London Design Biennale 2016: a Lebanese street market and an archive of "forgotten" Soviet designs are among the winners of the first London Design Biennale medals. More about London Design Biennale names first medal winners
Dezeen promotion: this year's London Design Fair will feature 15 country pavilions, 250 independent designers and 200 global brands (+ slideshow). More about Norway, India and Switzerland among countries presenting at London Design Fair 2016
The metal roof of this woodland house in the US state of Arkansas is pinched in the middle so its shape resembles a bowtie (+ slideshow). More about Bowtie House by deMx Architecture has an angular metal roof
The management team behind a 430-metre-long glass bridge in China say its forced closure just 13 days after opening is completely normal. More about Closure of world's highest and longest glass bridge "not a big deal" says organiser
Panoramic glazing frames views of meadows and cornfields from this farmhouse designed by Danish studio Norm Architects for a working farm in southern England (+ slideshow). More about Norm Architects completes contemporary farmhouse in the Suffolk countryside
Lighting brand Plumen has released a new LED light with a gold-coloured shade inside the bulb that "makes you look more beautiful" (+ slideshow). More about Plumen designs bulb with faceted gold shade on the inside
London Design Biennale 2016: Viennese design duo Mischer'Traxler has created a mobile-like light installation for the Austrian contribution to London's first design biennale (+ slideshow). More about Mischer'Traxler creates light mobile that dims when unbalanced for London Design Biennale
Schemata Architects and KHA Studio have transformed a space in Tokyo to create a minimal fashion boutique that is entirely visible from the street (+ slideshow). More about Schemata Architects frames Japanese boutique with gigantic display window
This house in Berlin designed by Brandt + Simon Architekten is covered in rows of green shingles with curved edges and features windows laid out to resemble a face (+ slideshow). More about Green shingles cover "peculiar" Schuppen house by Brandt + Simon Architekten
Montreal studio YH2 has completed a retreat for Polish-Canadian sculptor Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz, with a vertical form that takes cues from the surrounding forest (+ slideshow). More about YH2 clads Quebec holiday home for a sculptor in red cedar and blackened pine
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with the Istanbul Design Biennial to offer 20 readers the chance to win a free guided tour of this year's exhibition (+ slideshow). More about Competition: win tickets to the Istanbul Design Biennial 2016
London Design Biennale 2016: Italy has invited 20 young designers including Marco Campardo and Matteo Cibic to reinterpret the white flag for its installation at the inaugural London Design Biennale, which opens at Somerset House today. More about Italy presents 20 interpretations of the white flag for utopia-themed London Design Biennale
A tower block has been named the worst new building in the UK, after being described as "an open invitation to commit suicide". More about Lincoln Plaza housing named Britain's worst new building in Carbuncle Cup 2016
London Design Biennale 2016: design duo Barber and Osgerby have installed a giant weathervane at London's Somerset House to help the city's residents find their way "at a time of national turbulence" (+ slideshow). More about Barber and Osgerby bring towering weathervane to London Design Biennale
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has transformed an ageing Shanghai office block into a business incubator, featuring a new translucent aluminium skin (+ slideshow). More about Shanghai office transformed into aluminium-clad tech incubator by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
German designer Konstantin Grcic has updated Rado's minimal Ceramica watch with a new case and matt black finish (+ slideshow). More about Konstantin Grcic redesigns Rado's Ceramica watch
A climbing wall runs up one side of this corrugated metal-clad house in Jackson, Wyoming, by local architecture firm Carney Logan Burke (+ slideshow). More about Climbing wall provides roof access at Cache Creek Residence by Carney Logan Burke
Students at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design have designed and built a prefabricated house in Little Rock, Arkansas, from two modules stacked perpendicular to one another (+ slideshow). More about Architecture students create prefab Cantilever House in Arkansas
London Design Biennale 2016: transparent tubes transport note-filled capsules around the west wing of Somerset House in this installation by Autoban, which is Turkey's addition to the first London Design Biennale (+ slideshow). More about Autoban presents pneumatic messaging system at inaugural London Design Biennale
The UK's Royal Navy has tested an autonomous speedboat it believes could completely "change how they operate" (+ slideshow). More about UK's Royal Navy tests drone speedboat on River Thames