This pill-shaped corrugated-metal cabin contains a reading room for a rural retreat in Australia's Barragorang Valley (+ slideshow). More about Benn + Penna completes corrugated metal cabin in the Australian bush
Pre-rusted steel plates are arranged in a spiral to form the walls of this public toilet created by Miro Rivera Architects in a park in Austin, Texas (+ slideshow). More about Trail Restroom by Miro Rivera Architects is a public toilet with weathering steel walls
This tall, gabled extension is tucked behind the Victorian frontage of a mid-terrace house in Melbourne's Fitzroy North suburb, and its exterior is clad in pale blue tiles (+ slideshow). More about Pastel blue tiles front gabled extension to a Melbourne house by Dan Gayfer Design
New York 2016: the shape of this hand-blown lemonade glass by British designer Max Lamb mimics the silhouette of two lemons stacked on top of each other (+ slideshow). More about Max Lamb's curvaceous glass is designed specifically for lemonade
Architect Germain Canon and industrial designer Li Mengshu have used glass panels to divide the rooms of a Taiwan dental clinic, which features a waiting area designed to feel like a living room (+ slideshow). More about Taiwanese dental clinic designed to make patients less afraid to go
An oval reading room with stepped shelving and a display room with tree-trunk-shaped columns are among the spaces designed by Shanghai studio XL-Muse for this bookshop in Hangzhou, China (+ slideshow). More about Zhongshuge-Hangzhou bookshop features mirrored ceilings and wraparound bookshelves
New York 2016: new Australian brand VUUE has produced a collection of furniture designed to be used flexibly for both indoor and outdoor spaces (+ slideshow). More about VUUE launches Mornington furniture collection for both in and outdoors
A three-metre-high pivoting glass door protrudes from the sloping roof of this London house extension, which is clad in fibre-cement panels to match a refurbished dormer window (+ slideshow). More about Alma-nac creates huge pivoting door for London house extension
The centrepiece of this garden-inspired Nordic restaurant in Copenhagen is an indoor greenhouse that Danish design studio Genbyg has created using recycled materials (+ slideshow). More about Genbyg creates indoor garden from recycled materials for Väkst Nordic restaurant
Studio Farris Architects has integrated an office into a staircase made from stacked timber beams, and installed it inside a renovated barn in West Flanders, Belgium (+ slideshow). More about Stacked beams form Jenga-like workspace inside converted barn in Belgium
Over 350 species of bird have made their home at this wetland centre, built by local firm X Architects on a former rubbish dump in the United Arab Emirates (+ slideshow). More about X Architects creates facility for bird watchers at a UAE nature reserve
Apple has rethought its approach to retail and debuted a series of new interior features at its latest store on San Francisco's Union Square, designed with UK architecture firm Foster + Partners (+ slideshow). More about Foster + Partners unveils Apple Union Square store in San Francisco
Japanese firm Domino Architects has renovated an apartment in Tokyo by installing wooden partitions instead of building new walls (+ slideshow). More about Domino Architects divides J House with wooden storage partitions
Bricks arranged in pinwheel patterns line the walls of skincare brand Aesop's first store in the American Midwest (+ slideshow). More about Norman Kelley uses reclaimed bricks for Aesop Bucktown in Chicago
Beijing studio MAD has revealed plans for a Parisian housing block surrounded by undulating balconies, which is set to become the firm's first residential project in Europe (+ slideshow). More about MAD unveils Parisian housing block with curvy floors and balconies
Faceted window frames project from the slatted timber and stained-glass facade of this apartment block in Tehran, designed by Iranian studio Keivani Architects (+ slideshow). More about Tehran apartment block by Keivani Architects features faceted window frames and stained glass
New York 2016: 11 international designers and studios have produced a range of simple furniture and homeware based on the American Shaker movement (+ slideshow). More about Designers reinterpret Shaker artefacts for Furnishing Utopia exhibition
The design features of Indian stepwells and water mazes are combined in this proposal for a landscaped garden by architecture studio Penda (+ slideshow). More about Penda combines stepwells with water mazes for Indian garden design
Kennerly Architecture & Planning has completed a San Francisco residential building with a number of distinctive features, including a perforated metal gate, white plastic cladding and lush landscaping (+ slideshow). More about Kennerly clads San Francisco townhouse in glass and white plastic
Walter Segal-inspired cottages, co-living and custom-built terraces are among the solutions to Britain's housing crisis proposed in an exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London (+ slideshow). More about Architects including Mecanoo and Studio Weave propose solutions to Britain's housing crisis