A layer of glass louvres wraps this Paris sports centre by Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes, forming a semi-transparent facade that controls the amount of light, heat and ventilation entering the building (+ slideshow). More
A wooden catwalk designed by zU-studio runs through the middle of this hotel conference room in the Netherlands to allow whoever is speaking to be "free to move and walk around" (+ slideshow). More
Conceived as a Danish alternative to London's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, this ring-shaped wooden structure provides a temporary events space in the leafy grounds of Copenhagen's Rosenborg Castle (+ slideshow). More
MVRDV created an urban centre in the heart of "business-park suburbia" with its UPV Munich office park, says studio co-founder Jacob van Rijs in the third movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More
British architect David Adjaye has been commissioned to design a new home for the Studio Museum in Harlem – an institution dedicated to promoting the work of artists of African descent. More
An installation of more than two million translucent straws provides the setting for a retrospective exhibition of work by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka (+ slideshow). More
Graduate shows 2015: these headphones by Royal College of Art graduate Gemma Roper clip to a cycling helmet and play music through the wearer's cheekbones so they are still able to listen out for vehicles (+ movie). More
Comments update: designers like Thomas Heatherwick are increasingly encroaching on architects' territory, sparking a lively debate among readers about the implications for the built environment. Read more on this and the other most commented stories on Dezeen. More
A team headed up by British firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has been selected to design a new conservation and storage centre for the Musée du Louvre, housing 250,000 works of art. More
Brooklyn studio Snarkitecture has transformed the grand hall of the National Building Museum in Washington DC into a "beach" featuring a sea of translucent balls and a shoreline dotted with lounge chairs and umbrellas (+ slideshow). More
Pods built from yellow chipboard and glass provide meeting spots inside this co-working office in Barcelona, created by local studio Nook Architects in the city's Poblenou district (+ slideshow). More
Rio 2016: the 2016 Olympic torch by São Paulo studio Chelles & Hayashi has been revealed ahead of next year's games in Rio de Janeiro. More
This beachside cafe and toilet block by French studio Link Architectes is built into a grassy bank by the Loire River near Saint-Étienne, France (+ slideshow). More
A complicated assemblage of glass beakers and steel tubes emits scents into this outpost of skincare brand Aesop, designed by Paris studio Ciguë above a record store in Nottingham, UK (+ slideshow). More
Diamond-patterned brickwork helps this trio of apartment blocks in east London blend in with the historic 19th-century church that it surrounds (+ slideshow). More
Graduate shows 2015: human statues support the floors of these conceptual towers by graduate Alice Theodorou – part of a 10,000-year masterplan that anticipates nuclear war and city-wide flooding (+ slideshow). More
Artek is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala's birth by re-releasing a set of glass lampshades he created in the 1960s. More
The research arm of Dutch studio OMA created a 1990s-style nightclub in Paris to host a one-off event for fashion brand Miu Miu (+ slideshow). More
Fans of Bubble Wrap are up in arms after its American manufacturer unveiled a new variety of inflatable packaging that doesn't pop under pressure. More
In this movie, Dutch designer Hella Jongerius introduces the three latest additions to Danskina's range of rugs and explains how she "always starts with the yarn" when designing new textiles. More