As city property prices continue to skyrocket, the trend for micro apartments is growing. We've rounded up eight examples – from a 13-square-metre crashpad in Poland, to a Parisian flat with a home cinema – to show how to make the most of a tiny space (+ slideshow). More about Eight tiny apartments that make the most of every square inch
A small pool is slotted between the inner and outer layers of this house near Bratislava, which was designed according to Italian Renaissance principles by local firm Plural (+ slideshow). More about Plural completes plastic-clad house in Slovakia with inner and outer layers
This small wooden cabin by London-based architect Sini Kamppari perches among trees on a granite ridge, offering views of a lake in southeast Finland (+ slideshow). More about Lake cabin by Sini Kamppari features slatted timber walls and a projecting terrace
US firm Studio Dwell has created an aluminium-clad home in northern Illinois that features a cantilevering terrace and a front door located on the upper storey (+ slideshow). More about Studio Dwell embeds River View House into a sloped site in Illinois
Rio 2016: London architecture firm Wilkinson Eyre has created a trio of conjoined venues to host a range of indoor events at this month's Olympic games (+ slideshow). More about Wilkinson Eyre's Arenas Cariocas form the largest venue at Rio's Barra Olympic Park
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has filled new Milan hotel Room Mate Giulia with a colour clash of custom furniture from Italian brand Cassina (+ slideshow). More about Patricia Urquiola designs colourful Milan outpost for Room Mate Hotels chain
Architect and designer Oscar Tusquets Blanca was a close friend of Salvador Dalí and collaborated with the artist on a number of furniture pieces. He spoke exclusively to Dezeen about his career, parties with Dalí and his latest furniture based on the Surrealist's paintings (+ slideshow). More about Dalí was "the most exciting and clever person I've met" says collaborator Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Wooden crosses mark the entrances to this house in Japan, which features an intentionally complicated layout designed by Alts Design Office to create more privacy for residents (+ slideshow). More about Uji House by Alts Design Office features a deliberately complex layout
Oriol Garcia has overhauled a derelict apartment in Barcelona, removing walls he deemed "light barriers" to create a bright and spacious home that celebrates its historic details (+ slideshow). More about Oriol Garcia revamps Barcelona apartment by replacing walls with curtains and bookcases
An exhibition at the Archivo gallery in Mexico City is exploring "the most important" part of the design process – the development stage (+ slideshow). More about Design in Process exhibition showcases unfinished works by Mexican designers
Stone walls and contemporary wooden roof trusses frame this pool house that architecture studio Re-Format has added to a house in Surrey, England (+ slideshow). More about Contemporary pool house by Re-Format brings together stone, copper and oak
London-based Yoo Design Studio has created plant-filled interiors for Rio de Janeiro's Yoo2 hotel, which opened last month ahead of the city's Olympic games (+ slideshow). More about Tropical interiors by Yoo Design Studio feature at first Yoo2 hotel in Rio
San Francisco-based Avava Systems has created a prefabricated micro dwelling with components that are shipped in flat-packed boxes, to enable easier transportation and assembly (+ slideshow). More about Avava unveils tiny house that represents a "completely new way to do prefab"
Rio 2016: events are in full swing at venues across Rio de Janeiro for this summer's Olympics, so we've collected together 10 of our favourite stadiums and arenas that have hosted the games over the years to see how they compare (+ slideshow). More about 10 of the best stadiums and venues from past Olympics
From desert hideaways to clifftop villas, the houses in this next roundup from our series spotlighting different US states are all in California (+ slideshow). More about Five of the best houses in California on Dezeen
Construction has started on a human-body-inspired headquarters for Chinese fashion group Xinhee, designed by architecture studio MAD (+ slideshow). More about MAD designs "building with skin and bones" for Chinese fashion brand
Swiss firm Daluz Gonzalez Architekten has set a nest-like terrace into the roof of an angular house it has completed in a forest near Basel, Switzerland (+ slideshow). More about Faceted house by Daluz Gonzalez Architekten features nest-like roof terrace
This concrete summer house by Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk stands among pine trees in the seaside resort of Mar Azul near Buenos Aires (+ slideshow). More about Luciano Kruk adds board-marked concrete holiday home to seaside resort near Buenos Aires
Danish brand Menu will launch its new collection of minimal furniture, lighting and accessories at this September's edition of Maison&Objet (+ slideshow). More about Menu to launch minimal Modernism Reimagined collection at Maison&Objet
People's Architecture Office has used 12 shipping containers to build a temporary, red and yellow pavilion in a fast-growing town in China's Shanxi province (+ slideshow). More about Stacked shipping containers form temporary pavilion by People's Architecture Office