News: construction is now underway on a 60-storey skyscraper with a segmented pinnacle, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind for Makati, the Philippines. More about Daniel Libeskind breaks ground on Philippines skyscraper
Buildings by SANAA, Herzog & de Meuron, MAD and more appear to pulsate, spin, dance and grow in this series of animated gifs by French architect Axel de Stampa. More about Architecture Animée presents shape-shifting buildings with animated gifs
Swedish studio Form Us With Love has moved into graphic design, creating a collection of prints depicting extreme objects from nature illustrated at 1:1 scale in ballpoint pen. More about Form Us With Love draws giant natural objects for first graphics collection
Inside Festival 2014: in this movie Voon Wong of VW+BS says he'll be looking for interiors projects that respond intelligently to their physical and cultural context as jury member for this year's Inside Festival. More about Good interior design must be "appropriate to its context"
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: photographers Iwan Baan and Mette Tronvoll are showing images of Nordic-influenced architecture built in East Africa in the 1960s and 70s, at the Nordic Pavilion during the Venice Biennale this week. More about Nordic countries reexamine architectural influence in Africa for Venice Biennale
Icelandic graphic designer María Rut Dýrfjörð's Hidden World pattern collection references the work of the country's former state architect Guðjón Samúelsson. More about María Rut Dýrfjörð bases textile prints on Icelandic architecture
This family house in northern Japan was designed by Tokyo studio Hannat Architects to embrace darkness as well as light (+ slideshow). More about Light and shadow get an equal billing inside E House by Hannat Architects
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: curator Nick Wiltshire assembled a micro-exhibition highlighting the relevance of craft in contemporary design for the first edition of The Makings of Luxury (+ slideshow). More about The Makings of Luxury accessories collection demonstrates contemporary craft techniques
The swooping ceiling of this house in Japan by NKS Architects is designed to improve acoustics inside a living room that is also used for music recitals (+ slideshow). More about Curving roofline enhances acoustics inside house with a music hall by NKS Architects
Steel corset boning holds together garments made from thin layers of cork and horsehair canvas in Royal College of Art graduate Louise Bennetts' fashion collection. More about Louise Bennetts constructs fashion collection from cork and horsehair
Perforated concrete blocks create patterns of light and shadow inside this mortuary in the Portuguese village of Vila Caiz by architects Raul Sousa Cardoso and Graça Vaz (+ slideshow). More about "Peaceful and neutral" mortuary completed by Raul Sousa Cardoso and Graça Vaz
News: insurance company Lloyd's of London could leave its landmark headquarters designed by Richard Rogers, according to today's Sunday Times. More about Lloyd's of London may quit Richard Rogers building over design "frustrations"
Dezeen Guide: we'll be travelling to Venice this month for the architecture biennale, one of nine design events that feature in our guide for June. More about Dezeen Guide update: June 2014
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: London design brand Pinch has unveiled a dining chair, armchair, side tables and shelving, as well as additions to its existing range. More about Pinch launches wooden furniture during Clerkenwell Design Week
An infinity pool will form the roof of this cavernous house designed by Athens studio Kois Associated Architects for the Greek island of Tinos (+ slideshow). More about Mirage house by Kois Associated Architects to feature rooftop infinity pool
Following the popularity this week of toys by Amsterdam-based BCXSY that feature interchangeable body parts fixed together using magnets, we've collected together a selection of the most popular playthings from the pages of Dezeen. See our new Pinterest board »
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This tilting sports centre by Archi5 and Tecnova Architecture has a multi-hued basalt facade and a faceted roof garden (+ slideshow). More about Parisian suburb gets monolithic, tilting sports centre with basalt facade
Designer Dean Skira has turned eight cranes at one of the world's oldest working shipyards into a giant light show, creating a new tourist attraction in Pula, Croatia (+ slideshow). More about Croatian designer creates giant light show by illuminating shipyard cranes
Black outlines framed the distorted silhouettes of painted dresses in Central Saint Martins fashion graduate Fiona O'Neill's collection, presented at the institution's catwalk show earlier this week. More about Fiona O'Neill hand-paints dresses for Central Saint Martins fashion show
Dezeen Music Project: an animated unicorn and various other characters shimmy and shake along to Basement Jaxx's latest track in this music video by director Tomek Ducki. More about Unicorn chases its horn in Tomek Ducki's animation for Basement Jaxx