Slender batons of untreated larch cover two extensions erected in the garden of this semi-detached home in London, as part of a refurbishment and remodelling by architecture studio Haptic (+ slideshow). More about Haptic adds a pair of extensions to a Victorian home in west London
Photo essay: 70 years after the second world war ended, there are still over 6,000 defensive structures along Britain's coastline. Photographer Richard Brine has been documenting them (+ slideshow). More about Richard Brine photographs the concrete "pillboxes" left over from the war
Milan 2015: British architect David Chipperfield has designed a solid wood table, bench and stool for German furniture brand e15 (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield creates simple furniture from wooden planks
Architecture office Stanton Williams has unveiled its plans to upgrade the entrances and public spaces of London's Royal Opera House, which have just been granted planning permission. More about Stanton Williams wins approval for plans to open up the Royal Opera House
A high-profile campaign to save the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens housing estate in London has been revived. More about Last-ditch bid launched to save Robin Hood Gardens from demolition
Adjaye Associates has unveiled a proposal to transform a 1970s industrial building in Johannesburg into luxury apartments and a hotel, with balconies covered in plants (+ slideshow). More about David Adjaye to turn Johannesburg high-rise into plant-covered apartment block
Adjaye Associates has unveiled plans to transform a collection of post-war buildings opposite The Ritz hotel in central London into a hotel and apartment complex. More about David Adjaye reveals £600 million project for London's Piccadilly
A cylindrical tower clad in weathered steel forms part of this extension to a 19th-century stone cottage in the English countryside, designed to recall a gasworks that previously stood on the site. More about Chris Dyson Architects adds a rusty steel tower to a rural stone cottage
Photo essay: Lewis Bush wandered the streets of London to shoot these distorted photographs of new construction sites and high-rises, which he believes are causing his home city to "fade slowly away" (+ slideshow). More about Abstract photography by Lewis Bush chronicles the "aggressive redevelopment" of London
London department store Selfridges has opened concept retail spaces free from gender directives, created by designer Faye Toogood (+ slideshow). More about Faye Toogood designs gender-neutral retail spaces for London's Selfridges
Photo essay: French photographer Ann Ray provides a personal insight into the life and career of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, in this essay written exclusively for Dezeen to accompany a selection of photographs acquired by the V&A. More about Ann Ray shares intimate behind-the-scenes photographs of Alexander McQueen
The zigzagging rooflines, handmade-brick walls and golden balconies of these Greater London housing blocks by Duggan Morris Architects are all references to the canalside setting (+ slideshow). More about Duggan Morris uses simple brickwork and golden steel for canalside housing
British architecture firm Foster + Partners has revealed plans to build an 80-storey skyscraper that is set to become Canada's tallest habitable building. More about Foster + Partners to create Canada's tallest habitable building in Toronto
The exhibition of work by fashion's late enfant-terrible Alexander McQueen first shown in New York has been expanded for London's V&A museum (+ slideshow). More about Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty opens at London's V&A
British architect David Chipperfield has been selected to design a new wing for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. More about David Chipperfield chosen to extend the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Stirling Prize-winner Haworth Tompkins has revamped a former warehouse to create rehearsal and office spaces for one of London's most important theatre companies (+ slideshow). More about Haworth Tompkins transforms an old brick building for the Donmar Warehouse
Designer Thomas Heatherwick has completed a university building in Singapore made up of 12 towers that resemble giant parsnips (+ slideshow). More about Heatherwick's textured-tower university building completes in Singapore
Tiny Shoreditch gallery Kemistry is rebranding itself as the UK's first public institution dedicated to graphic design, and is staging a retrospective exhibition as part of its funding bid. More about London gallery to re-launch as UK's first public institution of graphic design
Architecture 00 has transformed a former shoe-polish factory in London into offices, adding a zigzagging extension on the roof that mimics the gabled profile of the existing building (+ slideshow). More about Old London shoe-polish factory transformed into charity offices by Architecture 00
News: the UK's House of Lords has called for stricter rules on drone management, but says that the production of unmanned aerial vehicles in the European Union could create 150,000 jobs. More about UK calls for EU database to track active drones