Lake Tahoe sits on the state line between California and Nevada and is a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts year-round. We have rounded up five houses that make the most of the area's scenery and sports opportunities. More about Five of the best houses near Lake Tahoe in the US
Brooklyn-based artists Eric Forman and Ben Luzzatto, with engineer Dan Gross, have created a chandelier that blocks wireless signals below it to create "spaces of digital quiet." More about Radio-jamming Dis/Connect chandelier prevents people from using their smartphones
Dezeen promotion: ergonomic product designer and manufacturer Colebrook Bosson Saunders has launched a laptop stand called Oripura that folds for easy transportation. More about Oripura is a foldable laptop stand by Colebrook Bosson Saunders
New technologies will be required to prevent catastrophic climate change, US climate envoy John Kerry has admitted. More about Solving climate change will require "technologies we don't yet have" says John Kerry
Studio Ben Allen used brightly coloured concrete to create structural walls and decorative details throughout this refurbishment of a Victorian terraced home in north London. More about Studio Ben Allen casts pigmented concrete to create colourful surfaces inside House Recast
Designer Nicole McLaughlin has collated an anthology of her viral projects, which see everyday items transformed into wearable pieces of design. Here, she shares her six favourite projects from the book. More about Six projects by Nicole McLaughlin that use ordinary objects in unexpected ways
This oak lounge chair that can be assembled using just four screws is among 14 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Sling Lounge Chair by Industrial Facility for Takt among new products on Dezeen Showroom
A zigzagging plinth that accommodates seating, steps and planters weaves its way through this terracotta-coloured salad bar in Valencia by local design practice Horma Studio. More about Horma Studio creates terracotta-toned salad bar in Valencia
Spanish firm Luis Vidal + Architects has revitalised a 19th-century heritage building in Chile that was abandoned after an earthquake, and added an extension wrapped in glass and timber slats. More about Luis Vidal + Architects revives abandoned public building in Santiago
Child Studio has used a glass block wall, dark cherry wood panelling and a soft blue coffered ceiling to channel 1960s London in this sushi restaurant. More about Child Studio transforms 60s London post office into Maido sushi restaurant
For this lookbook, we've chosen ten kitchen interiors featuring kitchen islands that are both practical and sociable. More about Ten kitchens with islands that make food preparation easier and more enjoyable
Ramps, slides and platforms made of colourful mesh feature at this youth centre near Beijing, which Rede Architects and Moguang Studio have built within a derelict garment factory. More about Rede Architects and Moguang Studio turn abandoned factory into youth activity centre
Cedar cladding and handmade decor are among the features in a Seattle bungalow that was revamped by its owners – architect Sharon Khosla of local firm Fivedot and furniture designer Chris Armes. More about Husband-and-wife team expand their family's bungalow in Seattle
New York-based studio Diana Kellogg Architects looked to symbols of femininity for its design of an oval-shaped all-girls' school in India made from local sandstone. More about Diana Kellogg Architects creates oval-shaped school in India's Thar Desert
Turner Architects has renovated and extended a Georgian terraced house in south London, creating a sequence of living spaces interspersed with courtyards that bring the changing colours of the seasons inside. More about Rear extension by Turner Architects contains "cloister-like" rooms built around a central courtyard
For our latest lookbook we've selected ten examples of interiors enlivened by contrasting or analogous hues and colour-blocked walls. More about Ten bright and bold interiors that make use of colour theory
This week on Dezeen, German-American architect Helmut Jahn and Art Gensler, co-founder of the world's largest architecture studio, passed away. More about This week Art Gensler and Helmut Jahn passed away
Architecture studio Woods Bagot has designed a concept for electric vehicle charging stations for Downtown Los Angeles that could double as drive-in movie theatres. More about Woods Bagot imagines electric vehicle charging stations as drive-in cinemas
Canadian studio RSAAW has renovated a mid-century house in Vancouver to include a double-height library, all-white interiors and a treehouse in the garden. More about RSAAW adds double-height library during Vancouver home renovation
Architect BIG has designed a factory and a number of waterborne craft for The Metals Company, a mining firm aiming to develop sustainable ways of extracting metals required for electric batteries from the seabed. More about BIG designs battery-metals plant, ships and underwater robots for undersea mining company