The UK's ageing houses must be insulated against uncontrolled heat loss, but this will require accepting changes to their appearance, according to a series of British architects who have recently carried out their own energy-led retrofits. More about Effectively retrofitting UK housing requires "compromise between performance and heritage" say architects
Indonesia has announced plans to begin the construction of 184 apartment blocks that will mark the first stage of development of its new capital Nusantara. More about Indonesia set to begin construction on new capital this year
Luca Nichetto has converted a 1940s villa in Stockholm into a studio to display his designs in a domestic setting and provide a comfortable working environment for his team. More about Luca Nichetto transforms Swedish villa into his own studio and showroom
Portuguese architect Carlos Castanheira has transformed an ageing stone cottage into a modern upside-down house. More about Carlos Castanheira brings order to abandonded caretaker's cottage in Braga
Chilean studio Hebra Arquitectos has completed an elevated, wood-and-glass cabin that is designed to have a small footprint and accommodate a person in a wheelchair. More about Hebra Arquitectos lifts Quilanto House above forested site in Chile
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features a refurbished 19th-century gothic revival home in Oxford, UK. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features an "exquisite" extension to a gothic home
North Carolina firm Plantd Materials has developed a material consisting of processed perennial grasses that it says will be lighter and stronger than traditional timber boards while capturing more carbon.
More about Plantd Materials creates OSB board alternative from processed grass
Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf presented "surreal" tulle ballgowns that feature striking sideways and upside-down silhouettes for its latest collection at Paris Couture Week. More about Viktor & Rolf creates rotated ballgowns for Paris Couture Week
Austere concrete walls create labyrinthine paths and pockets of greenery around this home in Melbourne, Australia, which was designed by local practice FGR Architects. More about FGR Architects hides Melbourne house behind high concrete walls
Nine in 10 UK architecture studios feel Brexit has had a negative impact on them, exclusive Dezeen research has found. More about Dezeen survey finds 84 per cent of UK architecture studios want to reverse Brexit "catastrophe"
Somerset-founded architecture practice Invisible Studio is moving its operations outside of the UK as a response to Brexit, Dezeen has learned. More about Piers Taylor's Invisible Studio moving out of UK over Brexit "havoc"
Italian architecture studio Piuarch has completed a production factory for fashion brand Fendi in Florence, which features a green roof to "look like a raised garden". More about Piuarch tops Fendi factory with green roof to blend into Tuscan landscape
The bemusement of the rioters who made their way into Brasília's National Congress this month pointed to an increasing disaffection with architectural symbols of power, writes Will Wiles. More about "The architecture does matter in the storming of the National Congress"
Launching this Friday, Dezeen In Depth is a new monthly newsletter that delves deeper into the major stories shaping architecture and design. Subscribe now or read on to find out more. More about Introducing Dezeen In Depth, a new monthly newsletter
Fashion brand Acne Studios has opened its latest store in China, which was designed by Stockholm studio Halleroed and is located in the submerged SKP department store designed by Sybarite in Chengdu, China. More about Halleroed combines futuristic and primitive for Acne Studios store in Chengdu
Architect Lee Ivett, designer Simon Harlow and developer Duncan Blackmore have turned a 25-square-metre apartment in Glasgow into a brightly coloured space that doesn't contain any freestanding furniture. More about Tiny Glasgow apartment transformed into playful pied-à-terre
Local firm Studio Noju has updated a two-storey Madrid apartment within the Torres Blancas high-rise with a renovation that remains "in constant dialogue" with the original apartment design. More about Studio Noju renovates curvy apartment in brutalist Torres Blancas tower
Architecture studio Design, Bitches has completed a southern California home that takes cues from the traditional beach cottage and is meant to be "not too precious". More about Design, Bitches creates Venice Beach bungalow that shows "resilience of archetypes"
American company Steelcase has used archival designs by architect Frank Lloyd Wright to create the Racine Collection, a line of home office furniture. More about Steelcase launches furniture line based on Frank Lloyd Wright designs
Designer Yves Béhar's studio Fuseproject has launched a digital division, Fusedigital, after acquiring Lisbon digital agency Mindshaker. More about Yves Béhar expands in Europe with launch of Fusedigital division