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Architect Santiago Calatrava is set to create a grass-topped office block on the plaza in front of his Stadelhofen Station in Zurich with public parking for 1000 bicycles on the ground level. (more…) View the full article

Brooklyn studio Light and Air Architecture has overhauled a local home using a new structural stairwell to link together the whole interior below a skylight. Read more View the full article

Following the popularity of a fully functional car made entirely out of cardboard by Japanese manufacturer Lexus, we've created a new Pinterest board full of architecture and design projects utilising the heavy-duty paper. Examples include a cathedral by Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban, a bicycle that costs less than £10 to manufacture and jewel-like vases. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more cardboard-related stories View the full article

New York developer Macro Sea has turned a warehouse at Brooklyn's Navy Yard into a workspace for tech entrepreneurs, using the building's "cathedral-like" steel trusswork to inform new elements (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Corduroy-textured walls enclose planted courtyards at this funeral home in Spain's Catalonia region by Barcelona practice Barceló Balanzó Arquitectes. Read more View the full article

Brett Mahon, Joonas Parviainen, Saagar Tulshan, Shreyansh Sett have built a multi-level pavilion where people can gather and relax in Rijeka, Croatia. Read more

Twenty huge aluminium petals fold around this 42,000-seat stadium that sports architecture firm Populous has completed in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, ahead of the FIFA World Cup kicking off this summer (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Books stored on this metal stand by London designer Sebastian Bergne hide the supporting structure so they appear to prop each other up or hover in midair depending on the angle of the shelf (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: Gamers will be able to design their own cases for the forthcoming Yves Behar-designed OUYA console and print them out with a MakerBot 3D printer. (more...) View the full article

Dutch firm Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten covered the facade of this school in Rotterdam with black and white tiles arranged in patterns that reference typical Dutch interior decoration (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Stirling Prize winning architecture firms including Zaha Hadid Architects, David Chipperfield Architects and Foster + Partners are calling on all UK architects to adopt a "shift in behaviour" over climate change. Read more

Melbourne architecture studio Fieldwork sought to create community-focused living spaces within a mesh-covered apartment block in the city's Fitzroy neighbourhood. Read more

Japanese studio Nendo has released the second watch in its series of designs that takes graphical cues from architectural drawing tools, which is available to pre-order from Dezeen Watch Store. (more...) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Tokyobike and Ally Capellino to give readers the chance to win a special-edition bicycle and one of three rucksacks (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen, Gensler revealed visuals for a temporary worship space at Notre-Dame and Rael San Fratell studio slotted pink seesaws into the US-Mexico border wall. Read more

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: with Paulo Mendes da Rocha set to receive the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Architecture Biennale, here's a look at some of his best projects, shot by photographer Leonardo Finotti (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London is reflecting a beam of light intense enough to melt cars, according to a series of recent reports. (more...) View the full article

News: a transparent computer that allows users to reach "inside" the screen and manipulate content with their hands was unveiled at the TED conference in Los Angeles last week. (more...) View the full article

World Architecture Festival 2013: this year's award for the best landscape project at the World Architecture Festival has gone to a botanical garden at a former quarry in Australia. (more...) View the full article

It may look like a minimal speaker, but this new product from Google promises to harness the search giant's data troves to provide all-knowing assistance in the home (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

We've created a new Pinterest board collecting together the best examples of plywood architecture, interiors and design following the popularity of three recent projects featuring the versatile material. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more plywood architecture and design View the full article

Danish brand Menu will launch its new collection of minimal furniture, lighting and accessories at this September's edition of Maison&Objet (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A recital hall covered in aluminium mesh projects from one corner of this timber-clad music and communications centre designed by Mitchell Taylor Workshop for a college in the south of England. (more...) View the full article

London studio Peter Barber Architects has added an L-shaped wing to an Arts & Crafts-style building in south-east London to create an advice and training centre for unemployed people (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Australian firm Henry Wilson Studio has transformed a former Sydney bakery into a retail space for skincare brand Aesop, exposing the original sandstone walls (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article