These new images by German photographer Robert Herrmann show the near-complete external structures of Zaha Hadid's Wangjing Soho complex, which is scheduled to open later this year in Beijing (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's Wangjing Soho complex nears completion in Beijing
French designer Ora-Ïto has developed a conceptual trainer with curved veneer sections to reference the work of Modernist furniture designers Charles and Ray Eames. More about Ora-Ïto's Nikeames shoe is an "homage to Charles and Ray"
Dutch artist Krijn de Koning has created a labyrinthine walkway between brightly coloured walls on a terrace at the Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate, England (+ slideshow). More about Krijn de Koning builds colourful architectural structures at Turner Contemporary
An exclusive interview with Bjarke Ingels on Lego's architectural influence, Nike's first full-size LED basketball court and a slimline kitchen island with a unique sink (pictured), feature in Dezeen Mail issue 216. Click through for the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Opinion: sober, well-mannered and increasingly well made – London's new housing developments are hiding their yuppie-dom behind a polite facade of brickwork that wouldn't look out of place in the 1960s, says Owen Hatherley. More about "London's new typology: the tasteful modernist non-dom investment"
Dezeen promotion: this year's edition of designjunction 2014 is set to host bespoke restaurants, pop-up shops and a series of live industrial workshops. More about Designjunction 2014 to host live "Flash Factory" workshops and pop-up restaurants
A stack of large glass boxes forms this biotechnology facility at a Mexico university by Tatiana Bilbao (+ slideshow). More about Glass boxes cantilever from the concrete core of Tatiana Bilbao's Bioinnova university building
Israeli fashion designer Noa Raviv has integrated 3D-printed elements into ruffled garments influenced by distorted digital drawings. More about Noa Raviv combines grid patterns and 3D printing for Hard Copy fashion collection
Tired of lugging around large-format paper in plastic cylinders or rubber bands, Australian studio One Design Office has created an "aesthetically pleasing" aluminium presentation tube for transporting architectural drawings (+ slideshow). More about One Design Office creates aluminium Arkitube for carrying large-format drawings
Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao specified rammed earth for the walls of this weekend house built for a modest budget on the shore of Lake Chapala, in the Mexican state of Jalisco (+ slideshow). More about Rammed earth walls with striated patterns frame Tatiana Bilbao's Ajijic House
Seoul-based Centimeter Studio's injection-moulded chairs slide along the floor on sledge-like bases to nestle into one another without being lifted (+ slideshow). More about Centimeter Studio's Sleeed chairs slide together to stack horizontally