Japanese practice Nori Architects has completed Minimum House in Toyota, Japan, as a "new prototype of urban housing" designed to reduce construction waste and be easily repaired or adapted in the future.

A stilted hut for ceramics and an artichoke-like garden room are among the home studios featured in Work From Shed, a book that explores the "new fluidity about where we work".

UK studio PLP Architecture has created 5,000 NFTs based on the concept for a virtual skyscraper in the metaverse.

Madhav Dua's proposal for a multifunctional electric vehicle that can be easily customised with different plug-and-play components has won first place in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival.

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a low-impact alternative to "unsustainable" avocados and other top stories.

A cup that detects drink spiking and a scrambler to block upskirting photos are among five product concepts developed by students from Brunel University to help women defend themselves from physical and sexual harassment.

Boxy balconies and decorative recessed windows characterise this colourful housing complex in Raipur, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects, which was engineered to withstand its location's hot climate.

Promotion: lighting manufacturer Two Parts has launched a competition for the chance to win a number of its pendant lights.

Architecture practice AR Design Studio has completed a cabin with "playful geometry" in the garden of a house in Winchester, UK.

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California studio Assembledge+ has created a two-storey accessory dwelling unit that features blue fibre-cement cladding and an asymmetrical gabled roof.

Dezeen School Shows: a thermo-electric charger for smartphones and deconstructed wind instruments are featured in Dezeen's latest school show by object design students studying at Lucerne School of Art and Design.

Dezeen Showroom: to combine with its Small Living Kitchens concept, Italian brand Falper has created a range of modular tall units that provide elegant wall systems in compact cooking spaces.

Promotion: the development of a new biodegradable corn-based adhesive and an initiative that allows art collectors to directly trade artworks for cars are just two of a growing number of artistic projects undertaken by electric vehicle brand Polestar in recent years.

Dezeen Showroom: designer Charles Wilson has collaborated with furniture brand King to create the Seymour chair, a contemporary Australian take on the mid-century lounge chair.