Hood-like roofs funnel natural light into these brick terraced houses in London by Bell Phillips Architects, which provide cost-effective homes for elderly and disabled residents (+ slideshow). More about Bell Phillips rolls out a model for public housing on six Greenwich sites
Students at the Bartlett School of Architecture have developed a composite material using felt and resin that can be stitched together to create tubular furniture. More about Bartlett students create felt material that can be moulded into self-supporting chairs
Six vaulted skylights form the roof of this west London house by architecture studio vPPR, which also features two sunken courtyards (+ slideshow). More about Vaulted House by vPPR is a London residence topped by six protruding skylights
The trend for open-plan living may be over say architects, as families now favour "broken-plan" homes that offer more privacy for using mobile devices. More about Smartphones and tablets spell the end for open-plan living, say UK architects
A proposal by architects SelgasCano to turn a south London car park into 800 creative workspaces has been rejected by the local council. More about Plans for 800 new London art and design studios rejected
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has partnered with a London jewellery gallery to create "wearable sculptures" designed to look like reinforcing bars used in construction (+ slideshow). More about Ai Weiwei's first jewellery collection is cut from a rod of gold rebar
A Victorian gas holder has been converted into a park with a circular lawn and a polished steel pavilion as part of the ongoing redevelopment of King's Cross, London. More about Bell Phillips converts Victorian gas holder into circular park for King's Cross
Movie: in our next exclusive movie with Julia Peyton-Jones, the Serpentine Gallery director discusses the artificial mountain MVRDV proposed for the 2004 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, which eventually proved too expensive to build. More about MVRDV's proposed 2004 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion was "a heroic failure"
Competition: Dezeen is giving away four pairs of tickets to a series of architectural discussions in London, which aim to "turn the conventional archi-debate format on its head". More about Competition: win tickets to Turncoats architecture debate series
Experimental fashion studio The Unseen has produced a range of accessories that alter in response to environmental changes using inks developed from its colour-shifting wearable sculptures. More about The Unseen's Air fashion accessories change colour in different climates
Design auctions in London this week confirmed the strength of the collectible furniture market, with pieces by designers including Shiro Kuramata and Gerrit Rietveld achieving record prices. More about Shiro Kuramata's Miss Blanche armchair breaks world record at auction with £269,000 sale
London studio Brinkworth and designer Michael Marriott have overhauled an old pub inside and out to create a second branch for chicken restaurant Bird. More about Brinkworth strips back 1930s London pub to create fried chicken restaurant
This umbrella-shaped street lamp by London designer Samuel Wilkinson has a crystal-covered canopy and allows passersby to leave augmented messages for their friends (+ slideshow). More about Samuel Wilkinson's Ommatidium sculpture offers kaleidoscopic views of the sky
World Architecture Festival 2015: architect Peter Cook has attacked the redevelopment of King's Cross in London, describing the huge regeneration scheme as "boring, unbelievable, really dour". More about Peter Cook pans "awful" redevelopment of King's Cross
Architects Elisabeth Scott and Giles Gilbert Scott are among notables included on the pages of the latest British passport, designed to celebrate the UK's creative and cultural contributions to the world (+ slideshow). More about UK creatives feature in updated British passport design
Giles Pike Architects chose concrete and steel for the renovation and extension of this east London house, referencing the brick building's industrial heritage. More about Giles Pike adds steel extension to house in converted Victorian workshop
Serpentine Gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones, who launched the Serpentine Pavilion commission and turned the tiny London arts venue into one of the UK's most influential architecture clients, is to step down after 25 years.
More about Julia Peyton-Jones to leave London's Serpentine Gallery
Fashion designer Hussein Chalayan has created elasticated costumes and sequinned garments for performers in his first self-directed dance production (+ slideshow). More about Hussein Chalayan debuts first dance production at London's Sadler's Wells
British studio Haworth Tompkins has completed its third building for the Royal College of Art's campus in London's Battersea – an industrial-style facility for ceramics, glass and metal-work students (+ slideshow). More about Haworth Tompkins adds another building to Royal College of Art's Battersea campus
Business news: London is set to lose 3,500 creative workspaces by 2020 according to mayor Boris Johnson, who is asking planners and developers to prioritise culture as well as housing. More about London to lose a third of creative workspace unless developers step in, warns Boris Johnson