Neutelings Riedijk Architects and Bureau Bouwtechniek have converted a railway station in Brussels into a mixed-use development, which is the largest cross-laminated timber project in Europe. More about Gare Maritime in Brussels turned into a timber shopping centre
Tampons, matches and charging ports protrude from integrated openings in these Netina shoes, which Netha Goldberg designed to allow wearers to "assist while on the go". More about Netha Goldberg designs shoes with attachments for tampons and matches
Julia Koerner explains how she uses technology to apply architectural techniques to fashion and costume design in the first video of our Design for Life collaboration with Dassault Systèmes. More about 3D-printed fashion has "no limitations of form and geometry" says Julia Koerner
Rennes studio Atelier L2 has installed 20 wooden boxes as modular units for shops, exhibitions and hospitality businesses inside Ateliers des Capucins, a covered square in a 19th-century arsenal in Brest, France. More about Atelier L2 creates modular wooden interiors for Ateliers des Capucins
Dutch designer Richard Hutten worked with Lensvelt to create 27,000 new seats for Amsterdam's Schiphol airport that make use of the building's existing resources. More about Richard Hutten melts down airport's old chairs for "radical" new seating system
Architecture studio OODA has designed a cube-shaped office above a green-roof covered museum for the governing body of Portuguese football. More about OODA reveals football museum and HQ for Liga Portugal
São Paulo's Estudio Flume and architect German Nieva have refurbished and extended the Babassu flour factory in Serra, Brazil to create a better workspace for the quebradeiras who turn babassu nuts into oil and flour. More about Estudio Flume completes Babassu flour factory in Serra
Christopher Patten has redesigned the mail-in envelopes for North Carolina ahead this year's US presidential election to make them clearer so the chance of votes not counting is reduced. More about Good design can reduce voter errors says postal vote envelope designer
Dezeen promotion: art marketplace Fine Art America has curated a collection of photography by Slim Aarons and made it available to purchase as wall art and prints. More about Slim Aarons' photography made available as prints by Fine Art America
Seattle architecture studio Wittman Estes drew on ancient Chinese landscape paintings and principles of garden design for this black house in Washington. More about Gardens bookend Yo Ju Courtyard House in Washington by Wittman Estes
Voice-activated technology and space-saving furniture helped Sim-Plex Design Studio turn a two-bedroom home in Hong Kong into Smart Zendo, a four-bedroom apartment with hidden storage. More about Sim-Plex Design Studio creates a four-bedroom smart home in Hong Kong
Tactile bricks and pinewood partitions decorate the La Nave apartment, which Nomos has slotted into the concrete shell of a disused workshop in Madrid, Spain. More about Old Spanish workshop converted into tactile family home by Nomos
Pritzker Prize-winning architecture studio SANAA has unveiled its design for an extension to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, which is currently under construction in Sydney. More about SANAA reveals Sydney Modern art gallery expansion
A clashing mix of pea-green walls, leopard-print furnishings and candy-striped beds feature in this hotel that British designer Luke Edward Hall has completed in Paris. More about Luke Edward Hall stirs print and colour inside Hotel Les Deux Gares in Paris
Finnish brand Light Cognitive has created a circular LED skylight that gradually changes colour according to the time of day, in a bid to bring the benefits of natural light to a windowless retail space in Barcelona. More about Light Cognitive develops artificial skylight that mirrors the actual colour of the sky outside
Nicolas Pople Architects has created a facetted cross-laminated timber chapel for a church in the town of Stroud in southwest England. More about Nicolas Pople Architects creates vaulted CLT church in Stroud
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the imminent demolition of a house designed by David Adjaye. More about "Looks like the unwanted child of Villa Savoye and a trailer" says commenter
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA is introducing a new initiative in time for Black Friday that will see it buy back customers' unwanted IKEA products for up to 50 per cent of the original price. More about IKEA launches Buy Back initiative for unwanted furniture
Dezeen promotion: Geberit's state-of-the-art technology, including touch-free flush plates and toilets with user recognition, can help architects design next-level bathrooms for hotels. More about Touchless technology from Geberit pushes the boundaries for hotel washrooms
A diagonal atrium enclosed by faceted glass protrudes from the exterior of the Axel Springer building, which OMA has completed in Berlin, Germany. More about Faceted glass atrium bisects OMA's Axel Springer building in Berlin