Brutalism: described by Queen Elizabeth as "one of the modern wonders of the world", the Barbican Estate in London is one of the largest examples of the Brutalist style and represents a utopian ideal for inner-city living. More about Brutalist buildings: Barbican Estate by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon
News: ecommerce giant Amazon has selected an office building by Foster + Partners for central London as its new UK home. More about Amazon chooses building by Foster + Partners as home for 5,000 UK staff
London Design Festival 2014 officially kicks off today! We'll be pinning products, installations and exhibitions by some of the world's best designers to our dedicated Pinterest board throughout the week. Follow our London Design Festival 2014 Pinterest board »
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Stone tiles and horizontal cement boards were used to define the various volumes of this house in South Korea by architecture studio SPLK (+ slideshow). More about Honsinzi House by SPLK contrasts cement panels with local stone
Apple launched a new mobile payment service, the iPhone 6 and its eagerly anticipated watch this week, prompting strong reactions from the design community. Read on for more architecture and design highlights, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
British designer Patrick Stevenson-Keating has reimagined the financial system to create a banking process intended to encourage users to think more about their purchases for this year's Designers in Residence programme at London's Design Museum (+ slideshow). More about Patrick Stevenson-Keating reimagines the value of currency
Dezeen promotion: Dom Pérignon has collaborated with Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen to produce a limited-edition champagne box and 3D-printed sculpture, as part of its Power of Creation project. More about Iris van Herpen designs a limited edition for Dom Pérignon Vintage 2004
Four-storey-tall holographs of models were projected onto a moving screen of water for American brand Polo Ralph Lauren's womenswear show during New York Fashion Week (+ movie). More about Polo Ralph Lauren debuts SS15 collection in holographic fashion show
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Hopkins Architects, who designed the Velodrome for the London 2012 Olympic Games (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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This house in Onomichi, Japan, by Suppose Design Office is framed by five parallel walls, which have been placed at an angle to frame views of an adjacent waterway (+ slideshow). More about Walls run diagonally across the site of Suppose Design Office's House in Onomichi
London Design Festival 2014: architect Zaha Hadid has installed a shimmering "bridge" to cross a reflecting pool in the V&A museum's John Madejski Garden (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid installs aluminium wave over pool in V&A museum garden
Brutalism: four rows of sculptural concrete fins make up the brazenly brutalist facade of Preston Bus Station in Lancashire, England – the next project in Dezeen's series. More about Brutalist buildings: Preston Bus Station by Building Design Partnership
Behind a tiled and metal-framed shop front, skincare brand Aesop's Stockholm store by local firm In Praise of Shadows features pale oak floorboards that contrast with the roughly hewn elm fittings (+ slideshow). More about In Praise of Shadows uses dead wood from a Stockholm park in first Swedish Aesop store
The upper floor of this Japanese mountain home is twice the size of the base, creating a dramatic overhang that appears to be supported by nothing but a pair of angular stilts (+ slideshow). More about Mountainside home by Kidosaki Architects extends out into the sky
London Design Festival 2014: Norwegian studio Anderssen & Voll has created a bar stool for Italian brand Magis that reinterprets a design that appeared in sci-fi films and TV shows. More about Anderssen & Voll reinterprets Magis' gas-lift bar stool
News: the Australian Institute of Architects has announced 61 projects in the running for this year's National Architecture Awards, including a rainforest home in Malaysia, a plant and seed research facility and a restaurant inside an old Sydney police station. More about Australian National Architecture Awards 2014 shortlist announced
Fashion house Valentino's New York flagship store, with a grey Terrazzo interior by British architect David Chipperfield, has opened to shoppers (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield's Valentino flagship store opens in New York
Brutalism: next up in our series on Brutalist architecture is Habitat 67, the experimental modular housing presented by Moshe Safdie at the 1967 World Expo in Montreal as a vision for the future of cities (+ slideshow). More about Brutalist buildings: Habitat 67, Montreal by Moshe Safdie
London Design Festival 2014: the British capital's annual celebration of design officially kicks off on Saturday, so our design editor Dan Howarth has selected his pick of the best installations, locations and exhibitions to visit around the city between 13-21 September. More about Dezeen selects the top 7 things to see at London Design Festival 2014
Reactions to the Apple Watch, our series on Brutalist architecture and a cliff-hugging house (pictured), feature in this week's Dezeen Mail issue 219. Click through for the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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