This week on Dezeen, London's best new home extensions and renovations were revealed in the shortlist for this year's Don't Move, Improve! competition.
There are 25 home-improvement projects in the running to win Don't Move, Improve! 2020 ? the 10th edition of the annual awards programme that celebrates residential design in the UK capital.
Projects range from a small experimental extension made of brick to a renovated apartment lined by 30,000 intricately joined wooden blocks.
Alongside the overall winner, entrants compete for six specific awards including the Environmental Leadership Prize and Compact Design of the Year.
Muji launches prefabricated home to encourage indoor-outdoor living
In other architecture news, singer Akon announced his plans to build Akon City ? a city in Senegal that will rely on his own cryptocurrency called the Akoin. Minimalism took centre stage as Dezeen reported on John Pawson's self-designed rural retreat in the Cotswolds as well as Muji's latest prefabricated home called Y? no Ie.
Y? no Ie encourages indoor-outdoor living and is the first single-storey structure in Japanese retail company Muji's line of pared-back houses.
Scientists make first living robots from frog cells
In the design world, Kelly Hoppen was in the spotlight as she revealed her "jewellery-like" electrical accessories that are targeted at the luxury interiors market.
Scientists at Tufts University hit the headlines as they created the first living robots using frog...