This low-cost concrete block house outside Monterrey was designed and built by its owners, with support from a non-profit social housing project led by local architecture office S-AR (+ slideshow). More about S-AR's Casa Caja is a prototype for low-cost homes that can be built by their owners
Two new structures have been erected by students amongst the trees of Hooke Park, England – a translucent pyramid suspended from the branches and a wooden burrow that nestles amongst the trunks (+ slideshow). More about Floating pyramid and wooden tunnel built in the woods by Architectural Association students
Stockholm 2015: this chair by Swedish-French design duo Fredick Färg and Emma Marga Blanche features a metal frame that mimics the shape of trouser braces. More about Swing-era trouser braces inform Färg & Blanche's Frankie chair
This house in Spain has triple-layer facades that allow varying degrees of light and privacy, and features a bedroom that can be hidden or revealed with the help of a sliding wall. More about SAU Taller de Arquitectura's Casa Migdia features sliding screens and a moveable wall
This week we reported on proposals to turn London's abandoned tube tunnels into an underground cycle network, and the launch of Ikea's "low key" collaboration with British designer Ilse Crawford (pictured). Read on to catch up with the latest architecture, interiors and design news, plus our track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
This pine-clad cabin by Reiulf Ramstad Architects has two glazed gables that frame views of the Norwegian landscape and a V-shaped plan that follows the slope of the mountainous terrain (+ slideshow). More about Mountain lodge by Reiulf Ramstad Architects has a V-shaped footprint that follows the terrain
Stockholm 2015: Beckman's College of Design student Matilda Beckman has used dust from the floors of vintage clothes shops to form a collection of furniture. More about Matilda Beckman makes furniture out of "really gross" dust
Interview: in this exclusive interview, IKEA's design manager Marcus Engman reveals how the Swedish furniture giant is using design to overhaul its reputation for "doing cheap stuff". More about "I want to bring the surprise back to IKEA" says head of design
News: construction is now underway on M+, a new museum of visual culture in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District designed by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron. More about Construction of Herzog & de Meuron's M+ museum begins in Hong Kong
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for architects at Studio Fuksas, whose terminal at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in China is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Business news: Christopher Turner is leaving British design and architecture magazine Icon to join the organisation behind London's annual design festival. More about Icon editor Christopher Turner named deputy director of London Design Festival
News: Spanish architect Andrés Jaque has won this year's MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program contest, with plans to turn the courtyard of the New York gallery into a water filtration plant. More about Andrés Jaque to create water-purifying pipe network for MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program
The stepped profile of this house in Japan by architecture studio IHRMK gives clues about the complicated layout of rooms contained within. More about IHRMK's house with a staggered profile looks out over a landscape of paddy fields
Designers Max Frommeld and Arno Mathies have introduced modern plastic hinging to a traditional sled construction, forming a snow-skimming vehicle that can be folded flat (+ slideshow). More about Max Frommeld and Arno Mathies create a folding sled
Two curving staircases encircle the exterior of this wedding chapel by Tokyo-based architect Hiroshi Nakamura, meeting at a rooftop platform that overlooks the Hiroshima coastline (+ slideshow). More about Intertwining staircases spiral around the glazed core of Hiroshi Nakamura's Ribbon Chapel
Opinion: OMA partner Reinier de Graaf offers his top 10 tips for architects interested in branching out into urban consultancy, including "avoid writing" and "invoice early and invoice often". More about At your service: 10 tips for becoming a successful urban consultant
News: architect Zaha Hadid is working with airport specialist ADPI on plans for a major new terminal in Daxing, Beijing, that will accommodate 45 million passengers per year. More about Zaha Hadid unveils designs for "world's largest airport passenger terminal" in Beijing
News: architecture firm Gensler wants to repurpose London's abandoned tube tunnels to create a subterranean network of pathways that generate electricity as people walk and cycle through them. More about London's derelict tube tunnels reimagined as a pedestrian and cycle network
Daniel Libeskind's convention centre with a pointed prow (pictured), Ilse Crawford's "deliberately low-key" collection for Ikea and a judgemental book cover feature in Dezeen Mail issue 239. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Perforated brick walls enclose the concrete structure of an old house in central Vietnam, which has been remodelled by architecture studio Tropical Space (+ slideshow). More about Perforated brick house by Tropical Space is based on termites' nests