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Canadian firm Burgers Architecture constructed this mountainside residence from prefabricated volumes so it could be quickly assembled between British Columbia's snow seasons. Read more View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Universal Design Studio and Russell Sage Studio, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Paul Cocksedge (above), Tom Dixon, Syracuse University and more… (more…) View the full article

New York 2014: California design brand Sabi has collaborated with London-based MAP Project Office to create a collection of wall storage products for the bathroom. (more...) View the full article

Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a senior designer at skincare brand Aesop in New York, which used one thousand editions of The Paris Review to cover the ceiling of its store in Manhattan's Chelsea (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are amused by the care instructions accompanying Apple's new credit card. Read more

Japanese firm Torafu Architects renovated this auto repair shop in Tokyo to make it look as sleek as a car showroom (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The top of this Australian house by architect Michael Ong of M O D O is a timber box that sits at an angle on top of the ground floor walls. (more…) View the full article

The latest issue of Dezeen Mail leads with John Pawson's minimalist remodelling of a German church and features the latest news, jobs, competitions and readers comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 163 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

After being asked to create "the most outstanding building in the region", Korean architect Moon Hoon inserted a protruding balcony within the curving frontage of this music agency in the South Korean city of Seongnam (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A large porthole-like window punctures the white-brick facade of this extension to a terraced house in north London, designed by Simon Astridge. Read more View the full article

News: the architectural principles behind the Prince of Wales' controversial Poundbury development (above) will be exported to Bahrain in a move that has angered human rights campaigners. (more...) View the full article

Today's A-Zdvent calendar features Rafael Viñoly and his Firstsite gallery wrapped in golden metal. New York architect Vinoly also made the headlines this summer after reports surfaced that his Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London was reflecting light intense enough to melt cars. See more architecture by Rafael Viñoly » View the full article

South Korean studio Shinslab Architecture sliced off one end of a rusty old ship and turned it upside down to form this installation for the Seoul edition of MoMA's Young Architects Program (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This giant cube that appears to have landed on its side in the mountains is a proposal by Czech studio Atelier 8000 for a facilities building in Slovakia's High Tatras peaks (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A slice of reclaimed pine, patterned by knots and cracks in the ageing wood, forms a counter top for Aesop's first South Korean flagship store by local studio Wise Architecture. (more…) View the full article

American firm ODA has designed a massive apartment building in Brooklyn that comprises stepped blocks, protruding balconies and a sloping roofline that evokes a mountain silhouette. Read more

German photographer Roland Halbe has taken new photographs of Casa Klotz, a rural beach house in Chile by architect Mathias Klotz (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design in Moscow has launched a postgraduate course to research how the Earth could be terraformed to reverse the impacts of climate change. Read more

Product news: German designer Sebastian Scherer used sheets of coloured glass to create these tessellating tables. (more...) View the full article

Lighting brand FontanaArte has been sold to a private finance company, continuing the consolidation of the Italian furniture industry. Read more View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are angered by designs proposed to replace Notre-Dame Cathedral's destroyed spire. Read more

Footwear brand Birkenstock has worked with design studio Vinson & Co to create a showroom inside a grandiose Paris apartment, where shoes are displayed in living-room-style spaces. Read more

New Zealand-born designer Sophie Rowley gives new life to discarded denim offcuts by recycling them into pieces of furniture with marble-like markings. Read more

IKEA worked with UK artists and designers to create this series of animal habitats, repurposed from the company's used furniture. Read more

This week on Dezeen: British designer Thomas Heatherwick was forced to defend his Garden Bridge proposal this week after reports emerged that the project was missing £22 million in funding. (more…) View the full article