LA studio Commune Design has transformed a Mid-Century Modern office building in Durham, North Carolina, into a boutique hotel with geometric patterns and vintage-style decor (+ slideshow). More
Custom suites at the 26th Icehotel in the Arctic Circle include a life-sized ice elephant and a recreation of a 1920s cult horror film (+ slideshow). More
Competition: Dezeen is offering readers the chance to win a copy of the third issue of Fiera magazine, which explores international design fairs to help new designers reach a wider audience. More
These new images by photographer Danica O Kus provide a tour around the exterior of Philharmonie de Paris, the concert hall designed and disowned by French architect Jean Nouvel (+ slideshow). More
Comments update: a proposal to turn New York's iconic Broadway into one long park set the agenda this week as readers called for cities around the world to embrace pedestrianisation. Read on for more on this and explore our comments page to keep up to date with the latest discussions. More
Business news: Italian design studio Pininfarina, which specialises in creating sports cars for brands like Ferrari, has been acquired by Indian conglomerate Mahindra. More
It's day 15 in our festive countdown of contemporary bridge design. Today's entry is the eight-kilometre-long Øresund Bridge that connects Danish capital Copenhagen with Swedish city Malmö. More
Danish toy brand Lego has released a set of kits that allows architecture lovers to build skylines of cities around the world. More
Japanese architects Kengo Kuma and Toyo Ito have designed rival proposals to build the 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium, replacing Zaha Hadid's competition-winning design. More
New Zealand has selected a winner in a contest to find a new national flag, which will go up against its existing design in a public vote. More
Design education in England should learn from the American model and seek greater private funding, according to graphic designer and Royal College of Art professor Neville Brody. More
Oslo studios Koreo Arkitekter and Kolab Arkitekter have transformed an old boathouse on Norway's west coast into a summer house that becomes a glowing beacon by night (+ slideshow). More
Aerospace engineering company Windspeed Technologies has designed a bubble-shaped viewing platform for the top of commercial aircraft as an alternative to current in-flight entertainment (+ movie). More
A wooden bridge-like corridor connects a master bedroom to a walk-in wardrobe on the mezzanine level of this apartment in the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung (+ slideshow). More
