This pair of charred timber holiday homes by Cheshire Architects stand on the side of a hill in New Zealand that slopes down to the Tasman Sea (+ slideshow). More
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a 3D architect at Studio Fuksas, which has been selected to design a major new convention centre in Canberra (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
An unofficial drone movie shot over the site of the new Apple Campus 2 in Cupertino, California, shows the latest progress on Foster + Partners' "doughnut" office design (+ movie). More
Maison&Objet 2015: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a range of outdoor furniture with curving slatted surfaces for Danish brand Hay (+ slideshow). More
Submerged below a sandy bank and enclosed by a zigzagging rammed-earth wall, these twelve subterranean rooms provide temporary accommodation for cowboys on an Australian cattle station (+ slideshow). More
This family dwelling in the Colorado mountains by Will Bruder Architects features an exterior made of burnt wood and a roof sheathed in copper (+ slideshow). More
This first set of official images shows Diller Scofidio + Renfro's The Broad art museum in Los Angeles ahead of its opening later this month (+ slideshow). More
Opinion: the wedge – a form covered in grass and glass – has become an increasingly popular device for disguising architecture as landscape, says Alexandra Lange. More
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's solar energy company Little Sun has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a mobile phone charger with a built-in lamp. More
This week's Dezeen Mail includes Google's new logo, images of The Broad museum in Los Angeles (pictured) and the UK's "worst" building completed this year. There's also the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
Crowdfunding represents a "huge opportunity" for architects looking to get public projects off the ground, according to the team behind the latest infrastructure project to seek funding on Kickstarter. More
Dezeen promotion: Mindblower, a new platform created to turn ideas into realised products, is inviting submissions for design concepts to be showcased at this year's London Design Festival (+ movie). More
At least 11 firms have been invited to apply for the Barack Obama Presidential Library design contract in Chicago. More
A small writing studio designed by Aaron Neubert Architects on a hill in Los Angeles frames views of the Griffith Observatory and other landmarks through a room-sized picture window (+ slideshow). More
Movie: in the next instalment from our exclusive video series with Julia Peyton-Jones, the Serpentine Gallery director recalls the difficulty in convincing Japanese architect Toyo Ito to design the gallery's 2002 summer pavilion. More
Oak boards cover the chamfered entrance to this hair and beauty salon in Osaka, renovated by Okuwada Architects Office to look like a cave (+ slideshow). More
Dutch designer Nikki Gonnissen and artist Pieke Bergmans have created a series of flags for the 2015 Brazilian Design Biennial that reference the colours and shapes of buildings around the host city of Florianopolis. More
Square concrete frames in different sizes create four layers of rooms for this house at the foot of Japan's Mount Rokkō by Y+M Design Office (+ slideshow). More
Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka stripped away the walls of this inherited house in Tokyo, revealing an arrangement of timber columns that give the residence an unfinished appearance (+ slideshow). More
London Design Festival 2015: Norwegian design studio Kneip has created a set of four functional sculptures that measure and report on weather conditions (+ movie). More