Parisian sports hall by Ateliers O-S Architectes with bands of light on its walls
Bands of light shine through the perforated metal facade of this sports hall by French studio Ateliers O-S Architectes in north-west Paris (+ slideshow). More
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Clothes that change colour according to climate by Lauren Bowker
Wearable Futures: alchemist Lauren Bowker has embedded ink that changes colour depending on different climatic conditions into a feathered garment (+ movie). More
Headgear to thwart mind-reading surveillance cameras by Fabrica researchers
Wearable Futures: researchers at Italian design centre Fabrica have created accessories that would deceive neuroimaging devices by diverting thoughts using electric shocks and flashing lights (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen Mail #182
The latest issue of our weekly newsletter leads with Herzog & de Meuron's east London skyscraper proposal and also includes the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
Concrete-clad sports hall by Idis Turato features both faceted and bumpy facades
Faceted concrete blocks protrude from one side of this sports hall in Croatia, while its bumpy southern and western walls were made by casting concrete panels over a bed of stones (+ slideshow). More
Pavilion made of 3D-printed salt by Emerging Objects
American studio Emerging Objects 3D-printed this pavilion using salt harvested from San Francisco Bay (+ slideshow). More
House extension with stepping stones leading inside by Haberstroh Schneider Architekten
Swiss firm Haberstroh Schneider Architekten has extended a house in Basel by adding a chain of three rooms, creating a new semi-enclosed courtyard that is filled with stepping stones (+ slideshow). More
Chameleon Cabin made from paper changes colour when viewed from either side
This corrugated paper cabin designed by architect Mattias Lind is printed to resemble black marble on one side of the folds and white marble on the other so it looks different from either side (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind is the twelfth addition to our A-Zdvent calendar of architects. Pictured here is the New York architect's extension to the Dresden Museum of Military History, which features a pointed steel and glass shard through the skin of the historic museum, but he also recently unveiled plans to build an angular apartment block in Berlin.