Yellow brick walls with unarranged white windows enclose communal courtyards and timber-lined walkways at the heart of Mecanoo's housing for the University of Cambridge. More about Key Worker Housing by Mecanoo references Cambridge's "architectural inventions over the centuries"
Dezeen Showroom: London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a series of vibrant rugs that take cues from "lazy summer holidays" and ancient Mediterranean ruins. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman designs colourful graphic rug collection for Floor Story
Architecture studio Morris + Company has designed an extension for the self-built home of Walter Segal in north London that is "a direct homage" to the architect's body of work. More about Morris + Company to extend Walter Segal's former London home
British designer Lee Broom said it was a "complete surprise" to see his Hanging Hoop Chair feature in Beyoncé's visual album Black is King. More about Beyoncé swings from Lee Broom's Hanging Hoop Chair in Black is King visual album
The American Institute of Architects has criticised the federal government's termination of a provision introduced to help dismantle racial segregation in housing. More about AIA "strongly opposes" Trump administration's rollback of fair housing rule
Dezeen promotion: furniture brand Allermuir and London design studio PearsonLloyd have partnered to design customisable flatpack dining furniture for use in commercial, residential and hospitality environments. More about Allermuir designs flat-pack dining furniture Folk
The gabled forms of Santiagomendi House by Pauzarq Arquitectos are set into a hillside overlooking the Cantabrian Sea in Astigarraga, Spain. More about Pauzarq Arquitectos makes the most of views from hillside Santiagomendi House
A rocking horse, a series of animal companions and three storage solutions have been selected as finalists in Samsung and Dezeen's contest to create innovative household objects from repurposed cardboard packaging. More about Top five cardboard furniture designs in the Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition revealed
A "new planning system" that will see new housing, hospitals, schools, shops and offices on land designated for growth automatically granted planning permission in England has been announced by UK housing secretary Robert Jenrick. More about New homes, hospitals, schools, shops and offices will be "automatically" granted planning permission in England
Charles Holland Architects has designed a pyramidal wayfinding post called The Tooley Street Triangle as a "symbol of celebration" for the London Festival of Architecture. More about Mirrorball tops colourful wayfinding post for London Festival of Architecture
Berlin-based architects Tom Wünschmann, Achim Kaufer, Wei Cai and Philipp Buschmeyer and Chinese design institutes SADI and JDTM have created a bridge that offers a variety of routes across a river in Chengdu, China. More about Wuchazi Bridge creates "infinite meandering path" over river in Chengdu
American sculptor Matt Byrd has used granite stones found in his hometown in Raleigh, North Carolina to create small abstract sculptures that fit together like puzzle pieces. More about Matt Byrd sculpts Howard collection using salvaged granite
Often associated with toughness, concrete is an unusual material choice for furniture. But these six designs show how the material can be used for seating in a variety of forms including curved stools, puffy chairs and squashed benches. More about Six sculptural concrete seats including liquid-like chairs and squashed benches
Visitors to Shenzhen's Burberry flagship store can use Tencent's WeChat app to interact with the window display and play their own music in fitting rooms. More about Burberry and Tencent collaborate on interactive WeChat shop in Shenzhen
German jewellery designer Saskia Diez has created face masks with detachable chains plated in silver and gold. More about Saskia Diez adds chains to face masks to make them feel "more like wearing an accessory"
Vancouver practice Motiv Architects has built a garage from cross-laminated timber as an experiment in working with the material on a small scale. More about Motiv Architects experiments with cross-laminated timber for Vancouver garage
Interior design firm Ohlo Studio used materials that evoke the "rustic sophistication" of Italy to create the interiors of Dough Pizza restaurant in Perth. More about Burnt-red tiles and hessian feature inside Dough Pizza restaurant in Perth
Ritter Sport's recent court victory over Milka is the latest in a series of long-running legal battles to trademark the design of chocolate bars. Here we round up four of the tastiest disputes. More about Four chocolate trademark battles that were decided in court
This week on Dezeen, a group of 17 of the UK's leading architecture studios wrote a letter to American software maker Autodesk criticising the cost and lack of development of its Revit application. More about This week, architects criticised Autodesk's BIM software
Spanish architecture firm Zooco Estudio has covered the walls of this Madrid residence with bookshelves that span two levels. More about Two-storey bookshelf rises inside renovated Madrid house