A sequence of horizontal steel rods resemble a barcode on the glass facade of a house extension in Washington DC. More »

In this interview filmed by Dezeen for trade show Garden Unique at Spoga+Gafa, British garden designer Andrew Wilson of Wilson McWilliam Studio talks about a few of his favourite projects, including a pathway cantilevered over an intense sea of roses (above). Watch the movie »

Dezeen Wire: architecture graduates Lee Wilshire and Nick Varey have launched an initiative called Riot Rebuild to help repair homes and businesses in areas of the UK affected by riots in the past week.  More »

Five existing concrete kiosks in Madeira have been wrapped in volcanic basalt and overlapped by the walls of a new registry office. More »

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London Design Festival 2011: Hungarian studio A+Z Design will present these cute lamps with squashed heads at Tent London during the London Design Festival next month. More »

The golden ratio determines proportions throughout this raw concrete house in Germany. More »

Dezeen Screen: here’s an animation of the competition-winning proposals by New York architects Work AC to create a cultural hub on a St Petersburg island that has been closed to the public for over 300 years. Watch the movie »

The roof of this extended house in Melbourne sweeps outwards to create an exterior canopy and curves steeply upwards over a double-height dining room. More »

This lamp by German designers Tobias Sieber and Samuel Treindl is cast from 10kg of copper, so its value will increase with metal prices. More »

Dezeen Wire: 41 projects have been shortlisted for the inaugural Inside awards as part of Inside, the World Festival of Interiors that takes place in Barcelona from 2-4 November 2011. See the full shortlist below.  More »

The roof of a cafe pavilion in a German town cemetery is edged with both round and pointed arches. More »

Open-plan rooms of subtly different proportions are created by an off-centre courtyard in this square house in rural Japan. More »

Pyramidal chimneys perforated by square windows draw light into the playrooms of a Japanese nursery by Archivision Hirotani Studio. More »