named as the winner of the Guggenheim Helsinki competition (+ slideshow). More about Moreau Kusunoki Architectes wins Guggenheim Helsinki competition
A huge sphere appears to have imprinted the concrete facades of these neighbouring buildings near Seoul, both designed by South Korean architect Moon Hoon (+ slideshow). More about Concave facades on twin buildings by Moon Hoon create moon-shaped indents
NeoCon 2015:David Adjaye has created a range of African-inspired textiles for Knoll, in addition to curating a related exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. More about David Adjaye aims to dispel stereotypical images of Africa through textile designs
OMA's research arm AMO hung translucent sheets above concrete seating for Italian fashion house Prada's Spring Summer 2016 fashion show (+ slideshow). More about AMO installs translucent "stalactites" above Prada Spring Summer 2016 catwalk
Microdevices that replicate the functions of human organs have beaten Google's self-driving car and a concrete innovation centre to be crowned Design of the Year 2015 by London's Design Museum. More about Human Organs-on-Chips wins Design of the Year 2015
Designer Philippe Starck has created a spotlight that can be adjusted with a broomstick. More about Philippe Starck's "simple" ceiling light can be rotated with a broom
An Australian office with 26 different types of working environment, a house for an art collector in Singapore and a red-hued sushi bar in Italy are included in the shortlist for the Inside Awards 2015 (+ slideshow). More about Shortlist announced for Inside Awards 2015 World Interior of the Year
This white concrete extension has been added to the roof of an old apartment block in the Austrian city of Innsbruck, providing extra rooms and a roof terrace with panoramic views (+ slideshow). More about Daniel Fügenschuh adds white concrete loft to a 20th-century apartment block in Austria
World Architecture Festival 2015: a ribbon-like chapel in Japan, a cavernous wooden grotto in Canada and an Australian house designed to look like a village are among the 338 projects shortlisted for awards at this year's World Architecture Festival (+ slideshow). More about World Building of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
Architectural photographer Iwan Baan has captured the colourful plastic-wrapped structure designed by Spanish architects SelgasCano for the Serpentine Gallery's annual pavilion programme (+ slideshow). More about Serpentine Pavilion 2015 by SelgasCano photographed by Iwan Baan
Walls made from compressed earth combine with timber-clad surfaces and glass to help this visitor centre for the Swiss Ornithological Institute complement its natural setting on the banks of a lake (+ slideshow). More about MLZD's lakeside bird-watching centre features rammed earth walls and an aviary
This geometric cardboard pavilion by art collective Pink Intruder was set alight in Valencia as part of the city's Fallas festival earlier this year (+ slideshow). More about Cardboard pavilion burned in Valencia "to highlight the emptiness of political discourse"
The perforated metal facade of this community enterprise building in Sheffield, England, was designed by Architecture 00 to eventually become a framework for climbing plants (+ slideshow). More about Architecture 00's metal-clad community building in Sheffield provides facilities for local entrepreneurs