A concrete wine cellar props up one end of this tall white house by Portuguese architect João Mendes Ribeiro, located on an estate that also features an olive grove and a vineyard (+ slideshow). More about João Mendes Ribeiro slots concrete wine cellar below gabled house in rural Portugal
German artist Tobias Rehberger has used colourful tiles to create pornographic mosaics inside a booth at Art Basel Miami Beach. More about Tobias Rehberger installs pixelated porn at Art Basel Miami Beach
Construction is well underway on OMA's drum-shaped Faena Forum cultural centre in Miami Beach, which was influenced by the Guggenheim Museum in New York according to the project's lead architect. More about OMA's Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired Faena Forum takes shape in Miami Beach
Benjamin Hubert's London studio Layer has designed a modular screen system made up of triangular hemp tiles for Australian textile company Woven Image (+ slideshow). More about Layer uses large hemp tiles to create tessellating Scale partition system
The hexagonal pyramids on the roof of this museum are now covered in a layer of grass, helping the building settle into its marshland environment in the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about Studio Marco Vermeulen adds grass blanket over rooftop pyramids of Dutch island museum
Students from the Free University of Bolzano have created a collection of alternative pencil sharpeners, with designs including rings, a planing tool and a sandpaper bra (+ slideshow). More about Italian university students redesign the humble pencil sharpener
Snøhetta has completed a student centre for Ryerson University in downtown Toronto, featuring chamfered edges and a patterned glass facade (+ slideshow). More about Fritted glass creates patterned facade for Ryerson University student centre by Snøhetta
Colour company Pantone has unveiled a mix of pastel pink and blue shades as its Colour of the Year 2016. More about Pantone reveals first two-tone colour of the year with Rose Quartz and Serenity
Over 50 per cent of new family houses in the UK are "rabbit hutch" homes that are too small for most buyers, according to new research from the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about More than half of new homes in the UK are too small, says RIBA
Six slabs of wafer-thin concrete form the floors and walls of this house by Kubota Architect Atelier, which cuts into the side of a mountain in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture (+ slideshow). More about Thin concrete planes define mountain home in Japan by Kubota Architect Atelier
New York studio Snarkitecture has completely covered an aircraft from private aviation company NetJets with a sky-blue gradient for Art Basel Miami Beach. More about Snarkitecture customises private jet with blue ombre finish
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has been commissioned to convert The Shore Club, a historic hotel in Miami's South Beach, into a luxury complex with condominiums, hotel rooms and poolside bungalows. More about Isay Weinfeld unveils latest designs for update of historic Shore Club in Miami's South Beach
Design Miami 2015: design duo Fernando and Humberto Campana have created a collection of furniture that references the decorated leather clothing worn by Brazil's 19th-century Cangaceiros bandits (+ slideshow). More about Campana brothers base Cangaço furniture on Brazilian bandits' clothing
Design Miami 2015: South African designer Porky Hefer is showing a killer-whale-shaped chair from his Monstera Deliciosa collection of animal-themed "nests" at Design Miami. More about Porky Hefer's Fiona Blackfish is a killer-whale-shaped hanging chair
Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled its final design for the revamp of Chelsea FC's London stadium, with a brick and steel addition it describes as a "contemporary sculpted form" (+ slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron reveals latest plans for Chelsea football stadium redesign
Masters students from the Bartlett School of Architecture have used cement-covered foam pipes to create Gothic-style arches, columns and furniture (+ movie). More about Bartlett students weave Plexe-e furniture from foam tubes
Grass ramps over the curving form of this house in the French countryside, which was designed by architect Julien De Smedt as a contemporary alternative to the region's "pastiche chalets" (+ slideshow). More about French villa designed by Julien De Smedt to look like a bump in the landscape
Business news: Italian design brand Arper has opened a New York showroom, following in the footsteps of other European brands setting up shop in the US. More about Italian furniture company Arper opens a Manhattan showroom
Flexible screens are incorporated into ShiftWear's collection of trainers, allowing them to be customised with both still and moving images via an app. More about ShiftWear's trainers can be personalised with moving images at the touch of a button
US firm Aranda\Lasch has completed a store for fashion designer Tom Ford in the Miami Design District, featuring an angular facade that references bold Art Deco motifs (+ slideshow). More about Aranda\Lasch creates pleated concrete facade for Tom Ford flagship Miami store