Architecture practice BAT Studio has completed The Blooming Shed in north London, which has a facade that opens and closes like a set of drawers. More about BAT Studio unveils garden room with walls that move back and forth
In this week's comments update, readers are enchanted by a pop-up synagogue in Ukraine and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "The whole thing feels quite magical" says commenter
Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects has created a pop-up synagogue at Babyn Yar in Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of a massacre that took place during the Holocaust. More about Manuel Herz Architects creates synagogue that opens like a pop-up book
Design collective Medium has completed 8-23-VI, a pavilion with moving walls that creates a new public place for residents of the Gldani neighbourhood in Tbilisi, Georgia. More about Pivoting red metal panels form walls of neighbourhood pavilion in Tbilisi
A theatre has opened in London's Soho that can be completely reconfigured at the touch of a button. More about Revolving auditorium is showpiece of Boulevard theatre by SODA
Keep your eye on architecture and design projects that twist and turn on this week's new Pinterest board, including animated houses, spinning walls and furniture that pulls down from ceilings. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More about Our new Pinterest board ties down buildings and furniture that are on the move
A system of hydraulics opens and closes three panels of this visitor centre in Xiahuayuan Village, China, depending on the temperature outside. More about Operable Interactive Village Hut opens and closes depending on the temperature
This house in Poland by architect Robert Konieczny has a moving outdoor living space that pivots and docks with rooms on either side of the garden. More about Moving terrace follows the sun at Robert Konieczny's Quadrant House
Mata Architects has added a timber-clad extension to a house in north London, with windows concealed behind large shutters that can be opened using mechanical winches. More about Large mechanical shutters cover windows of Black Box extension by Mata Architects
This captioned movie shows how the roof of The Shed, currently under construction in New York's Hudson Yards, will move back and forth. More about Movie shows The Shed's moving roof in action
Jak Studio has built a beach hut in the British seaside town of Eastbourne that can rotate to follow the sun. More about Rotating beach hut can catch the sun's rays all day
Manuel Herz Architects has completed a housing block in Zurich, with dynamic facades that transform into balconies for its five apartments. More about Ballet Mécanique apartment block has walls that unfold to form balconies and sunshades
Architect Roberto Rossi has completed a house in northern Italy that can rotate 360 degrees. More about Fully rotating house built in Italian countryside
UK architects David Ben-Grünberg and Daniel Woolfson have updated their shape-shifting D*Haus to create a residence with a rotating roof for a site in Devon, England. More about The D*Haus Company unveils Devon house with a swivelling top
The top of this faceted private observatory in central New Hampshire, by Anmahian Winton Architects, rotates to provide different views of the night sky. More about Anmahian Winton's zinc-clad observatory enables stargazing from a New Hampshire mountain
Our latest captioned movie features modular structures designed by Ten Fold Engineering, which can be transported anywhere on a lorry and self-deployed at the touch of a button. More one-minute movies ›
More about Prefab buildings by Ten Fold Engineering build themselves in eight minutes
Over the last few months we've been publishing short movies about shape-shifting architecture on our Facebook page. Here are 10 of the best, including projects with sliding walls, kinetic facades and rotating rooms. More about 10 movies featuring buildings that move or change shape
Filigreed carbon-fibre shutters fold around the oriel window of Foster + Partners' Apple Store in Dubai, shading the shop floor during the day but opening at night to views of the Burj Khalifa. More about Foster + Partners completes Dubai Apple Store with carbon-fibre "solar wings"
Secret hatches, moving walls and a sliding ladder all feature inside the Edinburgh home of architect Richard Murphy, which has been named RIBA House of the Year 2016. More about Richard Murphy's "box of tricks" home named UK house of the year 2016
Dutch studio BETA and Elisabeth Boersma of planB have transformed an old school in Amsterdam into a hub for entrepreneurs featuring full-height windows that can be retracted to open the entire facade. More about Retractable garage-style doors open Amsterdam entrepreneur hub to the elements