Japanese architecture studio KKAA YTAA has used simple exposed concrete blocks to create a holiday home in Japan's Ise-Shima National Park. More about KKAA YTAA creates concrete-block home overlooking Japanese national park
Curator Luke Kemp discusses the role of design and technology in reshaping our views of the natural world as part of the Our Time on Earth exhibition at London's Barbican Centre, in this video produced by Dezeen. More about Our Time on Earth exhibition provides "space for hope" in climate emergency, says Barbican curator
Hospitality company Artchimboldi and Spanish architect Emma Martí have teamed up to transform a forgotten girls' school in Menorca into a bright and contemporary retreat for professionals. More about Artchimboldi Menorca is a work retreat inside an abandoned girls' school
Dezeen Showroom: a sound-insulated office booth that takes design cues from Japanese interiors is among six new products on Dezeen Showroom. More about Zen Pod office booth by Abstracta among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dutch studio AMO has created a terracruda-clad shop-in-shop with curving tiered shelving for French-fashion brand Jacquemus at luxury department store Selfridges. More about AMO recreates "Provence atmosphere" with clay Jacquemus shop-in-shop
US firm Michael Hsu Office of Architecture aimed to preserve the character of a gabled church in Texas while transforming it into a lively smokehouse called Loro Heights. More about Michael Hsu converts 1940s Houston church into Asian smokehouse
Australian studio CplusC Architectural Workshop has elevated a house on posts above a sloping site in Palm Beach, Sydney, to create the feeling of being in a treehouse. More about Balmy Palmy House perches above steep Australian bushland
From a refurbished apartment in Barcelona to the home of an architectural designer in London, our latest lookbook rounds up 10 interiors that celebrate the tactility of exposed wooden beams. More about Ten residential interiors bolstered by exposed wooden beams
Cake Architecture has designed a workspace for London agency Ask Us For Ideas using materials and forms that are in "complimentary contrast" with each other. More about Cake Architecture creates London office space spread across two contrasting floors
Soho House has opened Holloway House, its third members' club in Los Angeles, where colours and patterns are based on the work of artists such as David Hockney. More about Latest Soho House outpost in Los Angeles takes cues from California's mid-century art scene
Architect Stacey Farrell has completed a seaside holiday house in Omaui, New Zealand, which nestles into the landscape for protection from the harsh coastal weather. More about Coast House by Stacey Farrell emerges from dunes on New Zealand beach
Mosaic tiles, red-lacquered wood panelling and sleek resin floors feature in this lookbook of 10 living spaces proving that high-shine surfaces don't need to feel clinical. More about Ten living spaces with glossy surfaces that create depth and dimension
Paris-based design studio Golem has created the OoOoooOoooOh la l'ice necklace that is made from ice cubes and melts within 30 minutes. More about Ice-cube necklace aims to demonstrate that water is "one of the most sought-after luxury goods"
This week on Dezeen, WeWork's co-founder Adam Neumann became the latest tech entrepreneur to delve into real estate with the announcement of his housing startup Flow. More about This week on Dezeen WeWork's founder launched a housing startup
Herchell Arquitectos designed this courtyard house in Mexico with a split-level configuration that allows the owner to rent out a portion of the home without sacrificing their privacy. More about Herchell Arquitectos completes courtyard house with "boutique hotel concept" in Mexican forest
US studio Handel Architects has designed the Angels Landing skyscraper in Los Angeles, which will be the third tallest building in the city. More about Los Angeles' third tallest skyscraper to be a "modern interpretation of an Italian hill town"
Architecture studio Konishi Gaffney has overhauled a 1950s garage in an affluent Edinburgh suburb, adding a rhythmic facade made up of wooden battens. More about Konishi Gaffney converts 1950s garage into artist's studio with a sense of "civic grandeur"
Design group Brash Collective has created a sculptural labyrinth of puzzle pieces using CNC milling in a non-traditional way for the Intentionally Opaque installation at SCI-Arc Gallery. More about Intricate puzzle pieces make up brain-like labyrinth at SCI-Arc Gallery
With its transparent light-up back, the Nothing Phone (1) hopes to recall the way that early smartphones "blew your mind", according to the London-based tech company's design director Adam Bates. More about Nothing aims to rekindle the "amazing feeling" of early smartphones with Phone (1)
Los Angeles designer The Shoe Surgeon has collaborated with Dutch beer brand Heineken to create the Heinekicks trainers, which have transparent soles filled with beer. More about The Shoe Surgeon and Heineken unveil sneakers with beer-injected soles