Ecuadorian architects Juan Alberto Andrade and María José Váscones have made the most of the limited space in a micro apartment located within a new residential tower by Safdie Architects. More about Doméstico uses "habitable artifact" to organize micro apartment in Quito
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a pyramidal timber playhouse in a London garden. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More about Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "treeless treehouse"
Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect has created a vaulted-wood interior inside a non-descript brick building for chef Matty Matheson's restaurant in Toronto. More about Omar Gandhi designs a "light-filled wood cathedral" for Toronto restaurant
Dezeen School Shows: an experimental fashion complex that combines design and research and a bird-watching centre designed as an "oasis of New York's wildlife for city kids" are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the School of Visual Arts. More about School of Visual Arts presents 10 student design projects
Promotion: German luxury kitchen appliance brand Gaggenau will build an interactive installation within the conservatory of Milan's historic Villa Necchi Campiglio during Milan design week that will also host a series of talks live-streamed by Dezeen. More about Gaggenau to take over Villa Necchi Campiglio during Milan Design Week
Jutting concrete volumes provide shade to openings and planted terraces at this monolithic concrete house in Ahmedabad, India, designed by local studio The Grid Architects. More about Beton Brut is a "neo-brutalist" concrete house in Ahmedabad
Continuing our series revitising deconstructivist architecture we look at the late Zaha Hadid, the "queen of the curve" who designed the Heydar Aliyev Centre and London Aquatics Centre. More about Zaha Hadid embraced the potential of deconstructivism
London-based studio Benedetti Architects has been selected to lead the £20 million refurbishment of The Royal Institute of British Architects' central London headquarters. More about Benedetti Architects chosen to refurbish RIBA headquarters
Hyeona Kim and WooSeok Lee explain their design for a movable OLED display that's reminiscent of an artist's easel in this video showcasing the finalists of Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition. More about Hyeona Kim and WooSeok Lee design portable OLED display in the form of an artist's easel
With less than one week until entries close, Dezeen Awards judges including Fabio Novembre, Andrés Reisinger and Dara Huang have told us why the awards are a chance to think positively about the future. More about Dezeen Awards are an opportunity to celebrate "new ways of doing things"
California-based industrial designer Reiten Cheng has developed a recycling machine that can be 3D printed using open-source instructions and used to turn PET bottles into filament for additive manufacturing. More about Polyformer is an open-source machine that recycles plastic bottles into 3D printing filament
We've selected a variety of promising roles in the design industry on Dezeen Jobs this week, including roles at Yinka Ilori, Vincenzo De Cotiis and Starck Network Agency. More about Eight vacancies for designers in London, Milan, Paris and New York
Japanese food and beverage company Kirin Holdings and researchers at Meiji University have developed a wearable device connected to a chopstick that uses an electric current to simulate food tasting salty. More about Taste-Adjusting Chopsticks makes food taste saltier without adding salt
Brazil-based Studio Dlux has added playful elements to an international school in São Paulo that is housed within former warehouses. More about Studio Dlux converts industrial buildings into Red House School in São Paulo
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has revealed the 611 West 56th Street skyscraper in Manhattan, which is the Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect's first building in the United States. More about Álvaro Siza completes limestone-clad skyscraper in Manhattan
A promising new future for Minneapolis is emerging from the trauma of George Floyd's murder by a police officer two years ago, writes a local architect who knew him, James Garrett Jr. More about "The death of George Floyd has become a catalyst for social change and urban redevelopment"
Promotion: the US Green Building Council is hosting a live event from 7-10 June in Washington DC featuring insightful talks about the future of buildings, communities and the climate. More about USGBC Live to present talks exploring the future of buildings and cities
Architecture firm BIG has constructed a mass-timber Passivhaus factory in a Norwegian forest for outdoor furniture maker Vestre, which features a green roof and solar panels as well as an exterior slide. More about BIG completes "world's most environmentally friendly furniture factory" in Norway
Architecture critic Joseph Giovannini, who coined the term deconstructivism, sets the record straight about its meaning in this interview as part of our series on the style. More about "Story of deconstructivism was never told fully or even accurately" says creator of term
In this week's comments update, readers are debating an opinion piece by urbanist Vishaan Chakrabarti on the global housing problem and discussing other top stories. More about "Sensible proposals that are not adopted indicate a failure of design thinking" says commenter