Dezeen Courses: a programme that challenges students to create environmentally responsive design schemes is included in this roundup of courses on sustainability. More about Six courses on sustainability for designers
This exclusive video produced by Dezeen features The Perch, architect Nicole Blair's elevated house extension in Austin, which was designed to maximise living space. More about Video reveals Austin guesthouse perched above existing family bungalow
A 1930s telephone exchange in Cambridge, UK, has been retrofitted and converted into a "joyful and welcoming" office building by architecture studios Architype and Eve Waldron Design. More about Architype transforms old telephone exchange into Entopia workspace
Danish studio Cobe has completed The Opera Park, a "much-needed green oasis" in Copenhagen's inner harbour that features six gardens and a flower-shaped greenhouse. More about Cobe unveils The Opera Park on island in Copenhagen's harbour
A cluster of buildings and courtyards that act as "a natural extension" of a mountain will define this campus expansion, which Dutch studio OMA is creating for Hongik University in Seoul. More about OMA to expand Seoul university with cluster of buildings and courtyards
Architects from the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design used a cable membrane structure and bricks of river ice to create this installation in Qinhuangdao, China, which has been shortlisted for a 2023 Dezeen Award. More about Ice-block pavilion Falling Hours functions as a giant hourglass
Following its unveiling in Australia last week, photographer Rory Gardiner has captured this year's MPavilion, which was designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando. More about Tadao Ando's MPavilion captured by Rory Gardiner in Melbourne
Gradated lava stone flooring and suspended planet-like orbs feature at the Cafe Nuances coffee shop in Paris, which was created by Dezeen Awards-nominated studio Uchronia. More about Colour-drenched coffee shop by Uchronia references "sunsets in the Tunisian desert"
Swedish design studio Addi has created an alternative to conventional waiting-area furniture – a minimalist log-like perch where users can rest for a moment in lieu of taking a proper seat. More about Lumber is a space-saving seat designed for perching
Promotion: German kitchen appliance brand Gaggenau has launched The Essential Induction cooktop, which is designed to be "seamlessly integrated into a kitchen's worktop". More about Gaggenau launches nearly invisible cooktop that "allows the architecture to breathe"
A colourful, reconstituted leather made from cutting room scraps was among the recycled materials used to create the fixtures and fittings for Coachtopia, a London pop-up store for American label Coach. More about Studio XAG creates fixtures for Coach pop-up using discarded leather scraps
Brooklyn-based studio Modu has employed a series of techniques that lower ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. More about Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior
Canadian architecture studio Provencher Roy has created Darwin Bridges, a curved bridge on Nuns' Island outside of Montreal constructed with concrete that utilises recycled glass in its mixture. More about Provencher Roy mixes recycled glass into concrete of sculptural Quebec bridge
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has refused a planning application for the Populous-designed spherical music venue MSG Sphere London, as it would have caused "unacceptable harm to hundreds of residents". More about Sadiq Khan rejects plans for MSG Sphere in east London
If you're visiting London for the Dezeen Awards 2023 party taking place on 28 November, here are 10 architecture and design exhibitions also taking place in the city this month. More about Ten architecture and design exhibitions to see in London
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Pedrali has advertised a selection of its latest releases on Dezeen Showroom, united by their playful shapes and bright colour palettes. More about Pedrali lists seating and tables on Dezeen Showroom
Promotion: surfaces company Cosentino has collaborated with interior designer Claudia Afshar to launch Dekton Ukiyo, a collection of fluted tiles informed by contemporary Japanese design. More about Claudia Afshar designs tile collection to bring "depth and dimension to any space"
British studio Moxon Architects has repurposed a small cluster of 19th-century farm buildings in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, into a guesthouse, glasshouse and private artist's studio. More about Moxon Architects converts trio of highland outbuildings into guesthouse and artist's studio
Portholes and semi-circular motifs characterise this colourful renovation and extension of a Victorian terrace house in Hackney, London, by architecture studio Gundry & Ducker. More about Gundry & Ducker revamps Victorian terrace to feature "different characters within a single house"
London studio dRMM has completed WorkStack, a top-heavy stack of industrial units in Greenwich that is constructed from cross-laminated timber. More about Stacks of timber inform "inspirational" industrial units by dRMM