Chinese studio Neri&Hu has inserted a stainless-steel shed into a Shanghainese lane house for Blue Bottle Coffee's latest cafe in Shanghai, which opened to the public last week. More about Neri&Hu inserts shed into old lane house for Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Shanghai
Salmon Eye is a floating exhibition pavilion and aquaculture visitor centre on Norway's Hardangerfjord, which Kvorning Design created with a facade formed from stainless steel plates designed to mimic fish scales. More about Kvorning Design references salmon scales for ovoid Salmon Eye pavilion
South Korean studio Unseenbird has designed a cafe in downtown Seoul, where vegetables are grown in a glass-fronted cultivation room before being harvested, prepared and served to customers on a conveyor belt. More about Sik Mul Sung is a Mars-themed cafe with its own vertical farm
Designer Paul Coenen has opened up his workshop in Eindhoven as part of Dutch Design Week to display a collection of monobloc furniture and homeware, made from stainless steel without the need for coatings, adhesives or fastenings. More about Paul Coenen folds single sheet of steel to form furniture "that can last a generation"
Canadian architecture studio GH3 has created an expansive bus maintenance and storage facility in Edmonton, Alberta that has sculptural finishes while preserving an existing smokestack on the site. More about GH3 outfits Alberta bus garage with stainless steel and sculptural details
The Boston office of Behnisch Architekten has completed a massive academic building on a new campus for Harvard University that features the "world's first hydroformed stainless-steel screen". More about Hydroformed steel lattice wraps Harvard building by Behnisch Architekten
Stainless steel, brass and polycarbonate are among the materials used by firms Dreamscript Lab and Un-group to create a small Chinese restaurant in New York with a futuristic atmosphere. More about Golden light fills Dumpling Lab in Manhattan by Dreamscript Lab and Un-group
Moscow's chief architect Sergey Kuznetsov has completed a pipe-shaped cabin, constructed like the hull of a ship and balanced on the edge of a slope in Russia's Nikola-Lenivets Art Park. More about Tubular holiday home cantilevers over hill in Russian art park
Dezeen Showroom: Italian manufacturer Quadro Design has released a collection of bathroom taps designed by Studio Adolini. More about Valvola01 by Studio Adolini for Quadro Design
Canadian studio F2A Architecture has completed Malinka Gallery – an extension to a private home on a rocky ledge that was designed by the firm's founder years ago. More about F2A Architecture creates mirrored addition for house in British Columbia
The stainless steel-clad Luma Arles arts tower designed by Frank Gehry to evoke Van Gogh's Starry Night painting is nearing completion in southern France. More about Frank Gehry's twisted Luma Arles tower set to open in June
Dutch designer Ward Wijnant has created a bench made of two types of steel decorated with welded patterns to mimic wood grain and tempered to reveal their "crazy, hidden colours". More about Ward Wijnant's Carbon bench is an "organic object" made from steel
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing BIG's mixed-use development in Harlem, New York, and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Curved facade of BIG's Harlem development looks "great in the photos" says commenter
The Smile by architecture firm BIG is a mixed-use development in New York's Harlem neighbourhood with a stainless-steel facade designed to recall the "textured surface of the moon". More about The Smile by BIG in New York has a chequerboard facade and rooftop pool
AIRLAB has completed an angular, mesh-covered pavilion at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay, which has a structure made with 3D-printed stainless steel nodes. More about AIRLAB 3D prints stainless steel pavilion for Singapore's Gardens by the Bay
SOM has released exterior and interior photos of the National Museum of the United States Army, which is nearing completion in Virginia. More about SOM reveals images of stainless steel US Army museum in Virginia
A stainless steel wall with rose-tinted windows sits at the centre of the Wellsky store in Hangzhou, China, designed by Xian Xiang Design. More about Stainless steel partition frames fashion boutique by Xian Xiang Design
A twisting tower clad in reflective stainless steel panels, designed by architect Frank Gehry, is taking form in the south of France. More about Frank Gehry's stainless steel-clad Luma Arles tower takes shape in France
Contemporary, greyscale interiors complement the stainless-steel equipment at this brewery in New Hampshire, by Swedish firm Studio Richard Lindvall. More about Bad Lab Beer Co brewery in New Hampshire features steely interiors by Richard Lindvall
Design studio Splinterworks has created a sculptural waterslide that is designed to mimic the barrel shape of a wave before it breaks. More about Splinterworks' stainless steel waterslide mimics barrel of a wave