Australian studio Healy Ryan Architects has used a red-metal roof to crown this "simple yet impactful" extension to a house in Melbourne.

Local practice Jestico + Whiles has completed the Rosalind Franklin Wing at St Paul's Girls School, using red brickwork, Portland stone and brown zinc in a contemporary take on the Grade II-listed Edwardian campus.

Senegal's government has scrapped plans for Akon City, the multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency city project led by R&B singer Akon.

Dezeen Showroom: heated towel rails have been radically simplified down to a linear module in I Ching, a new product by designer Elisa Ossino for Italian brand Tubes.

Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has been named the architecture laureate for this year's Praemium Imperiale awards by the Japan Art Association.

Fireplace manufacturer Escea has created a flat-pack cooking stove that provides a more efficient and less harmful alternative to the open fires generally used by people in refugee camps and others without access to the grid.

Design Academy Eindhoven has announced that curator and educator Ramon Amaro will succeed architect Joseph Grima as creative director of the Dutch design school.

Superimpose Architecture and ZJA Architects & Engineers have opened a Eurostar UK terminal at Amsterdam's central train station, designed to honour the terminus's original features by 19th-century Rijksmuseum architect Pierre Cuypers.

Promotion: mosaic tile specialists Sicis have transformed a swimming pool at a villa in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, into "a living jewel" with its Vetrite surfaces and lighting technology.

Colorado firm Studio B Architecture + Interiors has completed The Perch, renovating a 1960s house for the studio's founders to make it suitable for modern living while "preserving the spirit of the original structure".

Dezeen School Shows: biodegradable beach toys made from algae and discarded shells are among the design projects from students at Politecnico di Milano.

Texas-based developer Hines has submitted an application to build a supertall skyscraper in San Francisco, which would be the West Coast's tallest building if completed.

To complement our popular Dezeen School Shows section, we've interviewed leading educators at international universities about the challenges institutions currently face and how creative education is evolving.

Dezeen Competitions: Enel has launched a competition calling designers to rethink wind turbine aesthetics. The competition's deadlines have been extended, giving more opportunities to applicants worldwide.

Dezeen Showroom: designed by Italian brand Casalgrande Padana, the Lithos tile collection is informed by the classic look of Portland stone.