Culture “is now used just to promote” says Olafur Eliasson
Explore Olafur Eliasson’s Fjordenhus in 360-degree video
Kaan Architecten’s Utopia combines music school and library
Yellow Spot is a portable protest toilet for women
TAO converts huge Beijing warehouse into moody office and exhibition space
Save the Children’s Madrid headquarters designed to promote “emotional attachment”
Climbing wall and swing promote play at Hibinosekkei’s Tokyo childcare centre
China claims to have developed long-range laser gun that can burn flesh
Cascading boxes with green roofs form coastal Washington home by Prentiss Balance Wickline
Edward Ogosta brightens Californian bungalow with Rear Window House extension
This week, BIG planned a Burning Man installation and Foster + Partners unveiled the Macau Apple Store
Nitton Architects knock through walls to create “mini house” inside Singapore flat
Competition: win a bag from QWSTION’s latest release
Process Architecture designs low-cost houses in Florida for recovering drug addicts
Berlin restaurant LA Poke takes its cues from Hockney painting A Bigger Splash
Top architecture and design jobs this week include Grimshaw and Kartell
Ignacio Correa elevates Casa Mujeres in Chile to provide ocean views
Anna Karlin turns fire-damaged print shop into her “imperfect” New York studio and gallery
Take a tour of the best Tel Aviv apartments via our new Pinterest board
Portuguese family home turned into brightly-hued hostel
Wowowa adds fluted-brick extension to refurbished Melbourne house
Carla Baz debuts resin and marble furniture in Beirut
Adamo-Faiden creates rural home Macchi House inside converted livestock buildings
