Dezeen Wire: the all-caps text on New York's street signs is being replaced by upper and lower case letters in a different font, called Clearview - New York Times.

German architects HENN have created a streamlined pavilion with a curled-over steel roof for car brand Porsche at the Autostadt theme park in Wolfsburg (+ slideshow). More »

Dezeen Wire: world heritage body UNESCO has called for a crackdown on high-rise development around London's South Bank, reports the Evening Standard. More »

Tokyo studio International Royal Architecture designed this seaside house with the "form of a pure white arrow". More »

The latest project by Japanese studio Torafu Architects may look like a standard floating shelf, but it actually contains a slim secret drawer that can be opened with magnets. More »

Spain and Kuwait-based AGi Architects have designed three seafront houses in Kuwait for three siblings and their families (photos by Nelson Garrido). More »

London architects Liddicoat & Goldhill added an extension to a south London home with an oak-screened staircase and double-height windows. More »

The popularity of a staircase designed for dogs (bottom right) we published this week reminded us that pets often creep into architecture and interior photo shoots on Dezeen, so we've compiled them all into our latest Pinterest board dedicated to animals. Over 26,000 people now follow us on Pinterest - join them here.

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Five years ago Zaha Hadid's installation at the Venice Biennale (above) featured sculptural, shiny forms, which cropped up in a lot of designers' work around the same time. More »

Architecture studio Tredje Natur is redesigning a Copenhagen neighbourhood to better handle the floods expected as climate change leads to fewer but heavier rain storms. More »

 
Dezeen archive: after publishing a photography studio with herringbone parquet walls and flooring this morning, we've decided to compile all of our stories that feature herringbone patterns. See all all the stories »

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Zaha Hadid will present a pleated metal funnel at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 later this month (+ movie). More »

Herringbone parquet covers the walls and floor of this photography studio in east London by local design practice Post-Office. More »

Designers and architects were wrapping materials over and around things one year ago, like these wooden plywood ribs that appear to drape the ceiling and bar of a coffee shop in Poland (above). More »