Reiach and Hall Architects have used grey bricks to create a sombre, respectful facade for the Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre near the Scottish city of Stirling (+ slideshow). More about Reiach and Hall gives sober facade to Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre
Swiss furniture brand Vitra has released a powder-coated version of the Eames Wire Chair, making it suitable for outdoor use. More about Vitra adapts Eames Wire Chair for outdoor use
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: architect Anssi Lassila has installed two huts outside the Finnish Pavilion at the Venice biennale – the first was built from spruce by a Finnish carpenter while the second was put together from bamboo by a team in China. More about Wooden huts demonstrate regional building techniques at the Finnish Pavilion
News: Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has said he intends to work on fewer projects and may reduce the size of his office following his acceptance of the Pritzker Prize, which he says he did not expect to win. More about Shigeru Ban to do "smaller number of projects" following Pritzker Prize award
Architect David Adjaye has referenced elements from Roksanda Ilincic's geometric fashion designs for the interior of her flagship store in London's Mayfair (+ slideshow). More about David Adjaye completes Roksanda Ilincic's first London boutique
Lisbon firm Topiaris Landscape Architecture has extended a 700-metre long timber walkway through wild riverside scrubland to connect a new Portuguese public park with a bird observatory (+ movie). More about Riverside park by Topiaris Landscape Architecture features a boardwalk and a bird observatory
The FIFA World Cup 2014 is now underway in Brazil, so we've collected together stunning examples of Brazilian architecture and added them to a new Pinterest board.
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Dutch studio Möhn + Bouman Architects has given a facelift to an institutional-looking care centre near Rotterdam by covering the facade in fencing made from chestnut wood (+ slideshow). More about Möhn + Bouman Architects uses wooden fencing to update care centre facade
This week Zaha Hadid completed a concrete building for the American University of Beirut. Read on for more architecture and design highlights from the past seven days plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has inserted a sweeping concrete wall into the new Milan store of fashion brand Duvetica. More about Tadao Ando divides Duvetica store with curved concrete wall
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: Rem Koolhaas explains the concept behind his Monditalia exhibition, in which dancers and musicians perform amongst the architectural exhibits, in the second part of our video interview filmed in Venice. More about Rem Koolhaas uses architecture, dance and film to represent the "current condition of Italy"
A broken skateboard and fake designer handbags form parts of chairs in this recycled furniture collection, exhibited in Barcelona by designer Curro Claret. More about Salvaged materials form chairs in Curro Claret's More Than This collection
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a project designer at Clive Wilkinson Architects, whose office for a motocross apparel company in California is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Studio Weave has designed a new roof terrace for London College of Fashion's gallery space, adding brightly coloured decking and seats. More about Studio Weave adds colourful herringbone decking to London College of Fashion roof garden
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with French studio LAN Architecture to give away five copies of their new book, entitled Traces. More about Competition: five copies of LAN Traces to be won
News: Danish firm BIG has been commissioned to expand the headquarters of Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet by adding a spiralling museum that coils up from the landscape (+ slideshow). More about Bjarke Ingels unveils spiralling museum for Swiss watchmaker
Bright waves of colour ripple through the sleeves of these garments held together with tabs and slots rather than stitching, designed by Royal College of Art graduate Katherine Roberts-Wood. More about Undulating sleeves create "optical effect" in Katherine Roberts-Wood's fashion collection
Copenhagen office Leth & Gori used exposed clay blocks and raw plywood to create a maintenance-free interior for this house in Nyborg, Denmark (+ slideshow). More about Leth & Gori's low-maintenance Brick House features clay and plywood surfaces
Stairs glazed in warm shades of red, orange and yellow lead up from the platforms of a train station in Lund, Sweden, to a new pedestrian bridge by Metro Arkitekter (+ slideshow). More about Colourful stairwells zigzag up to meet Metro Arkitekter's Skyttlebron railway bridge
This clothes rack by German designer Meike Langer features a copper arc with a hinged timber frame, allowing it to slot into the corner of a room. More about Meike Langer designs copper clothes stand to nestle into awkward spaces