A "green curtain" and charred-wood cladding wrap around the timber-framed ASI Reisen Headquarters that Snøhetta has completed in Natters, Austria. More about Snøhetta wraps timber office in plant-covered suspended metal frame
Graphic designer Tamotsu Shimada has unveiled the logo for the Expo 2025 Osaka, which is an irregular ring of red circles that appears to include five cartoon-like eyes. More about Expo 2025 Osaka logo revealed as ring of red blobs
This Japanese home designed by architect Suzuko Yamada is connected to its garden through a scaffold of steel pipes and platforms that can be adapted according to the owner's needs. More about Suzuko Yamada encloses reconfigurable Tokyo home in permanent scaffolding
Scientists at the UK's University of Cambridge have developed a renewable energy device that mimics photosynthesis by making fuel from sunlight, carbon dioxide and water. More about Scientists develop synthetic leaf that turns sunlight into liquid fuel
Iram Sultan studio took visual cues from common medicinal products when designing the office interiors for Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila, which feature curved archways and vaulted ceilings. More about Iram Sultan designs pill-informed interiors for Indian pharmaceutical company offices
Instagram users have posted images of the soon-to-open spherical Apple Store in Singapore, which architecture studio Foster + Partners has built on the water alongside the Marina Bay Sands hotel. More about Photos reveal Foster + Partners "floating" spherical Apple Marina Bay Sands store
Los Angeles design firm Working Holiday Studio has transformed a property in the California desert into a shoppable holiday home that "stands out" against its desolate landscape. More about White stucco Casa Mami by Working Holiday Studio contrasts California desert landscape
Buro Happold's director of sustainability Maria Smith has declared herself carbon neutral. She explains how she dramatically reduced her carbon footprint by going vegan and stopping flying. More about "Quitting flying was probably the trickiest thing" says carbon neutral architect
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers have a responsibility in shaping the future according to Stephan Hürlemann, who discussed the importance of designing for longevity in an interview with Sky-Frame. More about "In these ever-changing times, I long for durability" says Stephan Hürlemann
Shuhei Goto Architects added large, stepped boxes to a former lecture hall to transform it into a playful multi-level office in Shizuoka, Japan. More about Shuhei Goto Architects turns lecture hall into multi-level work space
Barcelona studio ON-A has envisioned a 26-hectare park in the city that would rise up to cover FC Barcelona football stadium to the west. More about ON-A proposes covering Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium with Nou Parc
A decorative roof and curved weathered-steel wall will enclose the Amersham Vent Shaft that Grimshaw has designed for the High Speed Two railway. More about Grimshaw designs sculptural metal enclosure for HS2 ventilation shaft
Twisting snakes with iridescent scales squeeze through concrete and polystyrene blocks in How To Behave At Home, the latest exhibition by British taxidermy artist Polly Morgan. More about Squashed serpents feature in Polly Morgan's How To Behave At Home exhibition
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Graduate designer Dorothee Clasen has invented a wearable device called Tong that is worn in the mouth to operate a computer using the tongue. More about Tong allows users to control a computer with their tongue
Hong Kong architecture studio Orient Occident Atelier has designed a civic centre that harvests water for the small Cambodian village of Sneung. More about Orient Occident Atelier builds community hall in Cambodia that harvests clean drinking water
Chinese firm MAD has completed the Gardenhouse residential building in Beverly Hills, which includes a large green wall and is designed to look like a village on top of a hill. More about MAD wraps Beverly Hills residences Gardenhouse with America's "largest living wall"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating BIG's plan to build three islands off the shore of Penang Island and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Architecture needs to take on a new life for our world to evolve" says commenter
OMA New York has unveiled its design for a glass addition to top the historic Tiffany & Co store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. More about OMA designs glass volume to top Tiffany & Co's New York flagship store
Beer company BrewDog has gone carbon negative by switching to wind power for its breweries and bars, with plans to plant a forest's worth of trees. More about BrewDog goes carbon negative with wind-powered breweries
Layer has designed a seat for social distancing in cinemas called Sequel that is knitted from antibacterial copper threads coloured in the "mid-century pastels" featured in Wes Anderson films. More about Layer designs Wes Anderson-informed cinema seat for life post-coronavirus