Beijing studio MAD has completed an opera house in the Chinese city of Harbin, featuring an undulating form that wraps two concert halls and a huge public plaza (+ slideshow). More about MAD's sinuous Harbin Opera House completes in north-east China
Beams supporting the rear extension of this Victorian house in west London are painted vivid red to create a bold contrast with the property's traditional interior. More about Tigg Coll Architects integrates bright-red steel frame in London house extension
Stockholm-based Note Design Studio has created minimal furniture for live cooking demonstrations at the newly opened Mall of Scandinavia. More about Note Design Studio creates Dining Theatre for Europe's largest mall
Terracotta-coloured tiles clad this house on Belgian farmland, designed by architect Pascal François to match the region's traditional agricultural architecture "without the slightest ambition to be trendy" (+ slideshow). More about Contemporary Belgian barn house by Pascal François is covered in clay tiles
Art director Scott Kelly has designed a collection of 103 flags to represent the planets featured in sci-fi film series Star Wars. More about Star Wars planets receive fictional flag designs by Scott Kelly
Stripy metal panels wrap the exterior of this Japanese house apart from a section at the front, creating a visual effect that prompted architect Takeru Shoji to name the building after a cardigan (+ slideshow). More about Metal skin wraps the exterior of Niigata residence by Takeru Shoji Architects
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 about Commune converts 1960s Space Age-style bank into a hotel in North Carolina
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 about Icehotel 2016 opens in Lapland with suites themed around animals and films
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 about Competition: five copies of Fiera magazine issue three to be won
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 about New photos offer a closer look around Jean Nouvel's Philharmonie de Paris
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 about "Cars should be banned from Manhattan"
Business news: Italian design studio Pininfarina, which specialises in creating sports cars for brands like Ferrari, has been acquired by Indian conglomerate Mahindra. More about Design firm Pininfarina bought by India's Mahindra Group
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 about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Øresund Bridge by ASO Group
Danish toy brand Lego has released a set of kits that allows architecture lovers to build skylines of cities around the world. More about Lego introduces Skyline building kits for recreating cityscapes
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 about Kengo Kuma and Toyo Ito unveil competing bids for Tokyo Olympic Stadium
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 about New Zealand selects Silver Fern as design for national flag vote
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 about Design industry should step in to plug education funding gap says Neville Brody
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 about Old Norwegian boathouse overhauled to create glowing wooden summer house
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 about Transparent SkyDeck offers aeroplane passengers panoramic views from the sky
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 about Taiwan apartment renovation by Hao Design includes a new floor with house-shaped doors