A stripy facade modelled on a skyline bounds the circular campus of this Melbourne primary school, designed by Australian firm McBride Charles Ryan to reference walled cities around the world (+ slideshow). More about Stripy Melbourne school by McBride Charles Ryan mirrors the local skyline
Architect Zaha Hadid has described her Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan as an "incredible achievement" while project architect Saffet Kaya Bekiroglu said the project expressed the "soft, romantic side" of Azeri culture (+ interview + movie). More about Heydar Aliyev Center was "an incredibly ambitious project" says Zaha Hadid
News: Spanish office Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos has won a competition to design a woodland cultural centre for the organisation run by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, after claiming their proposal won't involve felling a single tree (+ slideshow). More about Nieto Sobejano scores Estonian cultural centre for composer Arvo Pärt
London Design Festival 2014: crystal brand Swarovski and organisers of the London Design Festival have cancelled an installation of flying drones planned for this year's event over fears for "safety of members of the public". More about Drone installation for London Design Festival cancelled due to safety concerns
Two Mercedes-Benz cars appear to soar through the sky in British designer Gerry Judah's latest installation for the Goodwood auto show (+ movie). More about Gerry Judah's arcing sculpture suspends Mercedes cars above Goodwood crowds
Dezeen Guide: July is traditionally a quiet month on the design calendar, but this year there are events in the Dominican Republic (pictured), the south of France, London and more. More about Dezeen Guide update: July 2014
News: New York studio The Living has completed this year's MoMA PS1 gallery pavilion – a cluster of circular towers built from bricks that have been grown from corn stalks and mushrooms (+ slideshow). More about Tower of "grown" bio-bricks by The Living opens at MoMA PS1
Inside Festival 2014: the shortlist of interior design projects for this year's Inside Awards has been revealed, and includes a London apartment with a floating steel staircase, a museum and gallery in Tasmania and a Roberto Cavalli concept store in Bangkok. More about Inside Awards 2014 shortlist announced
Charred timber clads this woodland hideaway that Czech studio Uhlik Architekti has built on top of a large boulder within a forest clearing in central Bohemia (+ slideshow). More about Forest Retreat by Uhlik Architekti rests on a boulder in a Bohemian wood
A spiralling staircase with a stripy central balustrade unites the refurbished spaces of this city hall in the French commune of Le Pré Saint-Gervais by Paris firm Zoomfactor Architectes. More about Zoomfactor Architectes updates a city hall with a spiralling staircase
These quilted stools by Swiss designer Véronique Baer squish down when sat on and bounce back up when the sitter stands up (+ movie). More about Bounce stools by Véronique Baer spring back into shape